Anushka Sharma

While presenting the Union Budget 2024 in the Lok Sabha, the FM announced an increase in the tax deduction on family pensions, raising the limit from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000.

While presenting the Union Budget 2024 in the Lok Sabha, the FM announced an increase in the tax deduction on family pensions, raising the limit from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000.

In the Union Budget 2024 presented on July 23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced three new schemes aimed at boosting employment through the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). These schemes, part of the Prime Minister's package for 'Employment Linked Incentives,' have a total central outlay of ₹1.07 lakh crore and are designed to incentivise new entrants into the organised sector and support job creation.

"The data produced on record is not indicative of the systemic leak of the question paper which would lead to the destruction of the sanctity of the exam," the court said. "Ordering a re-examination will lead to serious consequences affecting over 23 lakh students and will lead to disruption of the academic schedule," it added.

Effective October 1, 2024, the TDS rate will decrease from 5% to 2% for monthly rent payments exceeding ₹50,000.

The state-owned telecom company, which owns numerous land parcels across India, is facing resistance from state governments, primarily due to state government leases on many of its properties designated for telecom use. These leases have led to state governments asserting their rights as lessors, complicating MTNL's plans to generate revenue from these assets.

The revised results also include scores from a re-test held on June 23, 2024, for 1563 candidates, as ordered by the Supreme Court. "The revised score of 1563 candidates who applied for Retest has been shown against their Original Exam Centre," the statement read.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath said that the initiative aims to provide career opportunities for veterans and integrate them into state security forces, while Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the initiative aims to integrate the skills and discipline acquired by Agniveers during their military service into various government roles.

​According to global brokerage Credit Suisse, improving external trade balance, FPI inflows and healthy forex reserves can provide stability to the Indian rupee. “While the rupee showed some weakness against the USD recently (-0.5% MoM), on a YTD basis it has been relatively stable against the USD (appreciating by 0.4% YTD) compared to other Asian currencies,” it said. Take a look at how major Asian currencies have moved on a YTD basis. (Data point: May 17 | Source: Bloomberg, Credit Suisse)