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Diwali Bonus: Tax treatment of income from gold schemes attractive, say experts

The interest earned on the deposits is tax free. Even the capital gains that arise from trading or redemption of these deposits are exempt from tax.

Ratan Tata says T-Hub could launch new wave of entrepreneurs, scientists

Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata on Thursday inaugurated the T-Hub, claimed to be India's largest technology incubator, describing it one of the new faces of India and nucleus of what could be new big things in the country.

T-Hub, India's largest tech incubator spread across 70,000 sq ft, takes wing in Telangana

Aspirations of budding entrepreneurs will get wings at T-Hub, billed as India's largest technology incubator, which promises to provide the much-needed ecosystem for startups.

US lawmakers celebrate Indian American community at Diwali

More than 30 members of US Congress joined about 1,000 people at the annual Diwali event on Capitol Hill, the seat of US legislature, to celebrate the accomplishments of the Indian American diaspora.

Suggestions pour in for quotas in Supreme Court appointments, 13 Nov last date for inputs

The Supreme Court on Thursday was told that besides being meritorious candidates to be considered for judgeship, it should address the question of social inequalities with a provision for reservation for women, other backward classes, scheduled castes/tribes and minorities.

Badal tells Punjab police to brace for more desecration incidents

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday asked the state's civil and police administrations to brace for a string of desecration incidents of the Guru Granth Sahib.

New Reliance: With Jio, Mukesh Ambani ushers in a brand new 'open office' culture

For the top executives leading a 17,500-strong, full-time team, including chairman Mukesh Ambani, gone are the wood-panelled, plush rooms. Not even closed glass-door cubicles.

Congress stonewalls on GST bill, Jaitley claims it will sail through

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the passage of the goods and services tax bill was just a matter of time. But the opposition Congress party, which has been vehemently blocking it, brushed aside the assertion saying key issues remained unresolved.

Supreme Court flooded with suggestions to improve collegium's working

The Supreme Court on Tuesday was flooded with diverse suggestions, some diametrically opposite, to improve the working of the collegium system for the appointment of judges to higher judiciary and making its transparent.

Setback for Kanimozhi, Supreme Court allows 2G accused to move Delhi High Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi's plea for quashing charges against her in an alleged bribe-turned-corporate loan case but allowed her to move the Delhi High Court against the 2G court's final order.

Diwali Special: Modi to launch 4 new gold schemes this week

Modi will launch the Gold Monetisation Scheme, Gold Sovereign Bond Scheme, Gold Coin Scheme and Gold Bullion Scheme this week.

Yuki Bhambri reaches career best singles ranking of 89, gets direct entry into Aussie Open

India's top singles player Yuki Bhambri regained his place in top-100 as he jumped 16 places to touch a career-best rank of 89, which now ensures him a direct entry into the main draw of Australian Open.

Saffron fades: BJP-backed candidates win only 8 of 48 seats in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi today saw BJP supporters winning in only eight of the total 48 seats in the Zilla Parishad elections while those supported by SP got 25 seats.

New RSS target : JNU home to anti-national forces, says Panchjanya

RSS mouthpiece "Panchjanya" has alleged that Jawaharlal University JNU is home to "a huge anti-national block which has the aim of disintegrating India."

Raghuram Rajan, Pranab send one more reminder: Assimilate, tolerate, don't go 'berserk'

With growing clamour against recent incidents of intolerance across the country, President Pranab Mukherjee and RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Saturday emphasised tolerance to take the country forward.

President Pranab Mukherjee calls for 'highest standards of probity' in appointment of judges

Barely days after the Supreme Court striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday called for adopting the “highest standards of probity” in appointments of judges to high courts and the Supreme Court.

Narayana Murthy to Government: Restore people's confidence and ensure tolerance

Expressing concern over rising instances of intolerance, Infosys co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy on Saturday urged the government to restore people's confidence and ensure tolerance for economic progress.

Election Commission bans two controversial BJP ads about votebank politics, quotas in Bihar

The Election Commission on Friday clamped a ban on publication of two controversial advertisements printed by BJP in Bihar where assembly polls are on.

Shiv Sena threatens to pull out of Maha Govt, calls BJP 'arrogant'; Fadnavis claims it's all 'drama'

The tenuous tie between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra hit a new low Friday with Sena president Uddhav Thackeray threatening to pull out of the National Democratic Alliance if the BJP “continues with its arrogance.”

Santa Banta jokes under Supreme Court scanner; petitioner says it makes Sikhs look 'stupid'

The Supreme Court will look into a plea for a ban on websites carrying jokes on Sikhs after a lawyer-petitioner Harvinder Chowdhary told the apex court on Friday the community was projected as a people of low intellect, "stupid and foolish".

Art Attack: Kolkata's artists host beef party on the street to protest rising intolerance

Poets, theatre artists, political leaders took part in the protest programme where speakers railed against recent examples of intolerance and unfair political intrusion into the common man's life

Premises housing Geeta out of bounds for 'unauthorized' people

The premises where Geeta, the speech and hearing-impaired Indian woman who returned from Pakistan after spending 15 years there, is staying has been made out of bounds for "unauthorised" persons for security reasons.

India offers to airlift aviation turbine fuel to Nepal

In the wake of China agreeing to supply oil to Nepal, India on Friday offered to airlift Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) to the Himalayan country to beat the ongoing blockade on the border

Woman in short dress not allowed to board IndiGo Mumbai-Delhi flight

A woman passenger who was “inappropriately dressed” was not allowed to board an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to New Delhi on Monday.

Sheena Bora murder case: Indrani Mukerjea admitted to JJ Hospital again

Indrani Mukerjea, the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, was admitted yet again to the government-run JJ Hospital Wednesday afternoon.

Supreme Court directs Centre and states to scrap quotas in super-speciality medical courses

The Supreme Court today directed the central government and all states to make sure that super-speciality medical courses are kept "unreserved, open and free" following complaints that some states were allowing only domiciled MBBS doctors to appear for entrance exams.

Beef Raid: Kerala MPs slam BJP for adding saffron in their beef; say 'Centre must apologise'

This is a very serious issue. This is Kerala House. It is not the property of the central government. The centre should apologize,

US cop's retrial begins for slamming Indian grandfather in Alabama

As the retrial began of an Alabama police officer accused of slamming an Indian grandfather to the ground while taking a walk last February, prosecutors said they have good evidence on their side.

Shourie's 'Congress plus a cow' comment on Modi is his personal view: BJP

The BJP on Tuesday termed former union minister Arun Shourie's criticism of the Narendra Modi government's economic policies his personal views, which had nothing to do with the party or public opinion, while also noting he was no longer a party member.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's latest gem: Kenyans drink blood of cows, but don't kill them

Amid the raging row over cow slaughter in India, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat decided to take his thoughts to Kenya where he claims that people sometimes drink blood of cows to survive, but they don't kill them or eat their meat.