- Tuesday, June 17, 2025
SOME provisions in the union budget presented on Saturday (01) brought good news for businesses run by NRIs in the Gulf region, while some questions remain unanswered. Bhavesh Talreja, founder and CEO, Globale Media said the Union Budget 2025 presents both opportunities and challenges for the marketing and advertising industry,…
ZAKIA JAFRI, the wife of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots, died on Saturday (01) in Ahmedabad at the age of 86. Ehsan Jafri was among 69 people who were killed inside Gulbarg Society, a Muslim neighbourhood in Ahmedabad, on February 28, 2002,…
SHAHID KAPOOR-starrer “Deva” hit theatres across India on Friday and earned ₹ 5.78 crore nett at the domestic box office on its opening day, according to Zee Studios. The film is produced by Roy Kapur Films in association with Zee Studios. Zee Studios announced the earnings on Instagram, stating, "Bhasad…
IT IS a quarter to 10 pm on Thursday (30). A group of more than a dozen pilgrims, tired after a nearly 30 km walk to and from Triveni Sangam, take a rest for a while on the side of a road near a mustard field on the outskirts of…
INDIVIDUALS earning up to ₹1.2 million annually will not have to pay any income tax under the new tax regime as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday (01) gave relief to the middle class by raising exemption limit and rejigging slabs. For salaried employees, this nil tax limit will be…
RESIDENTS of Prayagraj have thrown their doors open to the hundreds of stranded and hungry after a massive surge in number of pilgrims arriving for the Maha Kumbh sent the city infra groaning under its weight. While the administration grapples with the crowd after the deadly stampede on Mauni Amavasya,…
NETFLIX has teamed up with Excel Entertainment for its upcoming series “Dabba Cartel”, set to debut on February 28. The show, directed by Hitesh Bhatia, follows five middle-class women who unintentionally enter the world of drug trafficking through their dabba service. “This is a story that follows five women from…
APPLE is very keen on India where it has seen record business during the December quarter with iPhone emerging as the top-selling smartphone model in terms of value, a top company official said on Friday. During the company's earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook said India offers a huge growth…
THE APPOINTMENT of former Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni as a Mahamandaleshwar of the Kinnar Akhara has sparked a controversy with the "founder" of the akhara opposing her inclusion. Rishi Ajay Das, who claims to be the founder of the Kinnar Akhara, on Friday (31) opposed her inclusion and announced the…
THE Economic Survey 2025 has projected that the country's economy will grow 6.3-6.8 per cent in the next fiscal year. India is among the top-performing countries globally but sluggish compared with recent performance. The world's fifth-largest economy posted 8.2 per cent GDP growth in the 2023-24 financial year but has…
