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  Budget 2024: Taxpayers expectations Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget in the Parliament on February 1, 2024,. It will be an interim budget because this is an election year. The government is expected by middle-class taxpayers to maintain tax stability and rationalization. The government's expenses are covered by the interim budget, which is a short-term financial plan, until elections are held and a new government takes office. The whole budget will be presented by the incoming administration following the Lok Sabha elections. There might be potential changes to the tax regime in order to encourage more taxpayers to choose the new tax system. The government may reduce tax rates and increase the basic threshold for income that is exempt from tax. This would provide relief to middle-class taxpayers. Many tax deductions and exemptions are not available under the new tax regime. To address this, it proposes increasing the standard deduction limit to ac...

  Budget 2024: Expectations of Commodity markets The commodities market is among the many sectors of the Indian economy holding its breath as the deadline for the presentation of the interim budget approaches. Participants in this market are keen to learn how the government's fiscal policies  Stakeholders in the gold industry want the import duty on gold to be lowered from 15% to 10%. Special benefits, such as 0.5% tariff reduction for imports through the India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX), are also sought after by the gold business. Industry leaders think that these actions might strengthen the gold market and promote economic expansion. The gold industry also expects for other policies that are favorable to consumers in addition to lowering import duties. This includes eliminating the capital gains tax on jewelry sales and allowing monthly installments for gold purchases. The removal of the commodities transaction tax (CTT) and the admission of Non-Resident Indians ...

  U 19 Cricket World Cup: Indian beat NZ by 214 runs Indian boys thrashed New Zealand boys by 214 runs in a Super Six encounter of ICC U19 World Cup at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein on Tuesday. After smashing 131 off 126 balls and returning with imprtant bowling spell of 2-10, Musheer Khan was declared the Player of the Match. India scored 295/8 in 50 overs when Uday Sharan, the captain, played a knock of 34 and Adarsh Singh hammered 52 when put in to bat first. Mason Clarke took four wickets for New Zealand, limiting India to 300 runs. In the chase, spinner Saumy Pandey wrecked havoc with 4-19 to demolish the Kiwi batting line-up, bowling them out for 81 in 28.1 overs after Raj Limbani (2-17) claimed two wickets in the first over of the innings. On Friday, India will play their final Super Six encounter against Nepal. Brief Scores: India: 295/8 in 50 overs , Musheer Khan 131 (126), Adarsh Singh 58(52),                      ...

  SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship: India's squad India announces 23 members squad for SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship, to be played at Bangladesh. Indian team will leave for Bangladesh on Tuesday before playing their opening match against Bhutan on February 2. India will face Bangladesh on February 4 and Nepal on February 6. The squad of 23 players has been announced by India's head coach Shukla Dutta for the forthcoming SAFF U-19 Women's Championship. The BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka will host all of the matches leading up to the final on February 8. India will be participating in the tournament for the fifth time. The last U-19 edition in 2021 witnessed the Indian team finishing runners-up to hosts Bangladesh. India's only victory at the competition came in the U-18 division in 2022, when it defeated Bangladesh in the role of host. Indian squad is as under: Goalkeepers : Khushi Kumari, Anika Devi Sharubam and Hempriya Seram. Defenders: Heena Khatun, Vikshit ...

  Super Bowl 2024: All Details America is heading for a 2020 rematch in 2024, Yes, we are talking about Super Bowl 2024. The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will once again compete in the NFL’s championship match as the two football teams will face each other in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on Feb. 11, after each winning their respective conference title games on Sunday. The Chiefs, who are the defending Super Bowl champions and won the matchup against the 49ers four years ago, are led by generational quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce, who has lit up the fields and the tabloids this year with his forceful performances and attention-grabbing relationship with singer and TIME Person of the Year, Taylor Swift. The 49ers, on the other hand, are headed by running back Christian McCaffrey, whose incredible season has broken both franchise and NFL records, and controversial quarterback Brock Purdy, who has responded to widespread criticism of his perceived...

