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What Taxpayers Can Expect in Budget 2025

Govt may increase exemption limit to ₹5L from the present ₹3L; standard deduction may be raised to ₹1 lakh

CTRI evolves into NIRCA to conduct research on high-value commercial crops

THE Central Tobacco Research Institute (CTRI), which has been synonymous with agricultural research in Rajamahendravaram for the past six decades, will be officially transformed into the National Institute for Research on Commercial Agriculture (NIRCA) on January 21.

19-Yr-Old Drowns in SRSP Canal

A 19-year-old youth drowned in the Laxmi canal of the Sriramsagar Project (SRSP) at Nalluru village on Sunday.

Bojja urges CM to secure Central funds and projects for development of Rayalaseema

RAYALASEEMA Saguneeti Sadhana Samithi president Bojja Dasharatharami Reddy has called on Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to secure central funds and projects for the development of Rayalaseema.

TikTok US May Get More Time To Find Buyer

PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that he plans to issue an executive order that would give TikTok's China-based parent company more time to find an approved buyer before the popular video-sharing platform is subject to a permanent US ban.

CapitaLand to Invest ₹450 Cr for IT Park

Says 25 MW IT load data centre in Hyderabad is on track to become operational by mid-2025

FC Goa Secure a Narrow Win Over East Bengal FC

FC Goa defeated East Bengal FC by 1-0 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 on Sunday.

Join agitation against power tariff hike, CPI urges people

STATE CPI secretary K Ramakrishna called upon the people to participate in the agitation against the hike in power charges, and house site issue in large numbers.

C'garh to develop marine fossil park at 280-mn-yr old fossil site

Throwing insights into Earth's ancient history

ITDA PO inspects Nannari cultivation by Chenchus

INTEGRATED Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) Project Officer K Venkata Shivaprasad urged the Chenchu people to utilise government welfare schemes during his inspection of horticulture crops cultivated by the tribe in Berluti on Sunday.

Art Of Surviving, Thriving In Mkt

have often felt that for all the positive domestic retail investor numbers that were being reported regularly over the last several years, the real test for the Indian equity market would come in case of a longer than usual, if not prolonged correction in a market that has been on a one-way rising trend since the early Covid days, almost five years ago.

Beware of free mobile! B'luru techie loses ₹2.8 cr to fraudsters

AFTER the 'dubious parcel at Customs' scam and 'digital arrest' scare, cyber fraudsters have come up a new trick to reach your money: a gift of a free mobile or tablet which gladdens the receiver.

Palestinians Return to Flattened Homes

Even before the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was fully in place Sunday, Palestinians in the war-battered Gaza Strip began to return to the remains of the homes they had evacuated during the 15-month war.

Naidu got MHA probe into TTD withdrawn

THE sanctity and image of Tirumala has suffered a big dent with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu continuing his cheap gimmicks to stall the probe of any kind into the Tirupati stampede, said former TTD chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy.

52,221 diagnosed with cancer in State so far

53,07,448 people screened for cancer as part of special drive in two months; oral cancer cases highest with 19,447

5-Year-Old Boy Rescued From Kidnapper After Two Days

In a swift response, Yemmiganur police rescued a five-year-old boy who was abducted two days ago during the Jatara celebrations in Yemmiganur town.

Budget 2025: Insurance sector expects incentives, innovation

THE insurance industry is expecting a host of policy measures from the forthcoming budget and topping the wish-list is ending the double taxation on pensioners, lowering, if not ending, GST on insurance, especially on health products, and a closure for the much-delayed insurance amendments bill that may likely bring in a composite licensing regime for the sector.

After mishap, Assam launches drive to seal illegal rat-hole mines

ASSAM government has launched a drive to seal all rat-hole coal mines.

ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India to start 2 automotive steel units in 2025

ARCELORMITTAL Nippon Steel India, a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, is set to commission in 2025 two production lines dedicated to manufacturing advanced automotive steel products.

Suspected Hooch Leaves Seven Dead in Dry Bihar

SEVEN people died allegedly after drinking spurious liquor in dry Bihar's West Champaran district, prompting the administration to order an inquiry, a police officer said on Sunday.

Govt May Table Waqf Bill During Budget Session After JPC Submits Report

The Centre is likely to introduce the contentious Waqf Amendment Bill during the Budget session, scheduled to begin on January 31 and continue with recesses till April 4.

Vemana Jayanti celebrations organised in Anantapur

FORMER Vice-Chancellor of Sri Krishnadevaraya University and Professor of Chemistry Husain Reddy has emphasised the need to highlight the moral and human values, along with the scientific insights, embedded in Yogi Vemana's poetry.

To the Viktor Go the Spoils

World No 5 thrilled to return to winning ways after capturing men's singles crown on Sunday

AIR to help mitigate man-animal conflicts in MP

COUNTRY'S public radio broadcaster, the All India Radio (AIR-Akashvani) has a new role to play in Madhya Pradesh - alerting people about movement of wild animals, including elephants, tigers and leopards to prevent human-animal conflicts and related casualties.

Road to Vizianagaram hill-top Village approved

ENDING the long-standing struggle of Rega-Punyagiri village residents in Srungavarapukota mandal, Vizianagaram District Collector BR Ambedkar approved the construction of a road under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).

Fire in Maha Kumbh after cylinder blast guts 40 tents

A major fire broke out on Sunday in the Mahakumbh area of Prayagraj on Sunday, police said, adding that there was no report of any casualty.

Buzz in BJP over new State chief after Shah's meeting with leaders

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah held separate meetings with the State BJP and VHP leaders in Vijayawada on Sunday.

Detained 900 Bangladeshis and Rohingyas from 2021-24, says RPF

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) officially claimed on Sunday that it has detained over 900 Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas from railway areas between 2021 and 2024.

Gunfight breaks out in Baramulla, first this year

A gunfight between security forces and terrorists broke out on Sunday in Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, the first encounter this year.

What Not To Expect Of Budget 2025

Y the end of the week, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her second Budget in quick succession.