TDS relief for those with rental or interest income, not for salaried or NRI taxpayers

New Delhi (IANS) The reduction in tax deduction at source (TDS) and tax collection at source (TCS) will benefit self employed, professionals and senior citizens with sources of rental or interest income but will not benefit the salaried class.

State govt is committed to bring back stranded workers from other states: CM

Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that the state government is committed to bringing back the people of Jharkhand stranded in other states.

The state government is making all endeavours to bring back the 6.85 lakh stranded Jharkhand residents…

Communal tension in Bengal's Hooghly, internet snapped

Kolkata (IANS) Internet services were suspended in a large part of Kolkata's adjoining Hooghly district following the communal clashes there.

Internet services were disrupted in areas like Bhadreshwar, Chandannagar, Haripal, Singur, Tarkeshwar,…

Vijay Mallya can now be extradited in 28 days

New Delhi/London (IANS) Indian fugitive and former liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Thursday lost his appeal in the UK Supreme Court against his extradition to India, clearing a major roadblock for the Narendra Modi government to bring him back in the…

Agri, housing sector get big Central fiscal boost under stimulus package

New Delhi (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tried to assuage the economic concerns of farmers, workers and street vendors on Thursday with a mega package offering everything -- loans, interest subventions and cheap housing.

On the…

Sensex up 700 points on announcement of economic package

Mumbai (IANS) The domestic stock market surged on Wednesday morning on the back of the Prime Minister's announcement of Rs 20 lakh crore economic package.

It has, however, receded from the intra-day high of 32,845.48 points. It had jumped…

India demands accountability of sponsors of terror in Afghanistan

New Delhi (IANS) India has called the terror attacks against innocent civilians, including women and children in Afghanistan "crimes against humanity" and sought accountability of the perpetrators and sponsors terrorism.

In a formal condemnation…

Gilead inks pact with 3 Indian drugmakers to produce, sell Remdesivir

New Delhi (IANS) US drug-maker Gilead Sciences has signed non-exclusive voluntary licensing agreements with three Indian pharmaceutical companies -- Mumbai-headquartered Cipla, Hyderabad-based Hetero Labs and Noida-based Jubilant Life Sciences --…

Migrant labourers push up corona cases in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) The return of the migrant workers from the highly coronavirus infected states of Maharashtra and Gujarat is pushing up the number of Covid-19 patients in Jharkhand where the tally reached 174 on Wednesday.

According to the health…

Rs 3 lakh cr collateral free automatic loan for MSMEs

New Delhi (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced collateral free automatic loans for businesses including MSMEs up to Rs 3 lakh crore.

Under the measure, borrowers with up to Rs 25 crore outstanding and Rs 100 crore…