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Indian Army to show to the world that «enough is enough» and challenge the «neighbourhood bully», says Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane, the 28th Chief of Army Staff, recounting the Indian response to the Chinese aggression in Eastern Ladakh in 2020. In his memoirs 'Four Stars of Destiny', Naravane, providing a rare insight into the deadly Galwan Valley clashes, says Chinese President Xi Jinping will not forget June 16 any time soon as China's People's Liberation Army suffered «fatal casualties» for the first time in over two decades in the fighting.

halal meat and consume only 'jhatka', the flesh of animals slaughtered by a single blow of the blade. Singh, a senior BJP leader, made a plea to the effect in his Begusarai parliamentary constituency where he also made his supporters take the pledge that they will henceforth not spoil their 'dharma' by eating halal meat. Talking to reporters, he said, «I admire the Muslims who make it a point to consume only halal meat.

Moneycontrol quoted independent surveys as saying. According to No Broker's Real Estate Report 2023 and consultancy firm Anarock, Bengaluru’s prominent areas soared by over 30 percent in 2023.

final placements for the Class of 2024, the institute said on Sunday. This included pre-placement offers. Accenture Japan, American Express, Axis Bank, Axtria India, Bajaj Auto & Chetak Technology, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, Cisco, EXL Service, Futures First, Google, ICICI Bank, Jaguar Land Rover India, JP Morgan & Chase, Merilytics, Microsoft, Navi, Oracle India., Qualcomm India, Reliance Industries, Sprinklr, Texas Instruments and Zepto were among the companies that participated in the placements drive, according to the statement issued by IIT-R.

Sajjan Jindal on Sunday issued a statement responding to the Mumbai police FIR in alleged rape case, reported ET NOW. He has called the allegations “false and baseless” adding that he is committed to providing full cooperation throughout the investigation.

Investing.com — Markets are entering the closing weeks of 2023 after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the historic tightening of monetary policy is likely over and discussion of rate cuts is coming «into view». Investors will get a final update on U.S. inflation for this year, while the Bank of Japan may be inching toward a long-awaited policy pivot. Here’s what you need to know to start your week.

Economic Times. The advisory also applies to Indian travelers. According to the report, the ministry estimated around 56,043 COVID cases in the week of 3-9 December 2023, a rise from 32,035 cases in the previous week.

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. The development occurred amid the looming deadline for completing a planned merger with Sony Group Corp.’s India unit.

Narendra Modi's first comments on the Lok Sabha security breach, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh Sunday accused the prime minister of running away from a debate on the incident and hinted that the Opposition's impasse with the government over the security breach will continue until home minister Amit Shah makes a statement in the Parliament. In his first reaction, PM Modi in an interview with Hindi daily ‘Dainik Jagran’ said there was a need for a probe into the incident, not a debate. The Opposition has been demanding a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah in the Parliament on the breach.

Raghuram Rajan, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), said India would reach the end of the demographic dividend by 2047 (Amrit Kaal) and still be classified as a lower middle-income country if the growth rate remains at 6% annually without any population growth. Speaking at an event in Hyderabad, the former RBI governor said that if the nation does not grow fast economically, it will grow older demographically before it gets richer.

Retirement planning has taken a major hit this year in India as the percentage of savings towards retirement has shrunk from 45% in 2022 to 38% in 2023, according to a recent annual survey report by Bankbazaar.

Question: What are the disclosure requirements for Indian residents who hold foreign assets? Answer by Dr Suresh Surana, Founder, RSM India: 1.0 Applicable Schedule in the ITR: Schedule FA (i.e. Schedule on Foreign Assets held outside India) must be filled by every individual taxpayer who is a resident and ordinarily resident in India and owns or has a beneficial interest in assets abroad or derives income from foreign sources during the relevant calendar year or has signing authority in any account outside India. As such, Schedule FA need not be filled by those having status of either non-residents (NR) or Resident but Not Ordinarily Resident (RNOR). For instance, an Indian investor buying US stocks from international brokerage platforms cannot opt for Form ITR-1 (SAHAJ) or ITR-4 (SUGAM) for filing their ITRs and would be required to file their income tax return in Form ITR-2 or ITR-3, as applicable.

In the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of modern business, the concept of flexibility has become integral to success. As organizations strive to adapt to rapidly-changing environments, flexspaces have emerged as a strategic solution, offering not only operational flexibility but also substantial tax advantages.

Lab-grown diamonds have moved beyond the stage of uncertainty and are now in the growth phase. More and more people are turning to lab-grown diamonds, which are real diamonds created in a laboratory using advanced technology. Lab-grown diamonds have the same physical and optical properties as mined diamonds and are certified by trusted laboratories. They are indistinguishable from natural diamonds and offer the same beauty and durability. Moreover, they have several advantages when it comes to investing in the future.

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China of a potential «middle-technology trap» unless it opens doors «wide open» for new investments and scientific innovation to deal with increasing containment in the ongoing tech war with the US. «China's manufacturing sector is still in the downstream of the global value chain, and it faces a risk of being hamstrung at the low and mid-end by developed countries such as the United States, Germany and Japan,» the Chinese Academy of Sciences said in its latest report released during the weekend.

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said her party will continue its struggle for restoration of special status to Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that the Supreme Court's decision on Article 370 is «not God's verdict». Her remarks came days after the apex court on December 11 upheld the Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370, which bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, and directed restoration of statehood «at the earliest» as well as elections to the assembly by September 30 next year. «We don't have to lose heart.

Shivpal Yadav on Sunday expressed confidence that the INDIA bloc will defeat the BJP in the 2024 general elections. About seat sharing in the alliance, he told reporters that there is still time to decide the distribution of seats and talks will be held on the issue. «The INDIA alliance will unitedly accomplish the task of removing BJP from the country,» Yadav claimed.

Princess and the Frog, have taken the spotlight. Fueling this buzz is a fan-made poster circulating on the internet, boldly proclaiming a 2025 release for the speculated revival of the studio's 49th animated classic.

Narendra Modi gave way to an ambulance during his roadshow in Varanasi on Sunday. A video shared by news agency ANI showed the ambulance overtaking the cavalcade as people lined up on the road to catch a glimpse of the prime minister. The prime minister visited his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi on Sunday to inaugurate various development project, including the Surat Diamond Bourse.

The recent resignation of University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill was a rarity in higher education—outside forces had stormed up the ivory tower and dethroned a leader. It was an uprising years in the making. The events that unfolded were, on their face, about inconsistently applied free-speech protections and antisemitism, after the presidents of Penn, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology failed to say unequivocally that calls for genocide of Jews would violate their school’s harassment policies during disastrous congressional testimony.