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Selling a property can leave you with a sizable profit, but it can also rake up significant taxes. The amount of tax you pay depends on how long you have owned the property and the capital gains tax rules introduced in the Union Budget 2024 and made effective from July 23, 2024. The changes have altered how long-term gains from property sales are calculated and taxed.Like before, a property sold within 24 months of purchase is treated as a short-term capital gain (STCG), while a property sold after 24 months is treated as a long-term capital gain (LTCG). What has…

Employee expenses of Meta-owned Facebook India Online Services Private Limited grew 36 per cent to ₹648.57 crore during the fiscal as against ₹476 crore a year ago. | Photo Credit: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Facebook India has posted around 28 per cent increase in standalone profit at ₹647.45 crore for financial year ended March 2025, according to the company’s regulatory filing shared by Tofler.The company had logged a profit ₹504.93 crore a year ago.Revenue from operations grew 25 per cent to ₹3,792.91 crore in FY2025 from ₹3,034.82 a year ago.”The company’s total expenses for the fiscal were reported as Rs 2,881 crore,”…

Hyderabad: To maintain adequate coal supply to thermal power stations even during the monsoon, SCCL chairman & managing director Buddhaprakash Jyoti has asked the officials to ensure uninterrupted coal production during monsoon.Speaking at a review meeting with SCCL officers on Saturday, he said that at present, nearly 95% of Singareni’s coal production comes from open cast mines. During heavy rains, water accumulation in open cast mines often hampers production activities. To address this, SCCL has already installed more than 100 heavy-duty pumps and motors across all open cast mines to dewater the mines and continue production operations, he said.However, as…

Cuttack: Coming down heavily on Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) and Cuttack Development Authority (CDA) for poor condition of parks in the city, Orissa high court has observed that the report submitted by the civic agencies was “in stark contrast to reality”.The designated special bench of Justices K R Mohapatra and V Narasingh made the observation on May 21 while hearing an ongoing PIL on multiple civic concerns in Cuttack with assistance from an advocates’ committee headed by the president and secretary of the High Court Bar Association (HCBA).The issue of maintenance of parks had earlier come under the court’s scrutiny…

Hazaribag: A member of the Rahul Dubey-led criminal gang was arrested with arms and ammunition in a raid conducted in Lohsinghna police station limits of the district late on Friday, police said.In a press conference held on Saturday, Barkagaon subdivisional police officer (SDPO) Amit Anand said Hazaribag SP Aman Kumar had received information on Friday evening that members of the gang were planning some crime in Rotra village.A special investigation team (SIT), led by Anand, carried out a raid near the municipal dumping yard in Rotra and arrested Jiaul Rahman alias Mojammil, 25. Police also recovered a pistol with a…

CSK finished IPL 2026 with six wins from 14 matches, 12 points and no playoff place. The campaign ended with an 89-run defeat to the Gujarat Titans, a scoreline that did not feel like bad luck. It felt like the season arriving at its honest conclusion.Ruturaj Gaikwad gestures during the IPL 2026 match between CSK and LSG. (AFP)What made the audit uncomfortable was the money. CSK were not a value-dead franchise. Their rating-adjusted worth exceeded their auction spend. Their books were in the green. Their players had produced enough individual returns to keep the ledger respectable. By the numbers, they…

There is a reason grandparents insisted on finishing the greens on the plate. Long before nutrition labels and wellness trends became popular, traditional diets quietly relied on vegetables that protected the body in ways science is still trying to fully understand.Antioxidants are natural compounds that help the body deal with oxidative stress, a process linked with ageing and several chronic diseases. According to the US National Institutes of Health, vegetables and fruits remain some of the richest natural sources of antioxidants, and diets rich in them are associated with better long-term health outcomes.But not all vegetables bring the same nutritional…

File Photo (ANI) New Delhi , May 23 : US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, said on Saturday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio extended an invitation on behalf of US President Donald Trump to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the White House. The US envoy said in a post on X, “News! Secretary Marco Rubio extended an invite on behalf of President Donald Trump, for Prime Minister Modi to visit the White House in the near future!”US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. The leaders held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral cooperation…

Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Saturday urged the Bihari diaspora to return and invest in their soil, describing it as a way to repay a debt to their janmabhoomi and help transform the state into a hub of modern progress.Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary at the AI Summit in Patna. (@samrat4bjp)Speaking at the inauguration of the two-day Bihar AI Summit 2026 here, Choudhary told a gathering of policymakers, innovators, startups and officials that those who had found success outside Bihar should now contribute to its prosperity. “Bihar’s migrants should return to their homeland. Those who have earned in other states…

KOLKATA: Opening its purse strings for Bengal following chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s maiden visit to New Delhi after assuming office on May 9, the Centre on Friday agreed to release Rs 39,000 crore for schemes under the Union water resources ministry. PM Narendra Modi, during his meeting with Adhikari, also assured of support in implementing central projects, many of which were stalled under the previous Trinamool Congress govt led by Mamata Banerjee.“The Prime Minister assured utmost cooperation and support on behalf of the central govt in the economic development, industry development, employment creation and push for West Bengal,” Adhikari posted…