New Delhi, Jan 13 (UNI) Net direct tax collections comprising of personal income tax, corporate tax, securities transaction tax (STT) and other taxes rose 15.88% year-on-year to Rs 16,89,928 crore during the current financial year 2024-25 (FY25) till January 12, 2025. The government had collected a total of Rs 14,58,379 crore in direct taxes during…
Mumbai/New Delhi, Jan 13 (UNI) Spike in global crude prices, continued foreign fund outflows and falling rupee to USD resulted in India’s benchmark indices taking a severe beating today as the BSE Sensex crashed 1,050 points with investors losing an estimated over Rs 12 lakh crore wealth on a single day. The BSE Sensex continued…
Mumbai, Jan 13 (UNI) The BSE Sensex continued to drop for the fourth consecutive session on Monday, slumping 1048.90 pts to close at 76,330.01 on weak global peers. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) fell 345.55 pts at 23,085.95. The Sensex opened at 76,629.90, down 749 pts. During the day it tanked 1129 pts at 76,249.72,…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (UNI) India’s consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation eased to four-month low of 5.22% in December 2024 from 5.48% in the previous month, as per official data released on Monday. With this, the headline inflation has stayed within the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) medium-term target of 2-6%. “Year-on-year inflation rate based…
London, Jan 13 (UNI) As the flames of Los Angeles continue to engulf the birthplace of Meghan Markle, the wife of Britain’s prince Harry, she has decided to reschedule the release date of her Netflix debut “With Love, Meghan”. The series, originally slated for a January 15 debut, will now be launched on March 4….
Mumbai, Jan 13 (UNI) The sequel to the 2019 blockbuster “Gully Boy” might feature a fresh pairing of Vicky Kaushal and Ananya Pandey as the lead. The original movie was helmed by Zoya Akhtar, starring a stellar cast including, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Kalki Koechlin and Vijay Verma. The film explored the transformative…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (UNI) The first-ever Kho Kho World Cup was inaugurated with much fanfare at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in the national capital on Monday. The event, marking a historic moment for the indigenous sport, brought together players from 23 countries and witnessed an electrifying opening ceremony. The opening ceremony was graced…
Yogyakarta (Indonesia), Jan 13 (UNI) The Indian women’s futsal squad arrived here on Monday, which shares a strong cultural bondage with India. The name of Yogyakarta, it is said, is taken from the city of Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Rama. The team, however, is not here on a cultural mission but to face the…
Kochi, Jan 13 (UNI) Kerala Blasters FC defeated Odisha FC by 3-2 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here in the Indian Super League (ISL) match on Monday night. The Juggernauts are now winless in their last four games, and the Kochi-based team is now unbeaten (W5 D2) in all seven games that Noah has found…
London, Jan 13 (UNI) Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has announced his retirement from boxing. Fury last fought in December when he lost his rematch against WBA (Super), WBC and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk. The 36-year-old Fury previously announced his retirement after beating Dillian Whyte in April 2022 but returned six months later, according…
