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Govt is nudging tax evaders to file updated returns: Tarun Bajaj

Revenue secretary Tarun Bajaj says the government has started matching information with data from third-party sources for direct taxes. Photo: HT

Revenue secretary Tarun Bajaj says the government has started matching information with data from third-party sources for direct taxes. Photo: HT

4 min read . 08:10 AM ISTGireesh Chandra Prasad

Chinese shares rebounded this month after a horrible couple of years. The MSCI China surged 21% in November, as Beijing fine-tuned its strict pandemic curbs and stepped up support for the struggling property sector (Photo: AFP)

China will get over Covid-19. But will its markets recover?

2 min read . 28 Nov 2022

Students hold up blank papers as they stage a protest at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. (Photo: AP)

Chinese protests spread over government’s covid restrictions

8 min read . 28 Nov 2022

Some two-income couples may owe more in taxes—solely because they get married—than they would on a combined basis if each remained single.

Taxes after marriage: How to navigate the confusing consequences

5 min read . 27 Nov 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an informal meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States' (CIS) leaders in Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 7, 2022. (Photo: Reuters)

Vladimir Putin’s red lines, war aims shift in Ukraine

5 min read . 27 Nov 2022

More than 100,000 people in the U.S. have completed Google’s online college-alternative program. Photo: AFP

Employers rethink need for college degrees in tight labor market

6 min read . 28 Nov 2022

Chinese police officers block off acceProtests against China's strict zero-COVID policies resurfaced in Shanghai and Beijing on Sunday afternoon, continuing a round of demonstrations that have spread across the country since a deadly apartment fire in the northwestern city of Urumqi led to questions over such rigid anti-virus measures (Photo: AP)

Chinese protests spread over government’s covid restrictions

6 min read . 27 Nov 2022

Ramesh added that the Congress party is deliberating on a proper solution to the political problems in Rajasthan

Congress won't shy from taking ‘tough decisions’: Ramesh on Ashok-Pilot tussle

1 min read . 27 Nov 2022

PM Modi-led BJP will kick-start its 'Har Ghar Abhiyan' in Tripura from Sunday

BJP to kick-start 'Har Ghar Abhiyan' in Tripura from tomorrow

1 min read . 26 Nov 2022

BJP national president JP Nadda speaks during a public meeting ahead of Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections. (PTI)

MCD polls: Nadda takes jibe at Kejriwal, claims ‘AAP will lose all seats’

1 min read . 26 Nov 2022

Pakistan is a key part of China's Belt and Road trade initiative and one of the main land routes that links it to the Arabian sea through the port in southwestern Gwadar. Photo: AFP

China is investing billions in Pakistan. Its workers there are under attack

9 min read . 28 Nov 2022

Newark Liberty International was the worst-ranked among the 20 busiest airports, while New York’s LaGuardia took the bottom spot for the midsize group (Photo: Reuters)

The airports where delays and long lines are worst

5 min read . 27 Nov 2022

The Tom Turkey float is seen at the 96th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 24, 2022 (Photo: Reuters)

How the US became turkey nation

5 min read . 25 Nov 2022

Pilot emphasized that the priority of the Congress party should be to focus on the Gujarat elections and Ashok Gehlot is the senior observer of the party for that election. (PTI)

‘Not in my upbringing’: Pilot has a classy response to Gehlot's 'Gaddar' jibe

1 min read . 24 Nov 2022

Bank of England (Photo: AP)

Former BOE official says bond buying overdone during pandemic

1 min read . 24 Nov 2022

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has pushed the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to expand lending to low and mid-income countries. (Photo: Reuters)

$1tn plan to help developing nations take on climate change gains momentum

6 min read . 24 Nov 2022

Security guards in personal protective equipments (PPE) are seen at a residential compound under lockdown due to Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions in Beijing on November 24, 2022 (AFP)

China Covid-19 cases hit record high, forcing fresh control measures

3 min read . 24 Nov 2022

This is one of the sharpest criticism of Ashok Gehlot, against Sachin Pilot since he revolted against the party in 2020. (PTI)

Ashok Gehlot calls Sachin Pilot ‘Gaddar’, shares details about his rebellion

2 min read . 24 Nov 2022

The keyhole wasp builds nests in pitot tubes — a crucial instrument on the fuselage that tells pilots how fast they are flying.

The world’s biggest airports confront a tiny but serious safety threat—wasps

5 min read . 25 Nov 2022

A woman crosses a street during morning rush hour after work-from-home orders kept the Central Business District (CBD) largely empty as outbreaks of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing, China, November 23, 2022. (Photo: Reuter)

Much of China locks down with no end to zero covid in sight

6 min read . 23 Nov 2022

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