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  Form 16 revised, employers required to give specific details now

  June 05, 2019 14:36 IST

  Form 16 revised: The Income Tax department has notified changes in Form 16 that requires more details from employers about deductions under tax saving schemes. Aim is to felicitate stricter scrutiny of claims made by assessees to check tax avoidance or evasion.

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  Aadhaar reprint: Simple steps to do it

  June 05, 2019 0:32 IST

  Even if residents who do not have registered mobile number can also "Order Aadhaar Reprint" using Non-Registered / Alternate Mobile Number.

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  Google Maps introduces new live train status with bus times: All you need to know

  June 04, 2019 20:39 IST

  Google today announced three more features to Google Maps in India, to make public transport journeys more efficient and seamless: Bus travel times from live traffic in 10 of the largest cities in India, live train status for Indian Railways trains, and mixed-mode commute suggestions that now combine auto-rickshaw and public transport.

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  Kerala Nipah scare: You must not believe these fake news

  June 04, 2019 20:20 IST

  In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan warned of stringent action against those who spread misinformation and urged people to follow the instructions of the health department. 

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  Google Maps will now bring you Live Train status and bus info

  June 04, 2019 19:40 IST

  Google Maps users will now see bus travel times from live traffic across 10 major Indian cities as well as get live train status for Indian Railways trains on the platform.

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  Ten life-changingly useful websites you must visit

  June 03, 2019 17:33 IST

  Want to search a song but don't remember the name? Want to see how secure your password is? All this and more can be done through these websites that can be fundamentally useful to you in your day-to-day life.

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  Nipah virus: Precautions, do and don'ts | All you need to know

  June 03, 2019 17:20 IST

  Kerala faced one of its worst health scares in 2018 when the virus broke out.

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  PF balance: Simple steps to check it anytime

  June 03, 2019 14:28 IST

  As an employee and a member of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), you don't have to wait for your employer to share your PF statement at the end of the year to know the balance.

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  PF money can be partially withdrawn for following purposes

  June 04, 2019 10:49 IST

  EPFO allows 100 per cent withdrawal in case the subscriber is unemployed for two months or has retired. For ease of the employees, EPFO also gives an option of withdrawing PF partially.

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  June 4-5 dry days because of Eid; Full list of all the dry days in 2019

  June 01, 2019 14:53 IST

  Here is the full list of all the dry days in 2019. So your next big 'party' plan doesn't end in disappointment.

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  Lesser known facts about Chernobyl, second biggest Nuclear disaster history has ever seen

  June 07, 2019 10:41 IST

  HBO's mini-series Chernobyl depicts the catastrophic nuclear disaster happened in Ukraine, Chernobyl and the stories of its victims.

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  RTGS: Here's how it works

  May 28, 2019 21:48 IST

  The Reserve Bank of India has extended timings for customer transactions through Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS). The timings for customer transactions (initial cut-off) in RTGS have been extended from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm.

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  Proposed Metro network in Gurugram to cover Old Gurgaon: All you need to know about Rs 6,000 crore project

  May 28, 2019 14:37 IST

  Manohar Lal Khattar government has given a budgetary approval of Rs 6,000 crore and fixed a 2024 deadline for commissioning of the project.

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  So what exactly is BIMSTEC?

  May 27, 2019 20:34 IST

  BIMSTEC stands for Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation. It has member states from South and Southeast Asia. Leaders of BIMSTEC nations have been invited for PM Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony on May 30.

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  Lok Sabha election 2019 result: All you need to know about counting of votes on May 23

  May 22, 2019 19:19 IST

  The Lok Sabha polls 2019 saw seven phases from April 11 till May 19 -- interspersed with sporadic incidents of violence, long-drawn road shows and emotion-driven rallies.

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  Early humans began eating starch 120,000 years ago

  May 18, 2019 19:40 IST

  "Starch diet isn't something that happens when we started farming, but rather, is as old as humans themselves," said lead author Cynthia Larbey from the University of Cambridge.

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  Want to update your spouse's address using your own in Aadhaar card? Here's what you need to do

  May 17, 2019 23:52 IST

  You can be an address verifier for your partner and help update his/her Aadhaar card address in no time. Read on to know more.

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  Five things you must read before filing income tax return for AY 2019-20

  July 06, 2019 18:04 IST

  The Indian tax authorities recently issued the notification that various income tax return forms for Assessment Year 2019-20 (AY 2019-20) i.e. Financial Year 2018-19 (FY 2018-19) are now available on the income tax e-filing website.

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  Why Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is revered in Bengal and country

  May 15, 2019 12:34 IST

  Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a philosopher, academic educator, writer, translator, printer, publisher, entrepreneur, reformer and philanthropist.

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  Planning to invest in mutual funds? Read this first to know of its risks, benefits, best time to invest

  May 13, 2019 13:58 IST

  Do you know you can risk your finances if you are not aware of the norms involved in mutual funds investments? To avoid a repercussion, it is always advisable to read a detailed report that answers all your queries on it.

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  Uniform Driving Licence and Registration Certificate coming soon across country: All you need to know

  May 11, 2019 15:37 IST

  Beware traffic violators! Government is set to introduce uniform driving licences and registration certificates across the country. The Union government has notified rules for common smart card formats for driving licences (DL) and vehicle registration certificates (RC) in a bid to standardise the documents across all states and prepare and centralised digital repository that can also help in checking forgery and duplication.

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  All you need to know about cyclones in India: Most affected states, 9 deadliest cyclones

  February 03, 2020 19:43 IST

  An analysis of the frequencies of cyclones on the East and West coasts of India during 1891-2000 show that nearly 308 cyclones (out of which 103 were severe) affected the East Coast.

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  Explained: The land dispute at the heart of Ayodhya case | Archives

  October 16, 2019 13:07 IST

  The Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute has been a socio-religious debate in India for decades. It focusses on a plot of land in Ayodhya, a city located in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh. The site has been regarded holy among Hindus, who believe it to be the birthplace of Lord Ram.

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  Lord Shiva moved out of winter abode as Kedarnath temple prepares to open on May 9

  May 06, 2019 19:32 IST

  The idol of lord Shiva was moved out of his winter abode at Ukhimath's Omkareshwar temple in a flower bedecked palanquin on Monday to be reinstalled at Kedarnath before the sacred portals of the Himalayan shrine are thrown open on May 9.

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  Who is Tej Bahadur Yadav - the dismissed BSF jawan who dared to take on PM Modi in Varanasi?

  May 01, 2019 18:56 IST

  The nomination of Tej Bahadur Yadav, Samajwadi Party candidate against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, was rejected on Wednesday.

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  Amarnath Yatra: Online booking for helicopter service begins from May 1

  April 26, 2019 12:58 IST

  There's good news for thousands of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims this year. The online helicopter booking for the annual Amarnath Yatra will begin on May 1.

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  What is H-1B visa and why is Infosys blaming it for rising attrition

  April 15, 2019 16:51 IST

  After the US has tightened visa rules to give preference to applicants with master’s degrees, Indian IT companies are facing numerous administrative hurdles in both applying for new visas and extending existing ones.

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  Model Code Conduct: All you need to know about rules that keep our elections free and fair

  April 11, 2019 12:43 IST

  What is this Model Code of Conduct and what happens if a party, candidate or any individual is found guilty of its violation? Here is all you need to know: