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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today promised the party will take exemplary action against those who have destroyed democracy – “when the government changes” – after the party received a ₹ 1,800 crore income tax notice which it called “tax terrorism”. The fresh tax notice is for the assessment years 2017-18 to 2020-21, and includes penalty and interest. “When the government changes, action will definitely be taken against those who are destroying democracy. And the action will be taken in such a manner that no one will have the courage to do all this again. This is my guarantee,”…

New Delhi: A group of American professionals has levelled serious allegations against Indian tech giant Tata Consultancy (TCS) in the latest twist to the ongoing debate over the US visa program for skilled foreign workers. The workers alleged that they were fired by TCS on short notice and their roles given to Indians on H-1B visas, the Wall Street Journal reported. The H-1B visa program allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations requiring technical expertise. Typically, H-1B visa holders are employed for three to six years, with the possibility of renewal if they pursue permanent resident status…

New Delhi: Six people are presumed dead after an out-of-control cargo ship smashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. While several, including US President Joe Biden, are praising the Indian crew on the ship, a ‘racist’ cartoon depicting the incident has stirred a storm. The Singapore-flagged container ship Dali lost power and crashed into a concrete pier supporting the bridge on Tuesday. Within seconds almost the entire bridge collapsed and plunged into what officials said was roughly 50 feet of frigid water below. Biden praised the ship’s crew, most of whom were Indians for their prompt Mayday call which prompted…

New Delhi: The Indian Navy responded to a pirate attack in the Arabian Sea and rescued an Iranian fishing vessel and its crew of 23 Pakistani nationals in an over 12-hour-long anti-piracy operation. “Based on inputs on a potential piracy incident onboard an Iranian Fishing Vessel ‘Al-Kambar 786’ late evening on March 28, two Indian Naval ships – mission deployed in the Arabian Sea for maritime security operations – were diverted to intercept the hijacked fishing vessel,” the Navy said in a statement. “After more than 12 hours of intense coercive tactical measures as per the SOPs, the pirates on…

MUMBAI: Rice export prices from India, one of the world’s top exporters, have experienced a slight increase this week. The surge comes as traders factored in higher duties on rice shipments, while demand in Thailand remains subdued. The 5% broken parboiled variety from India is now quoted at $550-$558 per ton, marking an uptick from the previous range of $543-$550, reported news agency Reuters. It may be noted that prices hit a record high of $560 earlier this month. Explaining the price hike, a dealer based in New Delhi, representing a global trade house, pointed to the government’s shift in…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: A group of individual unit owners in a multiple villa project at Anjuna received significant relief when the Bombay High Court in Goa overturned a closure order that the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) had issued in November of last year and requested that the board hold a new hearing. These villa owners in the Waynar Construction Company project in Anjuna were given an order by the GSPCB to stop operating “homestay” businesses there. While the individual owners of some of these villas operate “homestay” businesses under license from the Tourism Department, others are solely residential.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: FLY91 has signed a multi-year engine services agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the PW127M engines that power the regional carrier’s fleet of ATR 72-600 turboprop passenger aircraft. FLY91, India’s new pure-play regional airline brand by Just Udo Aviation Private Limited, intends to increase its fleet by the end of 2024 to provide local connectivity to underserved cities in the country. Pratt & Whitney PW100-powered regional turboprop aircraft consume 25 to 40% less fuel and avoid an equal measure of CO2 emissions than similar-sized jets on typical regional routes…