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Question: In case the premium for health insurance for more than a year has been paid in one year, can pro rata deduction be availed u/s 80D of the Income Tax Act, 1961?

The Equalizer, originating as a CBS series in the 1980s, featured Edward Woodward as Robert McCall, a retired intelligence agent tackling criminals and wrongdoers. In 2014, Antoine Fuqua rebooted the franchise with Denzel Washington, leading to a successful sequel. Adding a new dimension, Queen Latifah now portrays Robyn McCall in The Equalizer Season 4.

₹9,400 crore in 2021. Nanda insisted that under the Kubota partnership, the emphasis was on institutionalizing the company, and not on operating it as a family-run business. (The Nanda family owns 14.15% of the joint company.) “I always wanted to institutionalize this platform, and through Escorts Kubota, I am happy to say to our shareholders that today, this company is institutional," he said in an interview.

By Daniel Wiessner

NOT LONG ago, as interest rates in the rich world hovered near zero, economists debated whether their downward march was the product of a decades-, centuries- or millennia-long trend. Now the burning question is how long they will stay high. On October 18th the ten-year Treasury yield, which incorporates long-term expectations for interest rates and was below 1% as recently as 2021, hit 4.9%, its highest since 2007.

Upgrad on Wednesday said that it has appointed former Tech Mahindra managing director and chief executive C P Gurnani to its board of directors. Gurnani's addition as an independent non-executive director increased the Mumbai-based startup’s board to seven members, cofounder Ronnie Screwvala told ET.

—Name withheld on request Your investment pattern shows low appetite for risks, whereas you have a long time to build a portfolio for your goals. It is important to align the investment avenues with the time horizon of your goals or you will not be making the most from your investments. For example, if you plan to invest ₹30,000 every month for the next 14 years in PPF for your daughter’s education and if this investment grows by 7.5% per annum (p.a.), you will be able to accumulate a corpus of ₹88 lakh.

By Nell Mackenzie

FSSAI) has introduced a new provision of ‘Special Category’ in the online Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS) portal. The newly launched provision aims at promoting gender equality and equal opportunities for women and transgender entrepreneurs in the food business sector. «Under this provision, licensing and registering authorities will process 'Special Category' applications in a balanced manner to maintain one-to-one ratio alongside regular applications, until there are no pending application in either category,» the authority said in a statement. «The identification of these individuals will be done during the application submission process through Aadhaar/PAN authentication,» the statement further added.

The Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) published its report in June revealing «widespread» discrimination in the game. The commission, set up by the England and Wales Cricket Board, made 44 recommendations, including a call for an «unqualified public apology» from the board for its failings, which the ECB made immediately. The ICEC was established in 2021 following a racism scandal centred around the treatment of Pakistan-born bowler Azeem Rafiq at Yorkshire. The ECB published its response to the ICEC report on Monday, saying it would be «taking forward most of the ICEC's recommendations». It said it would set up a new cricket regulator, independent of the governing ECB, responsible for enforcement of regulations and carrying out investigations. The ECB also said it would invest a minimum of £25 million ($30 million) a year above forecasted women's revenues to grow women's and girls' cricket at all levels. It also plans to enhance equality, diversity and inclusion standards for county teams. That would include more ambitious targets for gender and ethnic diversity, with the power to reallocate matches from venues if there is evidence of non-compliance. However, the ECB did not agree to all of the report's recommendations, including on equal pay for male and female players. The ICEC report called for overall equal average pay at international level by 2030 and equal average pay and prize money in domestic cricket by 2029. Match fees paid to England's women for international matches are already equal to those paid to England's men. «The ICEC report was a massive moment for the sport and a responsibility we take extremely seriously, to bring about the changes we all want to see,» said ECB chief executive

gender equality. Hedwig Dohm was born in Berlin, Germany in 1831 on September 20 into a large family of eighteen siblings. From a young age, she had a passion for reading and thoroughly enjoyed her time in school.

Lessons in Chemistry shows Brie Larson in a never-before role. Here's what we know about the limited series.

International Labour Organisation, on Sunday, said the G20 Leaders’ reaffirmation of gender equality and meaningful participation of women in the workforce will have a multiplier effect in implementing the 2030 Agenda. The G20 Leaders Declaration agreed to create a new working group on the empowerment of women while pledging to support progress on the implementation of the UN Global Accelerator. The UN Global Accelerator is a UN initiative led by the ILO that aims to bring together UN member states and a wide range of public and private sector partners to help create 400 million decent jobs and extend social protection coverage to the 4 billion people currently excluded. According to ILO, the leaders have reaffirmed the importance of gender equality and the promotion of full, equal, effective and meaningful participation of women in the economy as decision-makers. “Such investment “has a multiplier effect in implementing the 2030 Agenda”, it said. “I heartily welcome the G20’s endorsement of the Global Accelerator and its potential to deliver change and better working lives for hundreds of millions of people,” ILO director-general, Gilbert F Houngbo said, adding that the creation of the working group on women’s empowerment is also an historic step forward. “The G20 leadership has made progress on some of the most crucial future of work issues facing us if we are to build a sustainable and equitable future.

Women's Equality Day, marking the victory of the women's suffarage moment. On this day in 1920, the United States government certified the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution. Prior to this amendment, a glaring gender-based disparity persisted.

Equality Day 2023: The historic day marks the victory of women, who constitute half of the population, to get voting rights in the USA in 1920. On this day, the 19th Ammendment to the US Constitution was officially certified in 1920. The amendment provided women the right to vote.

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, it is important to highlight the achievements and contributions of women in various industries, including finance. In this interview, Jessica Beckstead, managing director, North America, and CEO, US, shares her experiences and insights on gender equality in the sector.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted coverage of the Ukraine war to question whether the world "gives equal attention to black and white lives".

Crypto’s reputation as a boys’ club does not come as a surprise: It sits at the very intersection of tech and finance, perpetuating the legacy of “bro culture” that is coded into Silicon Valley and Wall Street. It was only in 2020 when Citigroup bank appointed the company’s first female CEO, Jane Fraser. This was a milestone in its 200-year long history and in the history of Wall Street itself, having the first woman lead one of the largest Wall Street banks.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged rich countries to urgently provide the $16 billion (€14 billion) that is still missing to finance its plan to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pay and bonuses should be linked to diversity and inclusion targets, the chief executive of Equality Group said.