West Bengal to review road names, Suvendu Adhikari rules out Mughal, Pathan referencesWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a committee to review road and area names in Kolkata, vowing to remove those honoring...
23 Jun, 2026, 08.47 PM IST
Filing ITR? Don’t ignore the ‘nature of employment’ field; it can affect NPS & retirement tax benefitsThe "Nature of Employment" field in the ITR is more than a routine disclosure. An incorrect selection can affect certain tax benefits, incl...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
Best Proverb of the Day: “To ask is a moment’s shame, but not to ask is a — Life lessons on knowledge, self-improvement, courage, overcoming fear and why curiosity is the key to learningBest Proverb of the Day highlights the meaning of “To ask is a moment’s shame, but not to ask is a lifetime of shame.” The Japanese proverb...
22 Jun, 2026, 11.35 PM IST
ITR filing AY 2026-27: 8 costly mistakes taxpayers should avoid this tax return filing seasonThe I-T Department’s growing scrutiny, using AI and data analytics tools, leaves little room for omissions and errors, making accurate tax ...
22 Jun, 2026, 09.25 AM IST
Is Lionel Messi's dad dead? TV host Florencia Pena apologizes and resigns after falsely reporting football icon’s father’s death during World CupIs Lionel Messi's dad dead? Argentine TV host Florencia Pena has apologized and resigned after mistakenly announcing the death of Messi's f...
19 Jun, 2026, 12.55 PM IST
Psychology says people who button their shirts wrong are not careless but their brain is looking for a shortcut due to a hidden overloadOne key principle in psychology is that isolated mistakes should not be given too much meaning. Buttoning a shirt incorrectly does not auto...
17 Jun, 2026, 09.11 PM IST
Inside KPMG's AI report scandal: False claims, bogus case studies and hallucinated success storiesKPMG has retracted a global report after major organizations like UBS and the NHS denied claims of using AI for operational transformations...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.48 AM IST
Income tax alert: These taxpayers could receive scrutiny notices by June 30, 2026 under Section 143(2)The CBDT has set June 30, 2026, as the deadline for issuing scrutiny notices under Section 143(2) for FY 2025-26 returns. An internal deadl...
15 Jun, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
US says BYD, Baidu and Alibaba are aiding China's militaryAmerica has released a new list of Chinese companies it believes support Beijing's military. Major firms like Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD are i...
09 Jun, 2026, 05.34 PM IST
Word of the Day: AbderianWord of the Day: One reason Abderian remains such a useful word is that it describes a deeply familiar human tendency. Nearly everyone has ...
08 Jun, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
FirstCry ordered to pay Rs 50,000 compensation to customer for tagging him 'fraud' after he cancelled tricycle orderA consumer commission has ordered FirstCry to pay Rs 50,000 compensation. The online retailer cancelled a customer's order without reason. ...
07 Jun, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
Claude Opus 4.8 vs GPT-5.5: What's Anthropic AI's new Ultracode mode, pricing, honesty claims and jailbreak debateAnthropic has launched Claude Opus 4.8, a new AI model. It offers better coding and reasoning abilities. Users can now control the model's ...
05 Jun, 2026, 09.28 AM IST
In 1956, an electrical engineer grabbed the wrong resistor and helped create the life-saving pacemakerAn inventor, Wilson Greatbatch, accidentally created a regular beat while working on a heart sound recorder. He realized this pulse could s...
03 Jun, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
Anxious with news of RBI selling gold? Here's the fact and what should you doIndia's gold reserve: Reports of the Reserve Bank of India selling gold have been debunked by the central bank and the PIB Fact Check team....
03 Jun, 2026, 01.55 PM IST
At Big 4 firms, AI is starting to reshape the tax professionMajor accounting firms in India are embracing artificial intelligence for tax services. AI is automating routine tasks, research, and draft...
02 Jun, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
Jairam Ramesh flags violation of FRA in clearance of Great Nicobar Island Project, urges action from Ministry of Tribal AffairsIn a letter addressed to Jual Oram, Ramesh argued that the project proceeds in direct violation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) and the righ...
27 May, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
How to differentiate between a snake hole and a rodent hole in your gardenThose mysterious holes in the garden that people frequently confuse with snake dens are often the handiwork of rodents. Snakes are more lik...
21 May, 2026, 05.09 PM IST