New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The increase in monetary thresholds for filing departmental tax dispute appeals before appellate forums has led to an estimated reduction of about Rs 16,690 crore in disputed tax demand, the government informed Parliament on Monday.
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Prominent actors of the popular television series, 'Mahabharat', Sourabh Raaj Jain, Arpit Ranka, and Pooja Sharma offered prayers at the Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga during the auspicious month of 'Sawan'.
Quetta, Aug 3 (IANS) The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) has claimed that as many as 97 Pakistani military personnel and five alleged informants were killed while 15 other military personnel were injured in 48 operations carried out by the group in Balochistan last month, local media reported on Monday.
Vadodara, Aug 3 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Satish Patel won the Manjalpur Assembly by-election in Gujarat by a decisive margin on Monday, retaining the Vadodara seat for the party after securing 55,481 votes against 24,851 votes received by Congress candidate Bhikha Rabari.
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Harsh Mehta and Arjun Singh dominated the pro men’s doubles event, showcasing a masterclass in pickleball on court, beating Tejas Gulati and Kashyap Baranwal as Monsoon Pickleball Championship 4.0 witnessed an astonishing participation of over 1200 athletes at Andheri Sports Complex.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) India loses an estimated 4.3 per cent of GDP each year to corrosion — around Rs 14.1 trillion — and adopting stronger corrosion‑management practices could improve GDP by around 1.5 per cent, or Rs 5 trillion, a report said on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Jammu & Kashmir wicketkeeper-batter Kanhaiya Wadhawan has been named captain of the North Zone squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy, to be played from August 23 to September 10 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan recently recollected his time in jail, and spoke about facing the difficulties that prisoners often face in the jails.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Monday cautioned against the growing reliance on 'free services' in public policy, arguing that below-cost pricing of utilities and infrastructure ultimately weakens economic balance sheets and undermines long-term development.
Bareilly, Aug 3 (IANS) All India Muslim Jamaat President Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi on Monday strongly criticised exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen over her remarks on madrasas, describing them as "hate speech" and asserting that she should not have any place in India.
