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Banks will take Rs27,400 crore hit if BJP sticks to UP farm loan waiver promise: SBI

Banks will take Rs27,400 crore hit if BJP sticks to UP farm loan waiver promise: SBI

If the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh goes ahead with its poll promise of waiving loans to small and marginal farmers, banks will have to take a hit of Rs27,419.70 crore, said a research report. That impact, of course, will be temporary, as the state government will step in to reimburse lenders. […]

Aadhaar to be mandatory for income tax returns, getting PAN

Aadhaar to be mandatory for income tax returns, getting PAN

The government on Tuesday proposed making Aadhaar, the unique number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India, mandatory for filing of income-tax returns as well as for obtaining and retaining the permanent account number (PAN). It also proposed making cash transactions above Rs2 lakh illegal, reducing the limit from the earlier proposed one of […]

Salman Khan is Bollywood’s highest advance taxpayer

Salman Khan is Bollywood’s highest advance taxpayer

Salman Khan has beaten the likes of Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan to become the highest advance taxpayer in the financial year 2016-17. However, it’s comedian-actor Kapil Sharma who has surprised the Income Tax (IT) department. The actor’s income saw a growth of 206 percent in just one year, reported India Today. The findings come […]

Govt moves fresh proposal to cap cash transactions at Rs 2 lakh, instead of Rs 3 lakh

Govt moves fresh proposal to cap cash transactions at Rs 2 lakh, instead of Rs 3 lakh

Government on Tuesday moved a fresh proposal to cap cash transactions at Rs 2 lakh instead of Rs 3 lakh as provided in the Budget, as it introduced as many as 40 amendments to the Finance Bill in an ‘unprecedented move’. As the Finance Bill was taken up for consideration in the Lok Sabha, opposition […]

Trump nominates Indian-American Amul Thapar to top judicial post

Trump nominates Indian-American Amul Thapar to top judicial post

An Indian-American legal luminary has been nominated by US President Donald Trump to a key judicial position on the powerful US court of appeals. Amul Thapar, 47, who in 2007 became the first South Asian Article III judge when he was appointed as a US District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, is the […]

Radicalised German teens sentenced for attacking Gurudwara

Radicalised German teens sentenced for attacking Gurudwara

BERLIN: Three radicalised German-born teens were on Tuesday sentenced to up to seven years in juvenile detention for carrying out a “religiously motivated” bomb attack on a Gurdwara that left a Sikh priest badly injured. The judge ruled that the teens should serve sentences of seven years, six years and nine months, and six years […]

Former US Attorney Preet Bharara, fired by Trump, joins NYU law school

Former US Attorney Preet Bharara, fired by Trump, joins NYU law school

Former Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara, whom President Donald Trump fired earlier this month, will join New York University’s law school on April 1 as a distinguished scholar in residence, the school announced on Tuesday. In a statement provided by the school, Bharara said he was honored to join NYU, and welcomed the opportunity “to […]

Hours after Yogi Adityanath taking over, 2 slaughterhouses sealed in Allahabad

Hours after Yogi Adityanath taking over, 2 slaughterhouses sealed in Allahabad

Two slaughterhouses were sealed by the authorities here on Sunday night, a development that comes within hours of BJP leader Yogi Adityanath taking over as the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister. Almost an year ago the National Green Tribunal had ordered the closure of these two slaughterhouses, an official said. Click here to read more… Credit: hindustantimes.com

Adityanath orders security, amenities in temples ahead of Navratri, Ram Navami

Adityanath orders security, amenities in temples ahead of Navratri, Ram Navami

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has asked the state administration and police to strengthen security and amenities in temples across the state, including in Ayodhya, ahead of the Basant Navratri and Ram Navami festivals. “Security arrangments at all levels must be up to the mark and the police must watch out of anti-social elements,” […]

Ban on laptop, iPad in flight cabin: If you are flying with Emirates or Etihad, should you worry?

Ban on laptop, iPad in flight cabin: If you are flying with Emirates or Etihad, should you worry?

