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SpiceJet Ltd must strictly adhere to the deadline, the Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the low-cost airline to return leased engine to Engine Lease Finance BV, in Brussels, Belgium, at its own expense by March 10. It also asked Spicejet chairman and managing director Ajay Singh to file an affidavit within a week undertaking that the engine will be delivered on time without any further delay. The HC cautioned SpiceJet to take the deadline seriously while the lessor sought to initiate contempt proceedings against Singh if the engine was not returned as per the scheduled date.

Mallikarjun Kharge after the threat perception report of central intelligence agencies, news agency ANI reported citing sources. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will provide security cover to the Congress president, the report said. The report claimed that the Union Home Ministry ordered the Z plus security cover to the senior congress leader following reports by federal intelligence agencies highlighting the threat perception on Congress president Kharge.

Multibagger IPO: A long-term stock market investor does not just earn from the appreciation in stock price appreciation but from the various other rewards that a listed company declares from its capital reserves. These rewards can be in the form of an interim, final, or special dividend, bonus shares, stock split, buyback of shares, etc. Prima facie, these rewards may look negligible but in the longer term, these rewards matter a lot and lead to whopping returns.

Earlier, the court had instructed both of them to nominate a third-party agency to inspect the engine before its return, ensuring it remains in its current condition as per the aircraft engine general agreement. The lessor had approached the high court to hold SpiceJet responsible for covering the costs of returning the engine and restoring it to a usable state.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith promised not to cut spending this year in a pre-budget speech on Wednesday but said the province still needs to show more restraint than previously expected.

Employees' Provident Fund, life insurance premiums, tuition fees, home loan principal repayments, etc., as these qualify for deductions of up to ₹1.5 lakh under Section 80C. Income tax allows exemption and deduction of certain investments made during the year. As the financial year 2023-24 is about to end, individual taxpayers need to make investments before March to claim the benefit in the Income Tax Return (ITR).

Futuristic London landmark the BT Tower is to become a hotel

“I think Casemiro’s legs have gone,” Jamie Carragher told the Covering Liverpool podcast in October. “I noticed it last season at Anfield and I didn’t like what I saw. It took me back to watching Fabinho last year for Liverpool. I want to be the first to say it (about Casemiro). I don’t want to say it when everyone else is saying his legs have gone.” What is clear is that the spotlight can be unforgiving for older players and, at times, unfair.

Learning begins at home, where we absorb our first language from our family, shaping our identity and sense of belonging. This mother tongue is a source of comfort and cultural connection for all children. However, when children step into pre-school or school at the age of 3 or 4, they may face a daunting challenge.

Multi-platform transactions: When transactions involve multiple e-commerce operators, such as Open Network for Digital Commerce or ONDC, the responsibility to deduct TDS falls on the operator directly engaged in payment transactions with the seller. For instance, a buyer-side e-commerce operator (ECO) facilitates interaction with the buyer, while a seller-side ECO manages interaction with the seller. In such scenarios, the seller-side ECO, responsible for making the actual or deemed payment to the seller, must deduct the applicable taxes.

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Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday, expressed strong support for the ongoing farmer's protest, declaring that the party stands firmly with them. «We are supporting them (farmers). We are saying openly that their reasonable demands should be fulfilled. We are going to say this in our election manifesto also that a legal guarantee will be given. All crops cannot be covered but the essential crops should be done (providing MSP),» Mallikarjun Kharge said. Reacting to the farmers' protest, Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he promised to double the minimum support price of farmers during the 2014 elections but did not fulfil it.

India Inc. is likely to give an average pay hike of 9.5% in 2024, marginally lower than last year’s actual salary hike of 9.7% amid tepid business sentiment in sectors like technology, consulting and services, e-commerce, and retail. The salary hike forecast for the Indian market was announced by Aon plc, a global professional services firm, in a virtual press conference on Wednesday. The projections are based on data from 1,414 companies covering nearly 45 industries.

Tata Power Trading Company Ltd (TPTCL) from Tata Power's 200 MW solar PV power plant in Bikaner district of Rajasthan, BluSmart said in a statement. "Enabled by the recently enacted green energy open access rules, this partnership with TPTCL allows BluSmart to completely eliminate Scope 2 emissions (indirect emissions) from its existing 1.4 million sq ft of EV charging infrastructure and future charging hubs," it said.

CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2024: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) class 12 exams are scheduled to begin tomorrow, February 22, with the English paper. English is the common subject for all streams, be it science, commerce or humanities. The subject is considered to be among the highest-scoring exams and has the potential to improve the overall Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) significantly.

Tear gas shells were fired by Haryana security personnel after some young farmers were heading towards the multi-layered barricades at the Shambhu border point at Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday. After Haryana Police lobbed tear gas canisters at around 11 am, young farmers ran for cover. Farmers, protesting at the two border points of Punjab and Haryana, will resume their 'Delhi Chalo' march today after they rejected the BJP-led Centre's proposal for procuring pulses, maize and cotton at the MSP by government agencies for five years. Thousands of farmers, who began the march to Delhi on February 13, were stopped at the Haryana border itself, where they clashed with security personnel. The farmers have been camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri points on Punjab's border with Haryana since then.

NEW DELHI : The Union health ministry plans to expand the scope of its flagship cashless health insurance scheme, covering more expensive cancer and transplant-related surgeries and treatments for individuals from poor families. The ministry had in 2022 included certain basic oncology treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation, as well as kidney and heart transplants and dialysis under the scheme called Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna. While private hospitals typically charge ₹2.5 lakh to ₹10 lakh for such procedures, the government plans to include more complex treatments costing ₹20 lakh to ₹30 lakh, according to two ministry officials familiar with the plans.

CIE Automotive India declared their Q4 CY23 results on 19 Feb, 2024. The topline increased by 198.01% & the profit came at ₹168.94cr. It is noteworthy that CIE Automotive India had declared a loss of ₹657.85cr in the previous fiscal year same period.

₹1 crore and thus presumably bought by companies. Hence, the right at stake was a corporate donor’s to make political donations. The judgement will evoke mixed feelings in boardrooms.

A study has found more than 57% of Argentina's people are considered poor, the worst poverty level in 20 years

fund body EPFO recorded a net addition of 15.62 lakh members in December 2023, according to payroll data released on Tuesday. An increase of 11.97 per cent has been registered in net member addition during December 2023 compared to the previous month, a labour ministry statement said. Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's provisional payroll data highlighted that the net addition of 15.62 lakh members was up by 4.62 per cent compared to December 2022, it stated. This surge in membership can be attributed to various factors, including increased employment opportunities, a growing awareness of employee benefits, and the effectiveness of EPFO's outreach programmes, it explained.