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The Ministry of Finance on Sunday clarified that there is no new change in the tax regime that is coming into effect from April 1. Just a day ahead of the interim budget’s income tax proposals coming into effect, the finance ministry debunked the spread of misinformation concerning the new tax regime. Late on Sunday, the Ministry of Finance shared a post on X (formerly Twitter), clearing the confusion over the new tax regime. In a detailed note, the ministry explained that the new tax regime has low rates but fewer exemptions and deductions. The Ministry of Finance wrote, “It…

New Delhi: Shedding light on visa appointments and the waiting time concerning them, the US envoy to India, Eric Garcetti, said that President Joe Biden told him to bring down the waiting time for it in India, adding that it was the first instance that an ambassador was told to look into something like this in any country. Mr Garcetti underscored that a part of the green card backlog issue is a legislative problem and said that it is what Congress will have to address. However, he highlighted that the number of visas that have been adjudicated has brought down…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: India Meteorological Department (IMD), Goa, has predicted light rain in a few isolated locations over the state on April 6. Known as pre-monsoon rainfall, these showers are a welcome break from the state’s ongoing dry spell. The IMD stated that although conditions are predicted to stay dry from March 31 to April 5 and that the maximum temperature will not significantly change over the next three days, there may be haze in certain areas in the early hours of April 1. Panaji recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 25.9 degrees Celsius on the final day of March,…

RELIEF FOR CONGRESS… — The matter, the court said, will be heard next on July 24. — I-T dept sought payment of tax dues amounting to a whopping ₹ 3,567 crore. — The central agency will take no coercive action against the Opposition parties during polls — Centre has collected ₹ 135 crore by attaching properties New Delhi: In a big relief to the Congress ahead of Lok Sabha polls, the Centre told the Supreme Court today that it will not act against the Opposition party to recover tax dues amounting to over ₹ 3,500 crore. The matter, the court…

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will spend the next two weeks in jail in the liquor policy case after his Enforcement Directorate custody ends today. The probe agency did not seek custody of the AAP leader, after which a local court this morning sent him to jail till April 15. The court has also allowed him to meet his wife Sunita Kejriwal and ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bhardwaj before he is shifted to the Tihar Jail. Mr Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 in the alleged liquor policy scam after he skipped nine central agency summons, and has…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa State Industries Association (GSIA) and the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) are not in favour of the proposed relocation of the scrapyards and wholesale fish market. According to a statement from the GCCI, the recent announcements about the planned move of the wholesale fish market from Margao to Verna Industrial Estate and the relocation of all scrap yards into industrial estates have caused serious concerns among Goan stakeholders and business communities. The authorities have stated that the new fish market’s first phase is almost finished, which calls for the market’s temporary relocation while…