Budget 2025 revises FY25 capex, promises incentives for EVs, social security for gig workers, and major infrastructure projects in Bihar, including a greenfield airport and a Makhana Board

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What this essentially means is that Salaried individual income earning Rs 12.75 lakh annually will not have to pay income tax.

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If you're a regular salaried individual or earn other kinds of 'normal income' up to Rs 12 lakh, you won't have to pay any tax, thanks to both the tax rebate and reduced tax slabs in new tax regime

The Azure cloud division will grow at as much 32 per cent in its fiscal third quarter, not much faster than it did during the last three months of 2024

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A Canada commission report has said that "no definitive link" with a "foreign state" in the killing of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was "proven", smashing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations that accused the involvement of Indian agents in the killing.
In September 2023, Trudeau said Canada had credible evidence that agents of the Indian government were involved in the murder of Nijjar in British Columbia in June 2023.
The report titled "Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions' was released on Tuesday.
In the report commissioner Marie-Josee Hogue said "Disinformation is used as a retaliatory tactic to punish decisions that run contrary to a state's interests."
The report has suggested India spread disinformation on the killing of Nijjar.
"This may have been the case with a disinformation campaign that followed the Prime Minister's announcement regarding suspected Indian involvement in the .

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Here is the complete list of companies whose shares will trade ex-date tomorrow, January 31, along with their key corporate announcements, as per data available on the BSE

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A few smaller companies have also announced currency-related losses, with more expected as the earnings season progresses

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Waaree Energies on Thursday reported a multifold rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 5,068.76 crore for the December 2024 quarter, helped by higher income.
It had posted a Rs 1,408.05 crore net profit in the year-ago quarter, the company said in an exchange filing.
The company's total income rose to Rs 35,452.65 crore from Rs 16,517.74 crore in the October-December period of 2023-24.
Its expenses stood at Rs 28,554.53 crore against Rs 15,173.08 crore a year ago.
In a media statement, the company's Whole Time Director and CEO  Amit Paithankar said, "Our solar business continues to be strong, and we are rapidly advancing in the adjacencies of energy storage systems, green hydrogen, inverters and renewable infrastructure".
The momentum in this space is stronger than ever, and the company is well-positioned to capitalise on it, the statement said.
The US contributed 15-20 per cent of the company's revenue mix, Paithankar said.
In January, the company, through its US-based subsidia

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Thakur's performance was all the more significant considering his previous match, where he had scored a blistering century for Mumbai in their loss to Jammu & Kashmir.

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Ahead of Monday's Amrit Snan at the Maha Kumbh on Basant Panchami, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed officials to ensure "zero errors" in arrangements.
During a review meeting in Prayagraj on Saturday, he said the traditional 'shobha yatra' of 'akharas' should be conducted with grandeur and all necessary preparations completed on time, according to a statement.
The chief minister highlighted the importance of security and said the safety and convenience of everyone should be ensured.
He also directed the officials to increase parking space and ensure that devotees had to walk as little as possible.
Senior police officers should be assigned to manage traffic at key locations, he said.
Adityanath stressed that Sunday and Monday would be critical and said no VIP protocol would be in place before, during or after major bathing days.
The directions came after at least 30 people died and 60 were injured in a stampede that broke out on Wednesday when the area c

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The US military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump's second term.
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday that the strikes by US Africa Command were directed by Trump and coordinated with Somalia's government.
An initial assessment by the Pentagon indicated that multiple operatives were killed. The Pentagon said is assesses no civilians were harmed in the strikes.
Trump, in a post on social media, said a senior IS planner and recruits were targeted in the operation.
The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians. Our Military has targeted this ISIS Attack Planner for years, but Biden and his cronies wouldn't act quickly enough to get the job done. I did! Trump said.
The message to ISIS and all others who would attack Americans is that WE WILL FIND YOU, AND WE WILL KILL YOU!
Trump did not identify

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The rating agency's arm said that India's recent consumer price inflation at around 5 per cent was without clear evidence of a trend towards slowing price pressures

Most GCCs in India support critical business goals by using AI, data analytics, robotic process automation, and cloud services

India ranked third globally in terms of funding raised by fintech companies, behind the US and China, the report said

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