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Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said the various welfare schemes and policies in the country are «not pivoted to the poor». Chidambaram said an egalitarian society can be created only if the schemes and policies are oriented towards the poor. The former union minister was speaking on the topic 'Inclusive Growth: Myth and Reality' at the M P Veerendra Kumar Commemorative event organised by the RJD here. He said, «Unless we understand the economic and social hierarchies that mirror each other, and reorient our policies towards the bottom, especially the SCs, STs and other depressed sections, it will not be possible to call us an egalitarian society». He pointed out that the present society is not equal or reasonably equal, fair or just. «Not that it can never be. You can build an egalitarian society. Purely capitalist and rich countries have built egalitarian societies,» he said.

Income Tax Department has urged taxpayers to link PAN with Aadhaar by May 31, 2024, to avoid higher tax deducted at source (TDS) or tax collected at source (TCS). In a post on social media platform X on May 28, 2024, the tax department said, “Kind attention taxpayers, please link your PAN with Aadhaar before May 31st, 2024.” “Linking your PAN with your Aadhaar by May 31 ensures you don’t face higher tax deduction/ tax collection under Section 206AA and 206CC of the Income Tax Act, 1961, due to an inoperative PAN for the transactions entered into before March 31, 2024,” it added.

As India’s democracy nears the end of the world’s largest electoral exercise, it is evident that digital technologies have changed the whole landscape of Indian policymaking, reshaping governance, citizen engagement, political campaigning and elections. This transformation has not only streamlined bureaucratic processes, but also brought services closer to the people, fostering financial inclusion and digital empowerment. Ministries and government departments have embraced digital tools to raise transparency, efficiency and accountability.

IPL win, Gautam Gambhir’s mentorship to revive the team has been much talked about. A report has revealed that Gambhir and Shah Rukh Khan were regularly in touch with each other even when GG was not a part of KKR.Gautam Gambhir and Shah Rukh Khan met several times in 2018-2022. Interestingly, they didn't talk about cricket.

It was a quiet start to the week for global markets, with US markets shuttered for Memorial day, but cryptocurrencies were nonetheless in a good mood, with most major coins rising in wake of pro-crypto commentary from US Presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump last week, and traders hunting for the best crypto to buy now.

Congress government in Himachal Pradesh is a bunch of thugs, alleged Union information and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur while addressing a gathering in his constituency Hamirpur. He is pitted against Congress candidate Satpal Singh Raizada. Ten years of Modi government have made India world's fifth largest economy and your vote for BJP will ensure that Modi government makes India world's third largest economy in the next five years, he said at the gathering. In an interview with ET during his campaign, Thakur said soaring heat seems to have contributed to low voter turnout. One doesn't see much enthusiasm in the Opposition cadres, he said, adding that the morale of Congress and Opposition party workers is not high at all. That is why they «are not turning up to caste votes».

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday hit out at the Modi government on the state of the economy, exports and the rising trade deficit besides the 'Make in India' programme and accused him of practising «fake» nationalism by making China its biggest trade partner. "Narendra Modi ji speaks about Mangalsutra, Mutton, Machhali, Mughal and Mujra, but does not talk about 'Make in India'? Why Modi ji does not utter a single word on the economy in his numerous election speeches? The answer lies in his Government's abject failure," Kharge said in a post on X. «The 'Make in India' programme has flopped, the PLI Scheme floundered and exports are in a free fall,» he alleged. Drawing a parallel between the Congress-led UPA and 10 years of the BJP-led NDA government, he said the manufacturing growth (at constant 2015 USD) during the Congress-UPA rule from 2004 to 2014 was 7.85 per cent while that during the Modi's NDA rule from 2014 to 2022 was 6.0 per cent.

Ranchi. The video of the murder has surfaced and is now circulating widely on the internet. The CCTV footage shows a man wearing shorts, with his face covered and holding a rifle, entering the bar. He then shoots the DJ operator in the chest from point blank range. According to the police, the accused fled the scene after the incident. The accused, along with four others, reached the bar at approximately 1 pm. According to the police, he did not receive any alcohol because the bar was closed.

killed 27 persons, including children. The game zone was operated without the fire NOC (no objection certificate), as per officials.The court reportedly pulled up the Rajkot Municipal Corporation on the Monday over the incident.

