New Delhi: The net direct tax collection grew 16.40 per cent to over Rs 6.51 lakh crore till July 13 this fiscal, driven by higher corporate tax mop-up, government data showed Tuesday. The net corporate tax collection rose 22 per cent to Rs 2.40 lakh crore, and mop-up from net non-corporate tax (NCT), which includes taxes paid...

New Delhi: India Tuesday said fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi will be extradited from the United Kingdom once ongoing legal proceedings are completed. Modi is wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges in an estimated USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan scam case. India has been raising with the UK...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has implemented the 'Gyanodaya-Shiksha Ru Samruddhi' scheme, commonly known as free education from KG to PG, from the current academic year 2026-27. Students covered under the scheme must maintain 75 per cent classroom attendance during each academic year, Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said Tuesday. Addressing a press conference here, Suraj said the scheme...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Tuesday searched three locations in Bhubaneswar in connection with the Sundarpada bomb blast case. The searches led to the seizure of several digital devices and other incriminating material, which are being sent for forensic examination, the NIA said. The case is related to the accidental explosion that occurred when four...

Birmingham: Former skipper Joe Root and Liam Dawson struck fifties as England overcame early jitters to post 258 all out against India in the first ODI, here Tuesday. Dawson (68) and Root (76 not out) added 121 runs for the seventh wicket as England recovered well from a disastrous 107 for six. It was Dawson's maiden ODI...

New Delhi: The passport is a document issued by the government to regulate the departure of Indian citizens from the country, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Tuesday amid a raging debate over whether it can be used to verify citizenship. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the passport is issued after due verification laid out by...

New Delhi: The government has amended the foreign trade policy to prohibit the import of goods produced using forced labour, amid a US investigation into forced labour practices in 60 countries, including India. Amending the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, the DGFT has inserted a paragraph that reads: "The import of goods produced or manufactured, wholly or...

New Delhi: India Tuesday called for upholding the freedom of navigation, overflight and unimpeded commerce in the South China Sea, and backed a 2016 ruling by an international arbitral tribunal that rejected Beijing's extensive territorial claims over the resource-rich region. New Delhi's remarks on the South China Sea dispute came two days after the US, the UK...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Tuesday said it welcomes deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's plans to return home, asserting that she must face justice as a death penalty convict. The comments came amid reports of Hasina's possible return to Bangladesh by the end of this year. Hasina, the 78-year-old daughter of Bangladesh's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was toppled in a...

Los Angeles: Hollywood actor Tom Holland, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film The Odyssey, has revealed that he once texted Norwegian footballer Erling Haaland. However, the actor’s message was categorically ignored by the footballer. Tom recently appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and revealed that Erling Haaland ignored his DM...