Realme 12 Pro Series 5G launched in India Realme 12 Pro Series 5G launched in India: Check price, sale date, offers and other details Realme has announced its latest premium smartphone with the launch of the Realme 12 Pro Series 5G. The Series has two smartphones - the Realme 12 Pro+ 5G and the Realme 12 Pro 5G.  The price of Realme 12 Pro 5G and 12 Pro+ 5G new smartphones has been revealed.  The price of 12 Pro 5G is Rs 25,999.  The price of 12 Pro+ 5G is Rs 29,999. A discount coupon of Rs 2,000 is also being given in both.  These smartphones have 6.7 inch curved display and AMOLED display. Pro+ 5G has periscope telephoto lens, 120X zoom and Sony Lens. One can order these smartphones from the official site of Realme. Realme Smartphone is popular for better features at low price.  If you are also searching for a new smartphone, then these two new smartphones of Realme can prove to be a great option. These are 12 Pro 5G and 12 Pro+ 5G. The cost of the Realme 12 ...

 Munawar Faraqui wins Big Boss 17 Munawar Faraqui wins the trophy of Big Boss Season 17. Abhishek Kumar finishes as Runner-up. The Winner not only wins the Trophy but also Rs. 50 lakhs cash Prize and a Brand New Hyundai Creta. Finally, Bigg Boss 17 has a champion after three months of challenges, fighting, switching allegiances, and a ton of drama. The winner was revealed by host Salman Khan on Monday just after midnight in front of the top two finalists, Abhishek Kumar and Munawar Faruqui. After a closely contested final, stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui emerged victorious over Abhishek.  From the start, both Abhishek and Munawar were heavy favorites to win the championship. Abhishek relied on his enormous fame from television, while Munawar brought with him his victory from a similar reality program set in incarceration, which he won in 2022. As they went down the tunnel together, Munawar and Abhishek started crying before leaving the Bigg Boss house. Stand-up comic Munawar Fa...

Bollywood Stars shine at 69th Filmfare Awards 2024 The 69th Filmfare Awards are underway in Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat.  Several celebrities including Janhvi Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Varun Dhawan, will be performing at the major event . The grand event will be hosted by Karan Johar, Ayushmann Khurrana and Manish Paul. List of Winners for Technical Awards: ·          Best Sound Design:  Kunal Sharma for  Sam Bahadur  and Sync Cinema for  Animal ·          Best Background Score:  Harshavardhan Rameshwar for  Animal ·          Best Production Design:  Subrata Chakraborty and Amit Ray for  Sam Bahadur ·          Best VFX:  Red Chillies VFX for  Jawan ·          Best Editing:  Jaskunwar Singh Kohli and Vidhu Vinod Chopra for...

Hartley takes 7 wickets, India defeated by England at home In a rare occasion, India gets defeated by England at home soil in Hyderabad test on Sunday. England stun India in thrilling 28 runs win in the First Test , takes 1-0 lead in 5 test match series in India. India had looked to be in the box seat after taking a lead of 190 in their first innings, but Pope’s epic innings of 196 runs resuscitated England, who posted 420 all out in their second innings to roar back into the contest. That left the hosts needing 231 to win the match. But slow left-arm bowler Hartley’s 7-62 in his debut Test wrecked India, who were all out for 202 in an extended final session on the penultimate day. India captain Rohit Sharma’s 39 was the top score by an Indian batter in the second innings as the hosts lost 4-24 in a mid-innings collapse. Ravichandran Ashwin (28) and Srikar Bharat (28) added 57 runs for the eighth wicket to try to take the match into its final day, but that was not to be. The match wen...

  Nitish resigns amidst political crisis, to form new Govt with BJP Nitish Kumar finally resigns amidst major political crisis in Bihar. Nitish set to take oath today itself with BJP support. Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha to take oath as Deputy CMs from BJP quota. Manjhi led HAM party have already announced their support to NDA. On Sunday, Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar received a resignation letter from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who announced his resignation. "I met the governor today and submitted my resignation as Bihar's chief minister." Speaking to the media following his meeting with the Governor and formal departure from the Mahagathbandhan, he added, "I have also instructed the Governor to dissolve the government in the state." It has been scheduled that Nitish will now be receiving an official letter of support from parties during a gathering of NDA leaders. This development represents another Nitish coup, this time against the Congress and the R...

