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Over 7.8 crore ITRs filed for AY 2026-27 till August 31
New Delhi: A record over 7.8 crore ITRs have been filed for assessment year (AY) 2026-27 till August 31, the income tax department said on Tuesday, September 1. Last year, over 7.3…
- India
UPI transactions surge by 20 pc to Rs 29.82 lakh crore in August
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transaction volumes went up 22 per cent (year-on-year) to 24.51 billion in the month of August, while UPI transaction value surged 20 per cent to Rs 29.82…
- India
Commercial LPG cylinder gets dearer, jet fuel prices hiked
New Delhi: State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) have hiked the prices of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 9.50, while aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices for domestic airlines have risen 5.46 per…
- India
Sea level rise could affect millions in Kolkata, Mumbai: UN
United Nations: Kolkata and Mumbai could be severely ravaged by rising sea levels affecting millions of people, a report by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns. The report released on Monday is…
- World
Nepal floods: Families struggle to identify victims amid crisis
Body number 1003 at a state-run hospital in Nepal’s Pokhara was claimed by three families, each believing they had found a missing relative after the devastating floods. The families of Gopal Dahit,…
- India
India rejects The Hague court’s ruling on Indus Waters Treaty
New Delhi: India on Monday, August 31, rejected the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s order setting aside its decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, saying the “illegally constituted” body has…
- India
Bhopal Shahar Qazi urges MP govt to withdraw UCC bill
Bhopal: “Withdraw the Madhya Pradesh Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, or exclude Muslims from it,” Bhopal Shahar Qazi Maulana Syed Mushtaq Ali Nadvi declared, adding that interference in personal laws is…
- India
Move from ‘endless’ war to end of war: PM Modi tells Putin
Bishkek: Calling for an immediate end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, August 31, urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to move from “endless war to the end of…
- India
US proposes 60-day H-1B grace cut, move likely to hurt Indians
Certain proposals by the US Department of Homeland Security could spell massive challenges for Indian professionals on H-1B visas, reports suggest. For one, if the proposal to eliminate the discretionary 60-day grace…
- India
India’s Q1 GDP grows 7.8 pc amid Iran war, leads global market
New Delhi: India’s economy grew at a faster-than-expected 7.8 per cent in the April-June quarter, showing resilience in the face of concerns that the war in Iran and resulting global economic uncertainty…
- India
Badruddin Ajmal questions higher-cost Haj 2027 tender choice
AIUDF president and former Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal has raised questions over the Haj 2027 Comprehensive Service Package tender, asking why a higher-cost option was reportedly selected despite a lower-priced bid…
- Business
Zomato bans analogue dishes, to delist non-compliant eateries
New Delhi: Food delivery aggregator Zomato on Monday, August 31, announced a zero-tolerance policy on the sale of analogue dishes, including analogue cheese, paneer or other dairy products, by restaurants listed on…
- Middle East
Modi, Pezeshkian meet for first time since Iran war began
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, August 31, met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, marking their first face-to-face meeting since the…
- India
UP teen on way to Noida to meet cousin, gang-raped on bus
New Delhi: A 16-year-old class 11 student was allegedly gang-raped inside a sleeper bus in Delhi’s Kashmere Gate area after she sought help from the driver and conductor during heavy rain, following…
- India
SC stays FIR against ‘Mohammad Deepak’ in Bajrang Dal complaint
New Delhi: The Supreme Court stayed the First Information Report (FIR) against ‘Mohammad’ Deepak Kumar over a complaint filed by Hindutva workers in January 2026. Deepak gained national limelight after he stopped…
