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TCS, US Green Card program, H1B visa: Big triggers for IT stocks today - TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Tech | Experts' views

IT stocks today, Oct. 9 -- Shares of Indian IT companies like Infosys, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HCL Tech and Persistent Systems, are likely to remain in focus on Friday, October 9, as s... Read More


8th Pay Commission salary: How 3.833x vs 4x fitment factors could mean Rs.3,006 monthly basic-pay gap

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The 8th Pay Commission concluded its meeting in Bengaluru yesterday, 8 October. The Commission has its next meeting in Mumbai starting 22 October. The Commission has already held... Read More


Is the right question being asked?

India, Oct. 9 -- A doughty draw, snatches of smart football in two heavy defeats and an experience of a lifetime. Neither Khalid Jamil nor his men would have thought of going up against either Panama,... Read More


Commodity options gain as volatility, lower taxes draw retail traders

Mumbai, Oct. 9 -- Retail traders are opting for commodity options over equity index options, drawn by sharper swings in energy and bullion prices and lower tax incidence. Average daily premium turnov... Read More


Paying rent for yourself and parents? Know if you can claim HRA for more than one property

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- House rent allowance (HRA) can be a key tax-saving component of the salary for many salaried employees. However, tax exemption on this allowance is available only under the old ta... Read More


Meet 'Charles Sobhraj of Kashmir': Ex-doctor who 'duped' people by selling land owned by Pandit migrants

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested an 80-year-old former Ayurvedic doctor from the outskirts of Srinagar for allegedly duping land buyers, most of them Kashmiri migrant Pandit... Read More


India's beauty market is getting crowded, but consumers are getting smarter, says Splitsvilla winner and MoroMaa founder Soundous Moufakir | Interview

India, Oct. 9 -- Splitsvilla winner and The Traitors 2 contestant Soundous Moufakir did not set out to build a beauty brand because she saw a gap in the market. She was looking for something she had g... Read More


Chandigarh sees drop in Right to Service disposal rate

Chandigarh, Oct. 9 -- The disposal rate of applications under the Right to Service (RTS) framework has been steadily declining over the years, even as the number of applications received have gone up,... Read More


Foreign university campuses to come up at state public varsities

India, Oct. 9 -- The public universities across the state could soon host branches or campuses of leading foreign universities, with the state government proposing dual and joint degree programmes, jo... Read More


NGT sets aside green clearance for expansion of project in Viman Nagar

India, Oct. 9 -- The Western Zonal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set aside the environmental clearance (EC) granted for the expansion of a residential and commercial project in Viman ... Read More