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Only 6.68 per cent of India's population filed income tax returns in 2023-24 fiscal, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said there is an increase in filing ITR with over 8.09 crore income tax...

A property company linked to Guy Hands has agreed to sell 36,000 military homes to the UK’s Ministry of Defence for almost £6bn, signalling an end to a long-running battle between the billionaire and the government.Annington will hand over its...

Investing.com - XRP was trading at $2.6368 by 10:19 (10:19 GMT) on the Investing.com Index on Tuesday, up 10.30% on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage gain since December 2. The move upwards pushed XRP's market cap up...

PoundSterlingLIVE - Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence motion on Dec. 16. which paves the way for new elections in early 2025. File image of Olaf Scholz. Image: Deutsche Bundesbank. Another dire economic reading from Germany hardly surprises, but better...

Wall Street is betting the US dollar will make further gains after its recent storming rally, even hitting parity with the euro, in a challenge to President-elect Donald Trump’s stated desire for a weaker currency.The dollar has soared 6.2 per...

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailWong Kok Hoi of APS Asset Management, a China-focused Singapore hedge fund, believes investor sentiment in China is at its most bearish in two decades, and the 'conditions...

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has emerged as the most preferred mode of financial transactions for rural and semi-urban India, according to a new report released by EY and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The report, titled ‘Financial Inclusion through...

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the UK employment myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.UK wage growth accelerated more than forecast in the three months to October, cementing expectations that the Bank of England will hold...

Mr Yang, 50, was known only as H6 until an anonymity order was lifted on Monday. READ SOURCE...

Warmup Ventures, a founders-led fund, on Tuesday, announced the launch its second fund, Warmup Fund II, a SEBI registered category 2 AIF, with a corpus of Rs 300 crore. This fund will focus on deep-tech, climate and sustainability, and plans...

Christmas is a time characterized by family, food and looking to the future.But the traditional festive meal might soon start to look a bit different, according to experts.Scientists at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have come up with a 'Christmas...

An appeal against a child arrangements order has been granted after it emerged that a barrister who represented the mother in proceedings had also been approached in a professional capacity by the father. The Honourable Mr Justice Hayden said the...

Change the brochures, scrap the strapline. Bournemouth has long been established as a relaxing seaside holiday destination but for Premier League teams it is becoming an increasingly uncomfortable, turbulent trip. Just ask Julen Lopetegui, whose West Ham side had to...

Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesNvidia shares slumped on Monday, putting the AI chip darling officially in correction territory even as the rest of the Nasdaq Composite rose to a record.The chipmaker and de facto artificial intelligence trade has...

Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty ImagesDrone stocks rallied Monday as retail interest ramped up in the sector following a Palantir partnership with Red Cat Holdings and amid a flurry of mysterious sightings in New Jersey and other Northeast states...

Chris Kamara is gearing up for a broadcast reunion with old chum Jeff Stelling later this month.The pair were a staple on Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday before Kamara stepped down in the summer of 2022, with Stelling following a year...

Donald Trump claimed to have notched up the first economic success of his forthcoming second presidency on Monday by announcing a $100bn investment by the Japanese company, SoftBank, which he said would be completed during his four-year presidency.The president-elect has...

On a stage, where content and form are often destined for collision, Ustad Zakir Hussain was an exception. The flailing head and flying hair were never the main course. These were simply able accompanists for the finest gravitas of the...

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.Tankers carrying Russian oil through European waters will be asked to prove they have adequate accident insurance or face potential sanctions,...

Sky Sports have the rights to show each of the 2pm Premier League kick-offs on Sundays from next season and are planning to show the goals as they happen READ SOURCE...

UK firms cut staffing by most in almost four yearsNewsflash: UK companies are cutting jobs at the fastest rate since early in the Covid-19 pandemic, a new survey of British purchasing managers shows.S&P Global’s latest flash PMI report, just released,...

While Bitcoin is currently testing the $106k level, another token is taking the spotlight: Ripple’s XRP. According to Google Trends, search interest for Ripple has reached an all-time high of 100 recently, besting the previous peak achieved in 2017. Google...

Still from a video showing what appears to be drones flying over Randolph, New Jersey (Picture: AP) Mystery drones flying over the US have prompted wild theories, ranging from the government faking alien attacks to an incursion from Iran. Hundreds...

US equities fell 0.8% last week, with mid and small-cap stocks leading the decline, while large companies declined the least. At a sector level, only communications services and consumer cyclical rose with each dominated by a single stock. Alphabet GOOG...

Getty ImagesOnline platforms must begin assessing whether their services expose users to illegal material by 16 March 2025 or face financial punishments as the Online Safety Act (OSA) begins taking effect.Ofcom, the regulator enforcing the UK's internet safety law, published...

PoundSterlingLIVE - Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Economic Secretary to the Treasury Tulip Siddiq visit Darwin Market in Lancashire. Treasury. Picture by Kirsty O'Connor / Treasury. UK Employment Fell at Fastest Rate Since Financial Crisis as Reeves' Jobs Tax Bites. Chancellor...

Rapid Vienna have confirmed that Austria international Guido Burgstaller has been hospitalised after an attack in the Austrian capital and has been ruled out for the next few months READ SOURCE...

Mutual funds made a complete exit from these 11 stocks in November. Here’s a breakup READ SOURCE...

HOUSE prices have fallen for the second month in a row ahead of a key Bank of England base rate meeting this week.The average price tag on a home fell by £6,395 in December, according to the latest figures from...

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inboxSign up to our free IndyTech newsletterSign up to our free IndyTech newsletterThe price of bitcoin has hit a new all-time high after US President-elect Donald Trump confirmed...