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Ready-to-move-in versus under construction apartments: Tax, GST and TDS differences explained

India, Dec. 21 -- Surat-based Amit Rastogi booked an under-construction flat for Rs.85 lakh. The developer levied GST at 5% on each installment, increasing the overall cost of the property. Since the ... Read More


Yogi announces cut in interest rate on UP cooperative rural development bank loans for small, marginal farmers

Lucknow, Dec. 21 -- Less than 15 months before the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday announced a major relief for the small and marginal farmers by reducing t... Read More


Jharkhand high court bans blood replacement, orders BCSUs across districts

Jamshedpur, Dec. 21 -- The Jharkhand high court (HC) has banned blood replacement in all hospitals across the state and has ordered the state government to ensure the establishment of blood component ... Read More


Tirkey warns tribals against 'fraud NGOs'

Ranchi, Dec. 21 -- Congress executive president Bandhu Tirkey has cautioned tribals against fraudulent non-governmental organisations (NGOs), alleging that they exploit social service as a cover for b... Read More


BJP alleges graft in Jal Jeevan Mission across Jharkhand

Ranchi, Dec. 21 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday accused the Hemant Soren government of orchestrating large-scale corruption in the Jal Jeevan Mission, alleging that the flagship drinking... Read More


Former CM Baghel's survey claim triggers political row in Chhattisgarh, BJP seeks evidence

Raipur, Dec. 21 -- Chhattisgarh's political temperature rose sharply after former Chief Minister senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel alleged that survey agencies were being deployed across the state... Read More


Amid Thailand-Cambodia clashes, US hopes for 'truce' next week

India, Dec. 21 -- US State Secretary Marco Rubio said that Washington hopes a renewed ceasefire can be reached early next week to halt the ongoing clashes between Thai and Cambodian forces. "We are w... Read More


South Africa shooting: Nine killed, 10 more injured in Johannesburg; second mass attack in a month

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- As many as nine people were killed, and 10 others were injured in an attack at Bekkersdal township outside Johannesburg, police said Sunday, in the second mass shooting in South ... Read More


"Deeply moving experience": PM Modi visits Swahid Smarak Kshetra, pays tribute to Assam Movement martyrs

Guwahati, Dec. 21 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that visiting Swahid Smarak Kshetra at Paschim Boragaon in Guwahati was a "deeply moving experience", recalling the sacrifice of people... Read More


Bengal SIR: Employees of PSUs, Banks to be deployed as micro-observers

Kolkata, Dec. 21 -- : Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal convened a high-level coordination meeting with representatives of central government agencies and nationalised banks to finalise the... Read More