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[ad_1] An uncommon celestial occurrence is set to take place on July 25, as the Moon will move across the face of the sixth planet from the sun and the second largest in the solar system, the Saturn, temporarily hiding the planet from sight, referred to as an occultation for stargazers and astronomers to witness.According…

[ad_1] Catch up on today’s top entertainment news from Bollywood and beyond. Highlights include Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal celebrating one-month wedding anniversary, Prabhas’ Kalki 2898 AD becoming the highest grossing foreign film in North America, and Radhikka Madan remembering her Angrezi Medium co-star Irrfan Khan. Here are the top five stories making waves today.Sonakshi…

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Vicious rumors about President Joe Biden‘s “terminal illness” “imminent death” and a “White House coup” and racist dogwhistles surrounding Kamala Harris’ life and career flowed through the sewers of social media on Tuesday as MAGA maniacs went into full meltdown mode following an unexpectedly smooth transition in the Democratic Party.With hashtags such as…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday hailed Supreme Court‘s judgement on NEET-UG and said that the apex court has upheld government‘s stand that there has not been any large scale breach.Following the judgement, Pradhan said, “The truth has prevailed. We welcome the decision of the Supreme Court. We have been saying…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Major fire on a merchant navy ship off the Karwar coast, which erupted five days ago on July 19 has been extinguished, with efforts ongoing to ensure the vessel remains at sea to mitigate risks to the coastline, according to the Coast Guard. The vessel, MV Maersk Frankfurt, is currently 13 nautical…

[ad_1] Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced 3 new schemes to boost employment through the employees’ provident fund organisation (EFPO), focusing on recognition of first-time employees, and support to employees and employers. Giving details about the schemes, Sitharaman said, “Our government will implement 3 schemes for ‘Employment Linked Incentive’, as part of the…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Farmer leaders in Punjab on Tuesday expressed their disappointment with the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it “ignored” the farming sector and failed to address the issue of providing a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP). The budget allocates Rs 1.52 lakh crore for the agriculture and…

[ad_1] India’s first budget since Narendra Modi was reelected as prime minister for a third term focused on creating jobs and supporting local businesses and infrastructure without blowing out the deficit.Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a $24 billion package, with employment-linked measures for businesses to help spur jobs, skilling programs for India’s youth and women,…

[ad_1] Latest income tax slabs FY 2024-25: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has changed the income tax slabs effective FY 2024-25 under the new income tax regime as announced in Budget 2024. The standard deduction under the new income tax regime has also been hiked from the present Rs 50,000 to Rs 75,000. According to FM…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced the Union Budget 2024. Taking a bottoms-up approach, the Budget focused on assuring affordable medicines especially for cancer patients along with reducing custom duty on precious metals like gold, silver to 6% and platinum to 6.5%.Meanwhile, telecom equipments and plastic goods are set to become…