Amit Shah slammed the INDIA alliance and said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will not cross 40 seats and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh will not get even four seats on June 4.As reported by PTI, Shah was addressing a political rally in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar. He said that in 5 phases of Lok Sabha polls, Modi has crossed 310 seats.

Over the past four years, we have been amazed by the notable increase in the number of demat accounts, SIP investment flows, mutual fund (MF) investor count and similar data. The number of unique investors in Indian equity markets has nearly tripled since 2020 to 90 million.

Awfis Space Solutions IPO day 3: The initial public offering (IPO) of Awfis Space Solutions Limited opened on 22nd May 2024. In the first two days of bidding, the public issue received an overwhelmingly positive response from the primary market investors, indicating a strong potential for the IPO. As per the Awfis Space Solutions IPO subscription status, the public issue has been booked 11.41 times in the first two days of bidding.

Killers of the Flower Moon' star Lily Gladstone says no one was upset when she didn't return with the best actress Oscar trophy to her tribe, Blackfeet Nation, in Montana. For her portrayal of Mollie Burkhart in Martin Scorsese's ambitious period drama, the 37-year-old actress made history when she became the first Native American woman to be nominated in the best actress in a leading role category at the 96th Academy Awards. Despite several honours at previous events, including a Golden Globe, she lost the golden statuette to Emma Stone, who was nominated for 'Poor Things' by Yorgos Lanthimos. Gladstone said the people from her tribe thought she had won an Oscar when in fact she had earned the Golden Globe.

United States follows with a momentous presidential election a few months later. It happened in 2016, when Britons voted for Brexit and Americans elected Donald Trump, and now it's happening again. Political soothsayers might be tempted to study the results of Britain's July 4 general election for clues about how the United States might vote on Nov. 5. In 2016, after all, the country's shock vote to leave the European Union came to be seen as a canary in the coal mine for Trump's surprise victory later that year.

Mark Mobius, Chairman, Mobius Emerging Opportunities Fund, says that there are lots of steam left in the global market, and we are seeing a lot more interest in equities globally, particularly in the US, and that helps India as well because if people are making a lot of money in the US, they want to diversify globally. They want to put their eggs in more baskets. And one of the most important baskets now is India. Mobius further says that India is a huge market and there are lots of opportunities for global investors.They are going to take advantage of that opportunity. I wanted to glean out a bit because overall we have seen that there has been a shift towards China as well because the valuations there were fairly comfortable. For you, I see that it is still one of the least preferred countries in terms of your geographical portfolio breakdown. What is the thesis there? Are you looking at perhaps increasing the weights in China and even the US for that matter is fairly underweight at just 9%? Mark Mobius: Yes, we are looking at China again now and you have seen that the Hong Kong market has had a pretty good recovery.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the US won't sign an agreement to finalise a still-pending global tax deal until India and China agree to key unresolved issues. «India, in particular, has been a holdout and China has not really engaged very much in these negotiations at all,» Yellen told reporters on Saturday.

Bihar): Calling Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal «darpok» (cowards), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that terrorists in the previous governments used to attack the country because of these coward leaders adding that he is not a coward while citing an example of India carrying out surgical strikes across the border of Pakistan.

Rafael Nadal said Saturday that it is likely he is appearing at the French Open for the final time but cautioned it was «not 100% certain».

As speculation surrounds the potential for Dogecoin to reach the $1 mark, another meme coin, Shiba Shootout, is making waves. While Dogecoin’s path to $1 is uncertain, Shiba Shootout is poised for explosive growth, with many believing it could 10X before Dogecoin achieves its milestone. Let’s explore why Shiba Shootout stands out and what sets it apart in the crowded meme coin market.

OpenAI's efforts to produce less factually false output from its ChatGPT chatbot are not enough to ensure full compliance with European Union data rules, a task force at the EU's privacy watchdog said.

Apple faced an unanticipated challenge soon after it opened two company-owned stores in India last April — many customers wanting to pay in cash — prompting the iPhone maker to install currency note counting machines in both the Mumbai and Delhi outlets. With customers continuing to stream in with wads of notes to buy mobile phones or computers, payments for 7-9% of the American firm's sales in the two stores in India are made with cash, compared to less than 1% or even nil in its stores in the US or Europe, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Unsurprisingly then, social question-and-answer website Quora is full of queries from consumers on whether they can pay in cash at Apple stores in India, they said.