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July 31, 2026 continues to the last date on which salaried taxpayers and pensioners can file their income tax return. ITR filing FY 2025-26 deadline extension: Will the income tax return filing deadline of July 31, 2026 be extended? As of now there is no intimation from the Income Tax Department on extension of the ITR filing deadline. This means that for now July 31, 2026 continues to the last date on which salaried taxpayers and pensioners can file their income tax return.However, taxpayers with business or professional income have additional time. For non-audit cases, the deadline is August 31,…
Fifa, which oversees world football, has responded to outrage over a plan to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors by saying it plans to continue the consultation process.European football’s 55 member associations (MAs) voted on Thursday to boycott World Cups if Fifa proceeded with the proposal.And Concacaf, which governs football in North and Central America, said its 41 member associations also “rejected” the plan.Fifa said in response: “Our planned consultation process was disrupted by incorrect media reports. We will proceed with this consultation process to ensure that each MA has the ability to express its vote based on…
The story so far: On July 30, the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) released a set of guidelines called ‘Authorisation for Undertaking Planned Re-entry of Space Objects’. These guidelines provide a new framework for how companies and government agencies must handle the reentry phase of a space mission.What is a planned re-entry?Objects in orbit or the upper atmosphere can fall back to the earth due to gravity. Most often these are spent rocket stages, dead satellites, and orbital debris, and all of them frequently tumble back in an uncontrollable manner. If they are not particularly large, they burn up in…
BJP MP Raghav Chadha (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: AAP turncoat and BJP MP Raghav Chadha on Thursday broke his prolonged silence on the paper leak issue, speaking for the first time from the ruling side in Rajya Sabha. He spoke “wholeheartedly in support of the students of India” after BJP-pushed anti-paper leak Bill in Parliament.Chadha stressed that the paper leak crisis could only be resolved through an “institutional solution” and not through “media sound-bytes”, which he claimed was the approach adopted by the PM Modi-led government.Clarifying on his silence so far, BJP leader said, “I don’t want headline, but an…
The court refused to extend the benefit of probation Mumbai: A sessions court on Thursday observed that the charges invoked against a 19-year-old Juhu resident, including criminal intimidation, are classified as bailable under the new criminal laws, but refused anticipatory bail after noting the seriousness of the assault allegations and the alleged pressure on the complainant’s family. The court rejected the plea submitted by Arjun Khanna, who is accused of orchestrating a violent assault on two brothers and their security staff during a late-night party in Prabhadevi. The plea was opposed by Kaykasshan Patel, former actor and mother of the…
NEW DELHI: “My father was almost lynched,” the daughter of a police personnel injured during the CJP protest said at a press meet on Friday, while recalling the violence that broke out on July 20.She said her father, who had served in the Indian Navy for 15 years, was deployed at the front line near the barricades during the protest.She also said that when her father returned home, he told the family that the situation no longer appeared to be a protest, as anti-social elements had entered the scene.She alleged that later, around 2pm, he was attacked, pulled by a…
Bengaluru: A mysterious foul smell from a locked rented house on Bengaluru’s outskirts unravelled a murder that remained hidden for nearly five days. Police suspect a young migrant worker from Bihar was strangled and smothered to death allegedly by her live-in partner, who wrapped her body in a bedsheet, locked the house and fled.The deceased is Reema Kumari, 20, and her partner is Dheeraj Kumar. The murder came to light Wednesday night after neighbours alerted police about the foul smell.Police said the couple came to Bengaluru a year ago and rented a house in Gerupalya, claiming they were husband and…
Over 3k residents oppose proposed property tax reform in draft CURE bill Hyderabad: The proposal to revise the property tax assessment procedure, in the draft Core Urban Region Integrated Governance (CURE) Bill, 2026, has not gone down well with a large section of people. Data accessed by TOI found that the draft bill received more than 4,100 suggestions, comments and objections during the 20-day public consultation. Of these, more than 3,100 raised concerns with the proposed property tax reforms. Respondents argued that replacing the annual rental value (ARV) system with the capital value system (CVS) would impose an unfair financial…
Life-saving chest wall reconstruction restores breathing in crash survivor Chennai: A 42-year-old man who suffered multiple rib fractures, a fractured breastbone and a severe chest injury in a road accident recovered after doctors at SRM Global Hospitals performed a life-saving chest wall reconstruction. The advanced surgery restored the stability of his chest, allowing him to breathe normally again.The accident left the man with a flail chest, a life-threatening condition in which a section of the rib cage moves abnormally during breathing, making it difficult for the lungs to expand. He also sustained a lung injury and was admitted in critical…
Ahmedabad: With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red alert for July 31 and Aug 1, Ahmedabad Rural Police on Thursday issued a traffic advisory urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel on the Sanathal-Bavla highway in view of forecasts of heavy rainfall.Police advised commuters to drive cautiously, maintain a safe distance from other vehicles and avoid crossing waterlogged stretches if the water level appears dangerous or conditions seem unsafe.Motorists have also been urged to check weather forecasts and traffic advisories before commencing their journey and to strictly follow directions issued by police and the district administration during the expected…