Deductions that income taxpayers can claim

Now, taxpayers can avail a maximum deduction of ₹1.5 lakh. This can be claimed on equity oriented mutual funds notified by central government, fixed deposits, pension schemes, PPF, EPF, and life insurance premium. HRA is partly exempted from tax for salaried people. Deductions can also be claimed on interest on the house loan, medical insurance premium, education loan, donations to political parties and for social causes.readmore@LiveMint

Revised GDP growth rate for FY 2016-2017

FY16-17 GDP growth was revised to 8.2 % from the earlier projection of 8 % because of the use of latest available data on agricultural production and industrial production. India’s annual economic growth in the financial year that ended in March 2017 was unchanged at 7.1 percent, the central statistics office said on Wednesday. The Economic Survey 2017-18 has predicted that the Indian economy will grow by 7-7.5 % in 2018-19. the govt. will revise the GDP growth estimate for the FY18 for the second time in February.readmore@Financial Express

Watch Live On YouTube: The first 'Super Blue Blood Moon' in 152 years

NASA is streaming the Super Blue Blood Moon live on YouTube, occurring for the first time since 1866. A blue moon (a second full moon in a calendar month), a supermoon (when the moon is unusually close to Earth, making it 14%  bigger and 30% brighter than the smallest Full Moon).watchnow@YouTube

Testing Diesel Fumes on Monkeys: Volkswagen Apologizes

German automakers (Volkswagen (VLKAF), BMW (BAYRY) and Daimler (DDAIF)) have confirmed that researchers they commissioned used the Beetle model by Volkswagen when exposing monkeys to test the health effects of inhaling diesel fumes for the research of 2014.Notably, similar tests were also conducted on twenty-five individual.readmore@NY Times

U-19 WC Sensation: India thrash Pak by 203 runs

India thiumph over Pakistan by the hugh difference of 203 runs on Tuesday to enter ICC Under-19 World Cup final.Gill converted his record 6th consecutive 50-plus score in Youth ODIs into a spectacular backs-to-the-wall century. Porel struck four times early on to peg back Pakistan. India's sensational performances in U-19 WC so far; 100 runs win against Australia, 10 wickets win against PNG, another 10 wickets win against Zimbabwe, 131 runs win against Bangladesh, 203 runs win against Pakistan.readmore@Cric Info

Bus falls off the bridge in West Bengal: At Least 36 Dead

At least thirty-six persons including two children have died when the bus they were traveling in smashed through the railing of a bridge and fell into a canal in West Bengal's Daulatabad on Monday. whereas nine persons swam to safety after the incident, reports said the death toll might increase because the bus was carrying over fifty-two people.readmore@TOI

Economic Survey 2017-18; Key Points

Indian GDP to grow 7-7.5% in the financial year 2018-19. The growth rate will be 6.75% in the financial year 2018. Indirect taxpayers increased by 50%. Five states accounted for 70% of country's exports. India's stock market boom is different from that of the US. Economic Survey highlights gender issues. Swachh Bharat initiative has increased sanitation coverage in rural areas from 39% in 2014 to 76% in January 2018. Textile package has boosted exports of key manmade ready-made garments by 16 percent.readmore@IB Times

Five States, 70% India's Export: Economic Survey

The Economic Survey, 2017-18, revealed that for the 1st time in India's history, five states accounted for 70 percent of country's exports. Those five states are Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.readmore@Business Standard

A White Rose Protest on Grammy's Awards Eve

Musicians embellished themselves with white roses for Grammy Awards on Sunday night to show their protest against sexual harassment and gender inequality.This movement is inspired by the Time'sUp campaign.Taylor Swift won a lawsuit against a DJ who she claimed groped her, Kesha’s ongoing harassment lawsuit against Dr. Luke, and further abuse allegations against R. Kelly surface. (All have denied the allegations). readmore@The Hill

Padmaavat lyricists and 'Ram-Leela' Co-Writers responds the open letter

Siddharth-Garima, the Padmaavat lyricists and 'Ram-Leela' Co-Writers responds, responded to the open letter by actress Swara Bhasker with a blog post titled 'An open letter to all Vaginas'. The letter read, "Why judge that day from 700 years ago with 'what would I do today'? It's a film based in the 13th century when women preferred...death to rape."readmore@9gbzindagi

Top 5 gainers in the T20 IPL 2018 auction

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Krishnappa Gowtham topped the list as he was bought by Rajasthan Royals for ₹6.2 crore, 31 times his base price of ₹20 lakh. All-rounder Krunal Pandya's was the second-highest as he fetched ₹8.8 crore, 22 times his base price. D'Arcy Short came in 3rd, fetching ₹4 crore, 19 times his base price. Jofra and R Tripathi came on 4th and 5th respectively in the T20 IPL 2018 auction.readmore@News18

The most expensive buys in the T20IPL, 2018 auction

Ben Stokes, England all-rounder, is bought by Rajasthan Royals for ₹12.5 crore, also emerged as a most expensive player of T20IPL 2018. Jaydev Unadkat, the 2nd most expensive player of T20IPL is also bought by RR for spent ₹11.5 crore at the auction. Manish Pandey and Lokesh Rahul were bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab respectively, each for ₹11 crore.readmore@Quint

