Software product taxation continues to be plagued by dual levies of VAT and service tax and high cumulative cash outflow due to TDS at 10%

R Chandrashekhar: IT sector at the crossroads

Business Standard

More than 250,000 gram panchayats are yet to be linked via broadband

Is Bharat ready for a Digital India?

he unique India value proposition of competitive costs, skilled talent pool, customer-centric service providers and excellent business infrastructure has ensured continued growth of the sector

Embracing new markets, trends

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 4: Talisma Corporation Pvt. Ltd., a leading provider of customer experience solutions  &amp;  education solutions, today unveiled CXM.AI, a hyper-personalisation platform aimed at transforming customer interactions. 

Talisma Corporation Unveils CXM.AI

New Delhi [India], March 4: Marking a quarter-century of industry advancements  &amp;  growth, INDIAWOOD 2025, the leading trade fair for woodworking and furniture manufacturing, will take place from March 6-9, 2025, at India Expo Mart  &amp;  Centre (IEML), Greater Noida, Delhi NCR. As part of NuernbergMesse global woodworking portfolio, this milestone edition reflects India's emergence as a manufacturing powerhouse and a key global player in the furniture and woodworking industry.

INDIAWOOD 2025: 25 Years of Driving Innovation in Woodworking  &amp;  Furniture Manufacturing

New Delhi [India], March 4: Unlike conventional water bottles that simply store and dispense water, Adivaa's innovative solution actively enriches water with molecular hydrogen, producing concentrations of upto 6000 ppb (parts per billion) within minutes, one of the highest levels available in India. This transformation enhances hydration at a cellular level, boosts antioxidant properties, and neutralizes harmful free radicals, making it far superior to regular drinking water in supporting overall health and wellness.

Adivaa, India\'s Leading Health-Tech Brand, Launches Innovative Japanese-tech Based Hydrogen Ionizers for Ultimate Wellness in India

Union Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday said  India's circular economy has the potential to create a market worth over USD 2 trillion and generate nearly 10 million jobs by 2050.
"On a global scale, the circular economy could contribute an additional USD 4.5 trillion to the global economy by 2030," he said, while speaking on the second day of the 12th Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum for the India and Pacific region in Jaipur.
The Union Minister for Forest, Environment and Climate Change said the circular economy will bring about the most significant transformation in trade. This shift will revolutionise the traditional "take, make, waste" model of production and consumption.
The minister said that through the Plastic Waste Management Rules of 2016, significant steps have been taken targeting municipal, industrial, residential and commercial sectors.
He said that in 2022, a ban on certain categories of single-use plastics was imposed.
Yadav further stated that a Circular .

Bhupender Yadav, Bhupender, Manthan, Manthan 2025

The US EIA forecasts Brent crude prices to average $74 per barrel in CY25, down 8 per cent Y-o-Y and to decline to $66 per barrel in CY26

ONGC

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, March 4: Among the broader markets, the Nifty Smallcap100, and Nifty Midcap100 indices settled higher by 0.69 per cent, and 0.05 per cent respectively

Stock Market, BSE, Nifty, Capital

Blackstone, an American private-equity firm, has backed off, citing a high valuation, according to bankers

Haldiram's

The US is pausing all current military aid to Ukraine until Trump determines the country's leaders demonstrate a good-faith commitment to peace

Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The acquisition is subject to the approval of the RBI and is expected to be completed within 45 days post receipt of RBI approval

Jio Financial Services

Stock market today: The Centre has elevated IRCTC and IRFC from Miniratna I to Navratna status

stock market, Indian stock market, National stock exchange, NSE

BJP state chief K Annamalai, in a letter, informed CM Stalin of the same and accused him of citing "ill-conceived misconceptions" regarding the delimitation exercise

K Annamalai, Annamalai

The Delhi government has directed all school heads to ensure that admissions for students under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Disadvantaged Group (DG) and Children with Special Needs (CWSN) categories are conducted through a fully computerised draw of lots, eliminating any manual intervention.
In a circular dated February 27, the Directorate of Education (DoE) stated, "The admission process for EWS, DG, and CWSN categories in private unaided recognised schools at the entry-level classes (Nursery, KG, and Class 1) is conducted exclusively through a computerised draw of lots."
"This process is entirely automated, leaving no room for manual interference at any stage," the circular further emphasised.
The department also cautioned against individuals or institutions falsely claiming to influence or guarantee admissions under these categories, it read.
"The general public is informed that such claims are misleading, and people are advised to avoid engaging with such illegal ...

students, student, School students

A court in the Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday rejected the bail petition of 17 accused in the violence that took place here on November 24 last year, a government advocate said on Saturday.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Nirbhay Narain Rai had on Thursday rejected 18 such bail applications. Till now, 65 bail petitions have been rejected in this case and the remaining petitions are to be heard on other dates, Additional District Government Advocate Hari Om Prakash Saini told PTI on Saturday.
Saini also said, "We presented arguments before the honourable court that four innocent people have lost their lives in the incident of November 24. These accused used such means with the intention to kill the police, which included throwing stones, firing was also done. Police have identified the accused on the basis of video footage.
"Bullets and other items have also been recovered from them. All these arguments were presented by me in the court, on the basis of which all 

Sambhal, UP Police

State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) recorded a marginal 0.9 per cent decline in coal production in February compared to the year-ago period.
The company's' coal production stood at 74.1 MT in February this fiscal, down from 74.8 MT in the corresponding month of previous fiscal.
The company's production in the April-February period was 695.3 MT over 685.1 MT in the year-ago period, CIL said in a filing to BSE.
Coal India accounts for over 80 per cent of domestic coal output.
The cumulative coal production during April-February period was at 928.95 million tonnes, registering an increase of 5.73 per cent, over 878.55 MT of fossil fuel produced in the year-ago period, the coal ministry said in a statement.
The cumulative coal dispatch during the April-February period rose to 929.41 MT, registering a growth of 5.50 per cent from 880.92 MT produced in the corresponding period of previous year, the ministry said.
"This robust performance underscores India's commitment to energy security a

Coal

Phillips acknowledged that New Zealand has a much smaller talent pool, allowing players a longer run in the team before selectors consider changes

Glenn Phillips

The order was passed by a single bench of Justice Shivkumar Dige, who noted that the special court's order of March 1 was passed mechanically, without going into the details

Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch (Photo: PTI)

Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch

India's exporters are already under dire threat from the US. That only makes it more important that they should not be attacked from the domestic side. QCOs must be eliminated immediately

Quality Control Orders

At Business Standard Manthan 2025, Samir Arora set the cat among the pigeons when he argued for the abolition of capital gains tax to bring back FIIs to Indian markets

Samir Arora at BS Manthan

The father of an Indian woman on death row in Abu Dhabi has approached the Delhi High Court, seeking to know her well-being.
In his petition, which is likely to come up for hearing on Monday, Shabbir Khan -- a? resident of Banda in Uttar Pradesh --? said there was "profound uncertainty" with respect to his daughter Shahzadi's condition, and his repeated applications to the Ministry of External Affairs for clarification were "fruitless".
The plea further alleged that Shahzadi was inadequately represented before the local courts in a case pertaining to the alleged murder of her employer's four-month-old child and she was pressured into "confessing", leading to the imposition of death penalty on July 31, 2023.
"On February 14, 2025, the petitioner's daughter telephoned him from detention, informing him that she had been relocated within the facility and prior to her potential execution, her final wish was to speak with her parents," the petition said.
"The petitioner, with considerabl