[ad_1] NEW DELHI: More than four crore income tax returns (ITRs) for the 2022-23 financial year have been filed so far and about 7 per cent of these are new or first-time filers, CBDT chairperson Nitin Gupta said on Monday. He said that more than half of these ITRs have been processed leading to 80 […]
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron’s diplomatic advisor said China was delivering items to Russia that could be used as military equipment that in turn could be used in its war in Ukraine. “There are indications that they are doing things we would prefer them not to do,” said Emmanuel Bonne during a rare public address […]
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: HDFC Bank on Thursday became the second most valuable company by market capitalisation, overtaking IT behemoth Tata Consultancy Services.At the close of trade, HDFC Bank, which recently completed the merger of its mortgage financier parent HDFC into itself, commanded a market capitalisation (mcap) of Rs 12,72,718.60 crore, which was Rs 5,826.95 crore […]
[ad_1] The UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an official reception in Abu Dhabi, on July 15. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the UAE, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and its Abu Dhabi-headquartered counterpart the Central […]
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: DLF Chairman Rajiv Singh remains bullish on India’s housing sector and expects strong sales momentum to sustain on the back of rapid urbanisation, improved affordability and aspirational need.Singh also noted that the sector is witnessing a consolidation in demand towards credible and organised real estate developers.In a message to DLF’s shareholders in […]
[ad_1] In this photo released by Press Information Department, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, center, unveils plaque during the groundbreaking ceremony of 5th Unit of Chashma Nuclear Power Plant (Chashma-5) in Chashma, Mianwali, Pakistan, on July 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday launched the 1200-megawatt nuclear power plant […]
[ad_1] Elon Musk launched his long-teased artificial intelligence startup xAI on Wednesday, unveiling a team made up of engineers from the same big US technology firms that he hopes to challenge in his bid to build an alternative to ChatGPT.The startup will be led by Musk, the CEO of Tesla and owner of Twitter, who […]
[ad_1] French riot police stand guard during clashes in Lyon, south-eastern France, on June 30. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: On June 27, Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old unarmed French citizen of Algerian and Moroccan descent, was fatally shot by police after being stopped for a traffic violation in Nanterre, a western suburb […]
[ad_1] Jack Ma-backed Ant Group Co is proposing to buy back as much as 7.6% of shares in an effort to retain talent and offer an exit for investors ensnared by a years-long regulatory crackdown at the company. Ant’s planned repurchase of the equity would value the company at about 567.1 billion yuan ($78.5 billion), […]
[ad_1] Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China on July 6, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in Beijing on July 6 for meetings with Chinese leaders as part of efforts to revive relations that are strained by disputes about security, technology and other irritants. […]