Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday introduced the Appropriation (No 2) Bill 2024 in the Rajya Sabha which authorises certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund of India for services in 2024-25.

Sitharamam also introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2024 in the Upper House.

The CBI has taken over the probe into the deaths of three civil services aspirants at a coaching centre in Delhi, officials said on Wednesday.

Shreya Yadav (25) from Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni (25) from Telangana and Nevin Delvin (24) from Kerala drowned after water gushed into the basement of Rau's IAS Study Circle in Old Rajinder Nagar here following heavy rains on July 27.

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s aspirations of winning a gold medal at the Olympics were dashed on Wednesday after she was disqualified from the women’s 50kg event.

Vinesh, who had been a strong contender for the gold, was disqualified for being a few grams overweight on the morning of her bout. Although she met the weight requirement on the first day, Olympic rules mandate that wrestlers must also meet the weight limit on the day of their match.

Reliance Jio, the leading telecommunications company in India, witnessed its subscriber base jump by 42.4 million to 481.8 million in the financial year 2023-24 (FY24), the company’s annual report revealed on Wednesday.

The report added that of the total user base, over 108 million subscribers have migrated to the 5G network, branded as Jio’s True5G. With the 5G network rollout, the company now commands 85 per cent share of the country’s 5G capacity, it said.

TVS Supply Chain Solutions, a global supply chain solutions provider and one of the largest and fastest-growing integrated supply chain solutions providers in India, has secured a new business contract from JCB in India for managing their in-plant warehousing and logistics operations at their facility in Vadodara, Gujarat, for three years.

JCB has been one of TVS SCS’s first few clients for more than two decades, with TVS SCS offering aftermarket warehouse services in Bhaproda, Haryana, for parts distribution.

The government on Tuesday sought to address a significant concern stemming from the 2024-25 Budget announcement by introducing flexibility in the computation of long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax on unlisted assets, including properties.

For any assets, such as land or buildings, sold before July 23, taxpayers can choose between the new and old regimes, opting for whichever results in a lower tax liability.

Following 15 years at power, Bangladesh’s ‘Iron lady’ Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign and leave the country as widespread anti-government protests surged on Monday.

The streets of Dhaka, which had been marred by violence and turmoil for the past three weeks, erupted in celebration after her departure.

The Indian government is not considering any relaxation in the tax demand it sent to Infosys last month, according to a government source.

The tax demand is in accordance to the good and services tax rules and the country's second-largest IT services firm has sought ten days to submit its response after meeting tax officials, the source said.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it has ordered listing of a plea challenging the verdict of the Bombay High Court which had upheld a decision of a Mumbai college to impose a ban on wearing of 'hijab', 'burqa' and 'naqab' inside the campus.

The high court had on June 26 refused to interfere with the decision of the Chembur Trombay Education Society's N G Acharya and D K Marathe College imposing the ban, saying such rules do not violate students' fundamental rights.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday informed the lower house of Parliament that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will make a statement on the situation in Bangladesh.

Birla informed the House after Question Hour concluded that Jaishankar will make a suo moto statement at 3.30 pm in Lok Sabha.

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