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ministry of road transport and highways has issued detailed standard operating procedures for recording and digitising the sanction process for all road projects with effect from April 1, 2024. “The move is aimed at ensuring paperless, informative, transparent and accountable sanction process and has to be mandatorily followed for works being executed through the National Highways Authority of India,” it said in a notification. As per the notification, besides NHAI other stakeholders involved in construction of roads and highways will also be mandated to sanction projects based on the SOPs. These include the state government, the Border Road Organisation, the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation and all project implementation units (PIUs) under the road ministry.

New EPFO rules: April 1st signals the start of a new financial year in India, bringing along revisions to regulations governing savings plans. Starting April 1, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) will introduce important changes. According to various media reports, with the new rule, when an individual changes jobs, their old Provident Fund (PF) balance will be automatically transferred to the new employer.

top court has also issued notice on plea against Madhya Pradesh High Court order directing the ASI to conduct a survey in the disputed site "Bhojshala and Kamal Maula Masjid". On March 11, the High Court's Indore bench had ordered the ASI to conduct a scientific survey of the medieval-era Bhojshala structure in the Dhar district. The HC has instructed the ASI to provide an updated report within six weeks after receiving the survey.

RBI Celebrates 90 Years: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 1 praised the widespread adoption of UPI and stressed the importance of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) focusing on promoting digital transactions and financial inclusion over the next decade. The prime minister was delivering the keynote address at the central bank's 90th anniversary event today in Mumbai. Also present were RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till April 15 in the excise policy-linked money laundering case. As reported by ANI, Delhi CM said, “What the PM is doing is not good for the country." Also Read: Arvind Kejriwal News LIVE Updates: Court sends Delhi CM to judicial custody till April 15 He appeared before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja in a crowded courtroom. Members of the AAP, including Atishi, Saurabh Bhardwaj, and Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal, were in attendance.

Toyota's lineup in the country. The collaboration between the two automotive giants, stemming from a global partnership for platform and technology sharing, has led to the introduction of rebadged Maruti Suzuki models in India over recent years.

Messaging app Telegram announced Sunday that in-app advertisements can be purchased using Toncoin, the TON blockchain’s native crypto.

updated income tax return or ITR-U for FY 2020-21 (AY 2021-22) was March 31, 2024. This deadline is now over. If you have missed this deadline and there was any error in your previously filed ITR or there was any misreported income or under-reporting of income, now it cannot be fixed through the filing of ITR-U. It was the last opportunity for taxpayers to fix these errors by paying up to 50% penalty, however, now the income-tax department may catch them any day and impose up to 200% penalty. According to Ankit Jain, partner, Ved Jain & Associates, a CA firm, «Once the ITR-U deadline is over, the option to make any further corrections are not available to the taxpayer.»

The NSE Nifty index was trading 170.8 points up at 22497.7, while BSE Sensex was up 473.1 points at 74124.45 at the time of writing this report.

mutual funds and the prevailing conditions in the stock market. According to the Sebi mandate, large cap mutual funds are mandated to invest in top 100 companies by market capitalisation. Large companies fare better in a volatile market as these companies may be market leaders and resilient to downturns. That is why if you are looking for a relatively safer mutual fund category, you should consider investing in large cap funds. Also Read |Inflows in equity mutual fund categories surge up to 75% in FY24. Here is break up

China launches an amphibious attack on Taiwan. The U.S. responds with a missile attack to sink Chinese ships.

IPL 2024 Points Table: In a significant shuffle in the IPL top teams rankings, CSK have dropped to the top spot for the first time this season while Gujarat Titans have also made significant strides in the Points Table after registering a victory against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday. With 4 points to their name and an excellent net run rate of 1.047, KKR have jumped to the top of IPL Points Table. KKR won their first game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad at Kolkata followed by a victory against RCB in Bengaluru.

Read the full story here.)Sensex Today Live : According to ANI, oil marketing companies (OMCs) in India have reduced the prices of 19 kg commercial cylinders and 5 kg Free Trade LPG (FTL) cylinders. The price reduction for the 19-kg commercial cylinders is ₹30.50, bringing the price in Delhi to ₹1,764.50 as of April 1.

Nirmala Sitharaman will also be address the event. In a post on X, the RBI Governor wrote, “RBI enters its 90th year today.

Batman — Part II' is in the works and Robert Pattinson is set to return as the Caped Crusader. It will remain an Elseworlds franchise as Matt Reeves is still fleshing out The Batman universe. 'The Batman — Part II' may start filming sometime in 2025 as James Gunn is working on his new Superman movie at present. It will not be released before 2026.

Infosys: The IT firm is set to receive a tax refund of ₹6,329 crore from the income tax department. However, the company is simultaneously facing a significant tax liability of ₹2,763 crore according to assessment orders. These orders are based on various provisions of the Income Tax Act of 1961.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is closing a loophole that let some advisors register with the federal regulator as RINOs – robo-advisors in name only – by amending an old rule.

finance ministry released an additional ₹3,400 crore in urgent assistance for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), over and above the revised estimate of ₹86,000 crore for 2023-24, as work demand beat initial projections, a senior official told ET. This pushed up the actual MGNREGS allocation for the financial year to ₹89,400 crore, against ₹90,806 crore a year before but almost 50% higher than the budget estimate of ₹60,000 crore. As many as 3.05 billion person-days were generated under the MGNREGS — a demand-driven scheme — in 2023-24, against the revised target of 2.95 billion, showed the preliminary data compiled by the rural development ministry.

Zomato received a GST demand order worth ₹23.26 crore for FY 2018-19 from Karnataka tax authorities. Further INDIA bloc leaders assembled at Ramlila Maidan in solidarity with Kejriwal, Soren. CUET-UG also extended application deadline till April 5.

IPL 2024 is entering its third week and teams will be looking for points and taking maximum advantage of the home conditions. There will be eight Indian Premier League cricket games. Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Monday, April 1. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will play Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Tuesday, April 2. Delhi Capitals will play Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday, April 3. Gujarat Titans will take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Thursday, April 4.