Day: September 6, 2018

NEW DELHI: In a historic verdict, the Supreme Court today declared that homosexuality is not an offence in India. “Section 377 is irrational and arbitrary. Sexual orientation of an individual is natural and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is a violation of freedom of expression,” Chief Justice of India Dipak Mishra said, reading out the judgement. Reactions started pouring in on micro-blogging site Twitter after the spectacular verdict…

Bollywood actress Sunny Leone never fails to charm her fans with her fashion sense. The actress binds together all elements of style and panache when it comes to showcasing her statements in pictures. Her latest photoshoot with MensXP is real, fierce, fearless and all shades of grey. The actress puts on her best self for the shoot as looks nothing less than glamorous. The theme of the shoot is titled, “As real…

New Delhi, Sep 6: The wait relating to the 7th Pay Commission is over. There is some very good news for these employees. The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a special Teachers’ Day gift for employees of state colleges and universities. The government approved the implementation of the 7th Pay Scale at a meeting. With this decision, the UP government will give the 7th Pay Commission pay scale to teachers…

A caterpillar forces Swedish furnishing giant Ikea from selling biryani, samosa Days after a worm was found in its biryani, Swedish furnishing retailer IKEA has decided to stop selling vegetarian biryani and samosa at its Hyderabad store. The decision was announced on Wednesday. In a statement, the multinational group said that it follows strong internal processes to secure the quality of its food. “IKEA follows strong internal processes to secure…

State Bank of India (SBI) offers various services under its personal banking portfolio. Lender’s savings bank account, one of such feature, allows customers to keep their money safe and helps them grow their savings moderately. The customer identification in case of a savings bank account is done on the basis of documents provided by the customer as proof of identity and proof of address. However, there is another offering by SBI,…

Digital wallet company Paytm on Tuesday launched ‘Paytm Money’ app for mutual fund investments. The Paytm Money platform will be offering systematic investment plans (SIPs), starting at Rs. 100 per month. Paytm Money has registered with securities markets regulator SEBI (Securities Exchange Board of India) as an Investment Adviser (IA) to offer direct plans of mutual fund schemes, as mentioned in the official release of the company. The platform is completely free…

New Delhi: Employers in organisations have historically faced several issues when it comes to filing income tax. While the process of returns filing has now been simplified by the Income Tax department, there are several sections and sub-sections the tax filers have to be careful about. Despite all efforts to keep the filing process clean, taxpayers often receive notices related mismatches. One such notice that taxpayers in India have been receiving…