- India
Explainer: Simplified Income Tax Act, 2025, to come into force from April 1
New Delhi: Beginning April 1, the Income Tax Act, 2025, will come into force replacing the six-decade old tax law and the changes made in tax laws in 2026-27 Budget will be…
- India
Scientists discover two new frog species in Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar: Scientists have discovered two new frog species in Arunachal Pradesh. The newly identified species – Leptobrachium somani (Soman’s Slender Armed Frog) and Leptobrachium mechuka (Mechuka Slender Armed Frog), belong to the…
- World
23-year-old minority farmer shot dead by landlord in Pakistan’s Sindh
Karachi: Karachi: A 23-year-old Hindu farmer has been shot dead in Pakistan’s Sindh province allegedly by his landlord for building a shelter on his land, leading to widespread protests by the Hindu…
- India
PM takes part in ‘Shaurya Yatra’ in Somnath, 108-horse brigade part of parade
Somnath: A group of men playing ‘damru’ and 108 horses drawn from different parts of Gujarat were part of the Somnath temple’s Shurya Yatra on Sunday which saw Prime Minsiter Narendra riding…
- World
Machado can’t award Peace Prize to Trump, says Nobel Institute
Washington: The organisation that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize is throwing cold water on talk of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado giving her recent award to President Donald Trump. Once the…
- India
Tripura: Communal violence erupts over temple subscription, mosque damaged
Prohibitory orders were imposed in Kumarghat subdivision in Tripura’s Unakoti district on Saturday, January 10, after clashes broke out between two groups over subscription for a local temple, leaving at least five…
- Middle East
US strikes ISIS targets in Syria after deadly ambush
Washington: The US has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two US soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the…
- Technology
Indian IT leaders prioritise agentic AI, see talent boost: Survey
New Delhi: Indian IT leaders are betting big on agentic AI adoption for business growth compared to the leading western market, where focus is on enhancing traditional efficiency, a survey report by…
- World
Myanmar holds second round of polls amid armed conflict
Yangon: Myanmar resumed voting Sunday, January 11 in the second round of its first general election in five years, expanding polling to additional townships, including some areas affected by the civil war…
- Telangana
Enhance fiscal deficit target to at least 4 per cent: Telangana to Centre
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has appealed to the Centre to enhance the fiscal deficit target to at least 4 per cent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) from the ideal levels…
- India
UP man held for killing toddler son, throwing body into Yamuna
Banda: Police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his one-and-a-half-year-old son and dumping the body in the Yamuna River, officials said on Saturday, January, 10. Circle Officer (Sadar) Rajveer Singh Gaur…
- India
Junior hockey coach held for sexually assaulting girl in Haryana
Rewari: A junior hockey coach has been arrested here for allegedly raping and impregnating a minor girl, police said. The class 12 student from a village in Rewari district filed a complaint…
- India
Election Commission appoints 4 more SROs for SIR in West Bengal
The Election Commission appointed four more special roll observers (SROs) for West Bengal to strengthen supervision of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. Those named as…
- Kerala
Expelled Kerala Congress MLA taken into custody in sexual assault case
Pathanamthitta: Congress-expelled MLA Rahul Mamkootathil was taken into custody in connection with a sexual assault case from Palakkad around Saturday midnight, police sources on Sunday, January 11 said. He was shifted to…
- Middle East
Death toll in Iran protest rises to 116: Activists
Dubai: Nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy reached the two-week mark Sunday, January 11 as the death toll in violence surrounding the demonstrations reached at least 116 people killed, activists said. The US-based…
