Nirmala Sitharaman

With this change, the TDS applicable has been reduced by 25%, meaning the applicable TDS rate is 7.5%, as against 10% earlier.

Speak to your financial advisor before you decide on which tax regime you wish to be a part of. Also, there is no clarity on whether this is a reversible decision – meaning whether you can get back to the old tax regime after you have opted for the new one.

If executed, the move will mark the end of a historic eight-year-old struggle in the Supreme Court!

Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, who also chairs the Executive Council of the institute, announced a whopping grant of Rs 10 crore to facilitate the inclusion of the adventure sports at the 8th meeting of 3rd Executive Council of the institute.

To commemorate the sacrifices of these brave soldiers and improve the living conditions of their families, ICICI Bank has committed a financial assistance of Rs.10 crore to the Indian Armed Forces.

The move, which helps break gender barriers in the defence forces, will have some women personnel eventually stationed in the conflict-ridden Kashmir Valley to carry out tasks like frisking women.

Prior to this, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi held the defence portfolio as an additional charge on two occasions.