Govt-owned fuel retailers lose Rs 5 per litre on petrol, Rs 23 on diesel as oil tops $100 per barrel: Report

Higher crude prices could raise costs across fuel, transport and other energy-intensive sectors, adding to domestic inflation pressures. State-owned fuel retailers are losing around Rs 5 per litre on petrol and Rs 23 per litre on diesel as renewed tensions in West Asia pushed international crude oil prices above $100 a barrel, analysts said on…

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Man paid Rs 1.43 lakh for iPhone 14 Pro, received a Chinese phone with fake Apple logo and two cameras; consumer panel orders full refund with 7% interest plus Rs 30,000

The opening of the package was recorded on video using the delivery agent’s phone. A man ordered an iPhone 14 Pro from an e-commerce platform. What he received instead shocked him. The phone that was delivered to him turned out to be a Chinese phone with a fake Apple logo. Instead of the three-camera Deep…

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India Us Trade Deal: ‘More or less finalised’: India-US trade deal nears signing, says commerce secretary

India-US trade deal ‘more or less’ finalised (representative image) The India-US trade deal has been “more or less” finalised, with the two countries now working on a framework for preferential market access before signing the agreement at an appropriate time, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Wednesday.Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the…

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Widow sought railway compensation after husband allegedly fell from train; ticket was bought at 5:47 pm, over 4 hours after train left, Delhi High Court rejects claim

The widow argued that the journey ticket had been recovered from Manjhi and was also mentioned in the police papers. In a strange case, a woman sought railway compensation after her husband’s death, but the train he was supposed to be travelling on had left four hours before the ticket was bought!The Delhi High Court…

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Taxpayer chose new tax regime, but consultant filed the wrong form, triggering old regime and Rs 1.23 lakh demand; ITAT orders ITR to be processed under new tax regime and gives relief on tax demand

The mistake subsequently translated into an additional tax demand. Filing your own income tax return can be a daunting and tedious process for many. That’s when you hire a consultant. But, what if the consultant mixes up your ITR between the new and old income tax regime? You may get a tax notice, and that’s…

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Trusted data key to evidence-based policymaking: Das

NEW DELHI: Trusted, timely and interoperable data is key to evidence-based policymaking and data-driven governance, principal secretary to PM Shaktikanta Das said Tuesday in a workshop organised by statistics ministry on strengthening the national data system . MoSPI secretary Saurabh Garg also underscored the need to move from siloed departmental data systems towards an integrated,…

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