The Trump administration’s restrictions on carry-on electronic devices on planes coming to the United States are expected to impact hundreds of Indians who regularly transit through airports in the Middle East where the new rules are applicable. On Tuesday, the US department of homeland security said passengers travelling from 10 airports in Muslim-majority countries would […]

Poori Qaaynaat – Music Video | Poorna | Raj Pandit, Vishal Dadlani | Salim – Sulaiman

Poori Qaaynaat – Music Video | Poorna | Raj Pandit, Vishal Dadlani | Salim – Sulaiman

 

Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion | Official Trailer (Hindi) | S.S. Rajamouli | Prabhas | Rana Daggubati

Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion | Official Trailer (Hindi) | S.S. Rajamouli | Prabhas | Rana Daggubati

China Angered As Dalai Lama Shares Stage With Indian Officials

China Angered As Dalai Lama Shares Stage With Indian Officials

BEIJING:  China expressed anger on Monday after exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama attended a Buddhist conference supported by the Indian culture ministry, the latest spat with India over a man whom China brands a dangerous separatist. The Nobel Peace Prize-winning Dalai Lama, who fled into exile in India after a failed uprising against […]

India Vs Australia: Peter Handscomb, Shaun Marsh Defy Hosts As Ranchi Test Ends In Draw

India Vs Australia: Peter Handscomb, Shaun Marsh Defy Hosts As Ranchi Test Ends In Draw

A superb 124-run fifth-wicket partnership between Shaun Marsh and Peter Handscomb ensured that the 3rd Test between India and Australia ended in a draw. The hosts failed to drive home the advantage they got in the initial stages of the Australian innings and were found way short when it came to running through the visitors’ […]

Kapil Sharma to marry Ginni Chatrath. Who is Ginni? See pics

Kapil Sharma to marry Ginni Chatrath. Who is Ginni? See pics

Kapil Sharma has kept quiet about his love life for so long that his fans believed it was non-existent. But on Friday morning, India’s ace stand-up comedian confessed what many had known all along – that his special someone is Ginni Chatrath. Kapil is all set to marry Ginni and if sources are to be […]

Machine movie review: Worst film of Abbas-Mustan’s career, zero star

Machine movie review: Worst film of Abbas-Mustan’s career, zero star

27 years, 17 films, launch of potential stars, Abbas-Mustan have done it all. From Shah Rukh Khan’s career-defining Baazigar to Akshay Kumar’s first commercial success Khiladi, the duo have always left their mark. Sleek editing, countless twists and glossy texture comprise the trademark Abbas-Mustan style that ruled the suspense-thriller genre in Bollywood for so many […]

See the picture of Taimur Ali Khan and mum Kareena that made the internet go ‘awww’

See the picture of Taimur Ali Khan and mum Kareena that made the internet go ‘awww’

From the moment Taimur Ali Khan was born on December 20, he was in the spotlight. Paparazzi snaps, leaked images and any official news (How much does he weigh? How many teeth does he have? Why ‘Taimur’?) were hot topics. And now that he is a few months older, a new picture is being shared […]

Currency in circulation 30% short of pre-demonetisation levels, shows RBI data

Currency in circulation 30% short of pre-demonetisation levels, shows RBI data

Currency in circulation in India stood at Rs12.45 trillion as on 10 March, showed data from the Reserve Bank of India. Although the pace of remonetisation was quicker in the week to 10 March compared to the two previous weeks, currency in circulation is still at about 70% of pre-demonetisation levels. On 4 November 2016, […]

Mukesh Ambani says expatriate talent should be brought back to India

Mukesh Ambani says expatriate talent should be brought back to India

Days after terming the protectionist bent of the Donald Trump regime as a “blessing in disguise”, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani on Saturday said it’s “high time” India promoted reverse brain-drain wherein its brightest talent come back and serve the homeland. “It’s high time that our brightest and the best work for the […]

An Anti-Immigration Website Posted A Video Of Indian Families Hanging Out In A Park

An Anti-Immigration Website Posted A Video Of Indian Families Hanging Out In A Park

In the aftermath of the deadly Kansas shooting of Indian-born engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla, an immigration reform advocacy website that features photos and a video of Indian families relaxing in suburban Columbus, Ohio, has Indian immigrant communities across the country worried, with some unwilling to travel outside the towns where they live. The site, SaveAmericanITJobs.org, argues […]