  Xavi: Barcelona manager departing at season's conclusion Xavi leaving Barcelona at the end of the season After departing from Qatari club Al Sadd, the former midfield player for Barcelona and Spain assumed leadership in November 2021. In his first full season in command, 2022–2023, he led Barca to the Spanish championship. However, following Saturday's 5–3 home loss to Villarreal, they are now 10 points behind La Liga leaders Real Madrid. Xavi threatened to "pack his bags" this month if his team lost confidence in him after losing the Spanish Super Cup to rival Real Madrid 4-1. After winning back-to-back games, Barca lost to Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday to exit the Copa del Rey and fell farther behind Villarreal in the fight for the championship. Xavi claims that his mental health has suffered as a result of his work and that it is now appropriate for him to take a break. "In Barcelona, you always feel like you're not valued, you're mistreated - that...

  Fighter movie review: Watch out for Hrithik's amazing action scenes Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, Anil Kapoor, Rishabh Sawhney, Karan Singh Grover, Akshay Oberoi Director: Siddharth Anand Music: Vishal and Shekhar Distributed by: Viacom 18 Studios Release Date: 25th January 2024 Hrithik Roshan, the Bollywood star, has recently released Fighter, India's first airborne action thriller. The female lead in the film is Deepika Padukone and the movie is directed by Siddharth Anand who has earlier directed Pathaan and War. The movie was released on January 25th, in keeping with the Pathaan mood. Let's examine the movie. Top Indian Air Force pilots who suspects an enemy strike on the Srinagar base camp forms a special team. This team includes Sartaj Gill (Karan Singh Grover), Minni Rathore, also known as Minni (Deepika Padukone), Shamsher Pathania, aka Patty (Hrithik Roshan), and a few others. Their CO is Rakesh Jai Singh, also known as Rocky (Anil Kapoor). The ...

  England fightbacks, Root praises Pope as "an absolute masterclass." Senior England batsman Joe Root praised his junior colleague Ollie Pope on Saturday, January 27, after the latter's fifth Test century enabled the visitors to mount a valiant comeback. Root went so far as to call the innings "an absolute masterclass on how to bat in these conditions as an overseas player," calling it one of the best knocks he had ever seen. With a 126-run advantage going into the third day's play, England appeared likely to give India a challenging goal in the first Test of the five-match series in Hyderabad, where they finished Day 3 at 316 for 6. Pope's perfect 148 was a major contributing factor in that. With Ben Stokes at his side, Ollie Pope added 112 runs for the sixth wicket and a tough fifth Test century to keep England rolling on a captivating third day in Hyderabad. At Tea, Indian bowlers Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah had the visitors on the mat at 1...

  Tanmay Agarwal breaks Fastest First Class Triple Century On Friday, January 26, at the NexGen Cricket Ground in Hyderabad, during the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2023/24 Plate Group match between Hyderabad and Arunachal Pradesh, a number of records were broken. Tanmay Agarwal, a 28-year-old left-handed opener, was the main contribution. After the visitors were skittled out for 172 in 39.4 overs, he scored the fastest triple-ton in first-class cricket history to put his side ahead. Agarwal needed 147 balls to achieve his triple-ton, which is the fastest in first-class cricket ever in terms of balls taken. This figure is significantly higher than the 191 balls that Marco Marais of Border needed against Eastern Province in 2017. In first-class cricket, where balls-faced statistics is available, Agarwal reached his double century in 119 balls, making him the second-fastest player to reach the milestone. The only player who did it faster was Shafiqullah Shinwari, who did so for Kabul Region ...

