The income tax department has come out with a fresh guidance note on the applicability of the Principal Purpose Test (PPT) for claiming tax treaty benefits, which will apply prospectively. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in its guidance note on PPT also clarified that the grandfathering provisions under the India-Cyprus DTAA, India-Mauritius DTAA […]
YSRCP Mahila wing president Varudu Kalyani has alleged that the State government is not acting even as there are a spree of cases of rape and murder of women in the State. Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Ms. Kalyani alleged that at least two to three of attacks on women were taking place in […]
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) said the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government must dedicate the upcoming Budget to the middle class, which, he added, “has become just an ATM for the Centre”. The former CM said the Delhi government had extended various […]
A new state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory was inaugurated at the Department of Cardiology at the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore on Wednesday. According to a press release, Vikram Mathews, director, CMC, who opened the new facility, re-emphasised CMC’s commitment to serve the people in Vellore. “The new facility will primarily cater to patients admitted to […]
Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs, Legislation and Tourism H.K. Patil on Wednesday announced that the State government will sanction ₹2 crore for the development of tourism infrastructure at Navagraha Tirtha at Varur near Hubballi. Inaugurating a Panchaloha Kalasorahana programme organised as part of the 12-day Mahamastakabhisheka of nine Tirthankaras at Navagraha Tirtha of Varur near […]
Close to 15 % of weaving units that have automatic or semi-automatic machines in Coimbatore region have installed rooftop solar panels in the last two to three years. Govindaraj of the Shuttleless Loom Cloth Manufacturers Association told The Hindu on Wednesday that a weaving shed with 12 to 15 looms had a connected load of almost 112 […]
Urging the Union government to fulfill the demand for establishing a Railway Division in Kalaburagi pending for the last four decades, members of the Kalyana Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KKCCI) will stage a rail roko at Kalaburagi Railway Station on Friday. The protesters will stop the Shatabdi Express train that runs between Pune […]
The Kerala High Court has held that merely because a 16-year-old sexual abuse survivor used to smoke would not be a ground to conclude that he is of a deviant character. Justice C.S. Sudha made the observation recently while dismissing the appeals by two persons convicted in a case relating to the sexual abuse of a minor […]
The Loyola College of Social Sciences will organise a national-level management fest, La Tarang 5.0, on February 11. Organised by the Department of Personnel Management, the fest will feature nine events, including five core events focussed on essential management domains and four non-core events on creativity and collaboration. Registration can be done by visiting the […]
Raman Rajamannan, the king of the Mannan community and the only tribal king in Kerala, will participate in the Republic Day parade in Delhi. According to officials, the king and his wife will join the event as guests of the Scheduled Tribes (SC) Development department. Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Backward […]