Sold all his Bitcoins($20000 per coins): Apple Co-Founder

Wozniak said last year that he bought the cryptocurrency when it was being sold for $700 per coin. “I don't want to be one of those people who watches...and cares about the number. When it shot up high, I said I don't want to be one of those people who watches and watches it and cares about the number. I don't want that kind of care in my life,” Wozniak told the audience at the Nordic Business Forum in Stockholm. He sold all of his Bitcoin when its price neared $20,000.readmore@Bits Online

I am single: Sushant Singh Hindustani

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput has mentioned that he's single while adding, "I'm never taciturn about my relationship." Sushant was reportedly dating actress Kriti Sanon, They'd worked together in the film 'Raabta'. Sushant broke up with his previous girlfriend TV actress Ankita Lokhande his co-star in the serial 'Pavitra Rishta'.readmore@Hindustan Times

Federer's win sets twitter on fire

Reacting to Roger Federer's win in Australian Open's final, Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar tweeted, "Grace, power, and nimbleness. nobody within the world may play that shot." Sachin, who is a self-confessed fan of the Swiss star.
"Roger Federer is a legend who can't be appreciated with adjectives anymore", Ashwin Ravichandran.readmore@Indian Express

Jackpotting: Secret Service warns ATM scheme has hit the US

The United States Secret Service has reportedly warned banks of "jackpotting" attacks on ATMs across the country. ATM "jackpotting" is a technique wherever thieves install malicious code and hardware on ATMs that force the machines to dispense vast volumes of money. the secret Service alert reportedly aforesaid hackers targeted complete ATMs typically situated in pharmacies and massive retailers, and drive-thru ATMs.readmore@Washington Post

Spiritual leader Siddheshwar Swamiji refuses to accept Padma Shri award, writes to PM

Spiritual leader Siddheshwar Swami has written to PM Narendra Modi refusing to simply accept the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, bestowed upon him on Thursday. In his letter, Swami wrote that he was a 'sanyasi' and had very little interest in awards. Also, regard as the 'Walking God of North Karnataka', Swami was awarded the Padma Shri for his spirituality.readmore@India

Amazon's game theory is to starve competition death in India

The Social Capital Founder, Chamath Palihapitiya Believes That Flipkart Will Survive Only If Investors Pump $2 Bn Every 3 Years. “Amazon’s strategy is probably to starve their competitors to death, and so they’ll keep a steady state of marginal profitability, or unprofitability, that they know they can sustain for the next 10-20 years with the belief that at some point there’ll be massive capitulation. I bet the decision was made five years ago to invest a large amount in winning. I suspect that’s the game theory", He explained.readmore@TOI

Google Clips, an AI-powered based camera goes on sale for $249

An AI-powered camera called 'Google Clips', is now on sale, priced at $249. The camera uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to automatically recognize faces, take photos and can also be clipped to various objects to take videos was revealed last year. It has a 12-megapixel sensor, 130-degree field-of-view lens, and 8 GB memory. “Choosing the fastest expedited shipping option will deliver the device by February 27,” 9 to 5 Google reported on Saturday.readmore@Engadget

Hackers misusing YouTube ads for cryptocurrency miners

YouTube's ads were hijacked with the help of Google's ad service to access users' computers to mine cryptocurrency, a security analysis firm Trend Micro has reported. The ads, containing JavaScript that mines the digital coin are known as Monero, were displayed in countries comprising Japan, France, and Italy. Google confirmed the news and said that the ads were blocked in less than 2 hours.readmore@GIZMODO

French woman saved from 'Killer POK Mountain'

Elite climbing team saved French woman Elisabeth Revol who was stranded at Nanga Parbat at 7,400m (24,280ft), known as the 'Killer Mountain', in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Friday. Her partner Tomasz Mackiewicz who had developed snow blindness and frostbite during the climb, couldn't be rescued. The French woman had left her partner in a tent and descended further to call for help.readmore@BBC

World’s First Cartoon Network Themed Cruise Launching in 2018

Cartoon Network has proclaimed the launch of a brand new colorful cruise ship liner named Cartoon Network Wave, which can sail from Singapore in late 2018. The newly proclaimed ship can draw inspiration from shows just like the Powerpuff girls and ben ten. The 2,000-capacity ship can feature 800 cabins and suites, a johnny Bravo-themed burger bar and a rope adventure park.readmore@CNN

When we refer to Adivasi women, stereotypical image comes to our minds: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Adivasi women in Chhattisgarh have broken stereotypes that depict the pictured of comprising jungles, pathways in woods and women carrying kindlewood on their heads, by operating e-rickshaws in the "dangerous atmosphere". He further praised the women for creating opportunities, turning into autonomous, and changing the face of the region.readmore@AIR

