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A majority of Americans believe recent US military action against Iran has gone too far, even as concerns grow over rising fuel costs, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research.The survey, conducted in the fourth week of the conflict involving the US and Israel, suggests the war could…
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) wants the payments industry to move towards an interoperable system that allows customers to view all mandates across payment instruments, whether UPI or credit cards, in a single interface. The central bank wants to position it as a key customer protection measure at a time when subscription-based services…
Nora Fatehi stresses marrying for genuine love, not societal pressure or career advancement, calling such unions predatory. She believes in finding a partner with a good heart and upbringing, prioritizing inner qualities over wealth. Fatehi’s stance challenges the notion of marriage as a deadline, advocating for authentic connections. Even in the 21st century, the idea…
The International Space Station (ISS) has shared a striking nighttime picture of India taken from orbit, offering a glowing view of the subcontinent illuminated by thousands of city lights as the spacecraft passed over the Arabian Sea and the Himalayan region.The image, posted on the ISS’s official account on X, shows India glowing under a…
Sameer Gupta, National Tax Leader, EY India The Income-tax Act, 2025, marks a comprehensive overhaul of India’s six-decade-old direct tax law, replacing the Income-tax Act, 1961, with a simplified, principle-based framework. Aimed at reducing litigation and improving tax certainty, the new law seeks to streamline provisions, remove redundancies, and align tax administration with a digital-first…
Making a case for maintaining the status quo on interest rates, PwC Partner and Economic Advisory Services leader Ranen Banerjee said any rate cut at this stage would amount to “wasting a bullet” at a time when economic growth is robust and inflation remains benign.The Reserve Bank of India is unlikely to reduce the policy…
Dinesh Kanabar, Chairman & CEO, Dhruva Advisors The Income-tax Act, 2025, which is slated to come into force from 1 April 2026, is the product of an extensive consultative exercise, involving a Parliamentary Committee, wide-ranging stakeholder representations, and detailed deliberations before its eventual enactment. Against this backdrop, it would ordinarily be expected that the forthcoming…
Sometimes progress in space science does not arrive with a flash. It comes quietly, through patient observation, and then settles into place. That is how this new result from NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarisation Explorer fits. For the first time, the mission has been used to study a white dwarf star, not as a distant point…
After one of its strongest rallies in decades, gold prices may take a breather in 2026, though the long-term outlook remains firmly bullish, analysts at ICICI Direct said on Tuesday.The report noted that US Federal Reserve rate cuts are expected in 2026, ongoing concerns over rising global debt, and questions over long-term Fed independence will…
Man beaten, wife molested, teenage son stripped and thrashed in full public view NEW DELHI: A dispute over a gym operating from a residential property allegedly escalated into a violent assault in east Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar, where a man was beaten up, his wife was allegedly molested, and their son was stripped naked and assaulted…
