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[ad_1] It’s the much-awaited India-Pakistan contest in Ahmedabad. TOI brings you the characters involved in today’s big duel…An India-Pakistan encounter is cricket’s most-anticipated event. In World Cups, the excitement reaches climactic proportions. Come Saturday, another chapter will be added to this epic rivalry as Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium plays host to the eighth encounter between the two teams in ODI World Cups. India hold the enviable record of winning all seven previous encounters. Will India add to their tally with an eighth victory or will Pakistan finally manage to break the jinx? There will be 22 men on the pitch…

[ad_1] MUMBAI: In a case between a senior citizen and the income tax department, the tax tribunal’s Mumbai bench held that the penalty levied for non-disclosure of interest earned on her tax refund is not valid.In their order, the ITAT bench comprising Amarjit Singh, accountant member, and Sandeep Singh Karhail, judicial member, emphasised that unless the refund is received, its interest element cannot be determined.Thus, non-disclosure in theI-T return cannot be considered as a case of ‘underreporting’ of income. In cases of underreporting of income as also misreporting, Section 270A of the I-T Act prescribes hefty penalties on errant taxpayers.In…

[ad_1] Commissionerate of Collegiate and Technical Education Pola Bhaskar inaugurating a new building at Maris Stella College in Vijayawada on Friday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO Commissioner, Collegiate Education Pola Bhaskar on Friday called upon students to set high goals in life and invest in hardwork to achieve them. Speaking after inaugurating a new building on the campus of Maris Stella College, sanctioned under the Centrally-sponsored Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) initiative, he told the students to be on a continuous pursuit of enhancing their knowledge to gain an edge over others in today’s competitive world.Mr. Bhaskar said the New…

[ad_1] The G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) on Friday adopted a joint statement materially in sync with the G20 New Delhi leaders’ declaration as it condemned “terrorism in all its forms and manifestations” and pledged to play a role in combating the menace. It also asserted the essential role of Parliaments for effective implementation of various goals concerning issues ranging from climate change to food and energy security.”In the light of our legislative, budgetary and oversight functions, we pledge to play our role in combating terrorism & violent extremism,” said the statement of the Presiding Officers of Parliaments of G20…

[ad_1] Total flight cancellations dropped from 124 flights out of a total of 1.36 lakh total aircraft movements in 2021-2022.  | Photo Credit: PTI The rate of flight cancellations due to fog has halved with only 86 flights cancelled last financial year, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation which held a fog preparedness meeting on Friday ahead of the winter season.Total flight cancellations dropped from 124 flights out of a total of 1.36 lakh total aircraft movements in 2021-2022 resulting in a 0.09% rate of cancellations to 86 cancellations for 1.66 lakh aircraft movements in 2022-2023 leading to a…

[ad_1] Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar. File | Photo Credit: PTI After the Supreme Court on Friday rapped Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar yet again for procrastinating the hearing over the disqualification proceedings against the ruling Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena MLAs, the Opposition Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) said that the top court had exposed Mr. Narwekar’s “frivolous attitude” towards the law and the Constitution.Remarking that the time had come for the ruling Shinde government to go, Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said that the SC had dealt Mr. Narwekar “a hammer blow” for his foot-dragging over the hearings on the disqualification petitions.“He…

[ad_1] Days after the Israel-Hamas war erupted last weekend, social media platforms like Meta, TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) received a stark warning from a top European regulator to stay vigilant about disinformation and violent posts related to the conflict.The messages, from European Commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton, included a warning about how failure to comply with the region’s rules about illegal online posts under the Digital Services Act could impact their businesses.”I remind you that following the opening of a potential investigation and a finding of non-compliance, penalties can be imposed,” Breton wrote to X owner Elon…

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Addressing the inaugural session of the 9th G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (), PM Narendra Modi recalled the December 2001 jihadi attack on Parliament, and seemed to articulate India’s grudge that the world took time to recognise the trauma it suffered at the hands of Pakistan-backed terrorists.’Terrorism against humanity, have to move forward with human-centric approach’: PM Modi at P20 summit”As you know, Bharat has been facing cross-border terrorism for decades.Terrorists have killed thousands of innocent people in Bharat, terrorists had also targeted our Parliament. And you will be shocked to know that Parliament was in session at…

[ad_1] Supporters of Lebanon’s Hezbollah party parade to mark the last day of Ashura ceremony in Beirut.Aziz TaherAn exchange of fire between Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and the armed forces in northern Israel signal that the conflict in Gaza could spread regionally.With an Israeli ground incursion potentially imminent in the north of the Gaza Strip, the conflict could grow to involve other regional actors, including Hezbollah and potentially Iran, analysts say.And if Hezbollah decides to join the conflict in neighboring Israel, “it will be nothing short of a game-changer,” Firas Maksad, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, told…