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A professional tax is proposed to be levied on individuals, who have an annual income of Rs 5 lakh. This would generate Rs 5 crore, the budget document read.

FM's Budget options are severely limited

The pattern of taxing and borrowing changed hugely over the years. The incidence of taxes has come down and the extent...

29 Jan 2018 12:20 AM IST

Kasur case: The outrage machine is here to stay

Is that is that a tiny body, a little girl, tossed into the garbage and lying on a pile of rubble? The stomach churns...

29 Jan 2018 12:12 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent on Thursday to the ordinance to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. (Photo: PTI)

Heed Prez's clarion call to respect differences'

President Kovind's emphasis on respecting differences should be taken as a gentle warning against any sense of...

29 Jan 2018 12:12 AM IST

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Signs of hope in Team India

The series may have been over as India lost the first two Tests to South Africa before the third Test in Johannesburg.

29 Jan 2018 12:12 AM IST

After the youths cremation on Saturday, a group of people went on a rampage and vandalised shops and also torched two buses in Kasganj. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Kasganj clashes: Probe who was behind flareup

Sometimes violence can erupt unexpectedly and the police can be caught unawares.

29 Jan 2018 12:11 AM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee (Photo: PTI)

Will Pranab and PC bury the hatchet?

Shivraj Singh Chouhan's first brush with the new governor has not proved to be too encouraging.

28 Jan 2018 1:28 AM IST

CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Priority is to ensure RSS-backed polity doesn't control state power'

We will require the independent strength of our party and its political interventional capacities to grow stronger, says...

28 Jan 2018 1:07 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Dilli Ka Babu: Modi talks social media to cops

Sources say that the focus of Modi's address was the importance of social media in the context of cyber security.

28 Jan 2018 12:36 AM IST

Bhagat Singh (Photo: PTI/File)

When Jinnah fought for Bhagat Singh

The government came under fierce attack in the Central Assembly, led by Jinnah.

28 Jan 2018 12:30 AM IST

Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Why is dissent confined to litfests?

An example of this is a photograph showing a violent event in one part of the world and representing it as being from...

28 Jan 2018 12:20 AM IST

Firefighters and policemen try to douse a fire after activists of the Karni Sena torched a Haryana Roadways bus during a demonstration against the release of Padmaavat in Gurgaon. (Photo: PTI)

69 years of republic: It's time to introspect

The standards of public health and education need urgent attention.

28 Jan 2018 12:13 AM IST

US President Donald Trump, addresses a plenary session during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos. (Photo: AP)

Trump wins over Davos

Free trade in the increasingly interconnected global scenario would appear to be something all countries would actively...

28 Jan 2018 12:09 AM IST