Under-19 Cricket World Cup: Nepal beat Afghanistan by 1 wicket Nepal creates history as they reach Super Six of Under 19 World Cup for the first time. In a terrific match, Nepal boys beat Afghan boys by 1 wicket. Nepal defeated Afghanistan by one wicket thanks to a determined 58 from Dev Khanal. Nepal advanced to the Super 6 round of the tournament as a result of their brilliant win. In the current Under-19 World Cup Group D match, Nepal defeated Afghanistan for 145 thanks to a five-wicket haul by Aakash Chand. Afghanistan chose to bat first and continued to lose wickets at regular intervals. For Nepal, Dipesh Kandel claimed two wickets in addition to Aakash. However, with 37 runs, Allah Ghazanfar was the top scorer for Afghanistan. Afghanistan's captain, Naseer Khan Maroofkhil, added 31 runs as well.    Afghanistan Under-19 vs Nepal Under-19 Highlights : First Innings Afghanistan Under-19 Score - 145/10 in 40.1 overs Afghanistan Under-19 batting performance Allah Mohammad 37...

  OTT releases this Weekend: ANIMAL, Sam Bahadur, Karma calling Several movies and Series are being released this weekend on various OTT platforms like Zee5, Netflix, Disney Hotstar and Amazon Prime video. It's confirmed that Ranbir Kapoor starrer "Animal" movie releases on Netflix without extended Cut. Vickey Kaushal starrer "Sam Bahadur" movie has also been released on Zee5. Karma calling releases on Disney Hotstar. It features Raveena Tandon and Namrata Sheth. Amazon Prime video offers Expats featuring Nicole Kidman. Griselda series releases on Netflix. Shark Tank Season 3 is also streaming on SonyLiv   

  INDIA ally Nitish may resign, may form Govt with BJP "Bihar me fir khela ho gaya" Speculations are overflowing that Bihar Chief Minister and INDIA bloc ally Nitish Kumar might get back to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). India Today cited BJP sources as saying on Thursday that the saffron party has set a condition for the JD(U) chief if he wants to return to the alliance. And that condition is that Nitish Kumar must quit as the chief minister, sources said. Sources say that Nitish Kumar is get back to the NDA and is currently mulling legal options to dissolve the state assembly. BJP may get 2 Deputy CMs post in the new government. Sushil Modi set to return as Deputy CM. RJD is also looking to form Government with Congress, AIMIM and HAM. Sources report that Manjhi has been offered Deputy CM post by RJD for Santosh Kumar Manjhi. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may end alliance with RJD and recommend dissolution of Bihar assembly if RJD leader does not step d...

YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani trending post weight loss : Fans react YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani is unrecognizable Post Weight reduction. In his new Instagram post, Ashish shared an image from the rec center and fans were excited. YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani is standing out as truly newsworthy nowadays and it's not a direct result of his humorous recordings. The Youtuber has gone through a significant weight reduction transformation and is really defining wellness objectives. In his new Instagram post, he showcased flexing his flat stomach and toned biceps. In his humorous caption, the star youtuber wrote, “Fitness : Fitness is that one thing that can take you anywhere and make sure that hello ji main toh check kar raha hu tum sab saale mera caption padhte bhi ho ki nai agar nai padhte toh abhi pata chal jaega haramkhoro islie beeche mein ye ghusa diya lekin caption end aisa karunga ki lage kuch fitness pe bhashan diya hai [I am checking to see if all of you all even read my captions. ...

Padma Awards 2024: Venkaiah Naidu & Chiranjeevi to get Padma Vibhushan The government on the eve of Republic Day 2024 announced the winners of Padma Awards 2024. Padma Awards include Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri. According to the list, 17 people have been honoured with Padma Bhushan, 5 have honoured with Padma Vibhusan and 110 have been awarded Padma Shri. Legendary actress Vyjanthimala, Former Vice President M Venkiah Naidu and Telugu superstar K Chiranjeevi are among the recipients of the Padma Vibhushan award for 2024. Sulabh Foundation founder and Chairman Bindeshwar Pathak (posthumous) and artist Padma Subrahmanyam are the other two recipients. Supreme Court's first woman judge M Fathima Beevi (posthumous), Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, Foxconn Chairman Young Liu, former Union Minister and BJP leader Ram Naik, singer Usha Uthup, and Tamil actor and DMDK founder Vijaykanth (posthumous) are among the 17 recipients of the Padma Bhushan. A total of 110 p...