SBI found guilty of deficiency in service by consumer court

A district consumer forum in Maharashtra has held SBI guilty of deficiency in service for debiting ₹5,000 from a bank account in spite of an unsuccessful ATM withdrawal. additionally to a refund of the incorrectly debited amount, the bank was also directed to pay ₹3,000 as compensation and ₹2,000 in legal costs to the account holder.readmore@Business Today

Corporate America urges Arun Jaitley to further reduce tax uncertainty

The US-India Business Council (USIBC) has urged finance minister Arun Jaitley to further cut back tax uncertainties for multinational companies and institutional investors. The USIBC recommended that compliance burden on service sector ought to be reduced by bringing down the frequency of return filing. It further that lack of certainty in some tax policy acts as "major deterrent" for global capital.readmore@Indian Express

Man sucked into MRI machine at Mumbai’s Nair Hospital at govt healing facility, Dies

A 32-year-old man passed away after he was sucked into an MRI machine at a gov. run hospital center in Mumbai because of alleged carelessness by the hospital staff, the victim's family claimed. Nobody warns him not to carry an oxygen cylinder inside the MRI room, and the magnet of the machine sucked him in due to the cylinder, the family alleged.readmore@Times Now

Elon Musk's 'Boring Company' unveils $500 flamethrower

Elon Musk-drove burrowing startup 'The Boring Company' has uncovered a flamethrower available to be purchased, valued at $500 (about ₹31,800). Musk guarantees that the gadget is the "world's most secure flamethrower" and tosses flares shorter than 10 feet, which is lawful according to ATF Bureau. With 20,000 flamethrowers available to be purchased, the organization is likewise offering marked fire douser for $30 (about ₹1,900).readmore@Tech Crunch

34-year-old Kerala lady claims, 1st to lead Islamic Friday prayers

A 34-year-old woman has led Jumu’ah, a Fri divine service of Muslims, in Malappuram in Kerala, claimed to be the first in the history of the country. Around eighty individuals gathered to attend the service performed by Jamitha, who is the general secretary of the society. traditionally, Muslim women are barred from leading the Friday prayers.readmore@TOI

Prez Kovind launches Pulse Polio programme 2018

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the Pulse Polio programme 2018 by administering polio drops to children below five years of age at the Rashtrapati Bhavan."We need to remain vigilant and maintain the population's immunity and carry out sensitive surveillance till global polio eradication happens as the poliovirus is still circulating in other parts of the world which may reinfect us," Union Health Minister J P Nadda said on the occasion. The government has also introduced several new vaccines to provide additional protection.readmore@Times of India

14 killed in the shootout at Fortaleza, Brazil nightclub

At least 14 people were killed overnight in a shootout at a nightclub in Fortaleza, northeastern Brazil, officials said.“We can confirm 14 deaths,” Andre Costa, security secretary for the state of Ceara. As per reports, up to 15 gunmen started firing as they entered the nightclub.Costa said that other victims are hospitalized in serious condition, but did not say how many people were injured. The local media said that the shootout was a clash between members of two rival drug gangs.readmore@News24

Govt saved ₹65,000cr through DBT schemes: NITI Aayog

NITI Aayog chief executive officer Amitabh Kant has aforesaid the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mechanism in many government schemes helped the govt. save around ₹65,000crore. He added aforesaid that all government schemes should be connected to DBT, otherwise corruption can't be ended. He further said that, at present, about three hundred schemes are enforced through DBT, benefiting nearly 41 crore individuals.readmore@Hindustan Times

GST stabilized in a very short time in India: FM Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said "GST has stabilized in a very short time in India," as compared to many other countries. He further that "Therefore, it gives the United States an opportunity in the times to come to increase its base and rationalize the structure as it continues to evolve,".readmore@New Indian Express

US state mulls banning phones with hard-to-replace batteries

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The United States of America state of Washington has reportedly tabled a bill that aims to ban devices containing "difficult or impossible to remove" batteries. With a potential start date of Jan 1, 2019, the law would need portable devices to be repairable instead of disposable. This comes after Apple admitted to retardation down older iPhones with iOS updates because of aging batteries.readmore@Venture Beat

Students at Kochi school vacated after the ammonia leak

School students and residents of Kochi's Willingdon Island was evacuated on Saturday after ammonia gas leaked from a lorry stationed at the Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT) industrial plant. The ammonia leaked whereas it was being transferred from the plant to the lorry, reportedly because of the tanker's faulty nozzle. Seven people exposed to it were rushed to the hospital.readmore@Hindustan Times

A first in Test history:120 wickets taken

For the first time in history, all 40 wickets fell in each test in a series of 3 or more matches. there were 3 instances of 118 wickets falling in a three-Test series, whereas the best in a four-Test series is 157. the best over 5 Tests is 197.This was also the first instance of India's fast bowlers taking all 20 wickets in a test.readmore@ESPN Cricinfo

India retain ICC 1st Test Rank

India has maintained the ICC Test Championship mace and have also won a reward of $1million after their triumph in the Johannesburg test ensured that South Africa cannot move ahead of them in the ICC Test Team Rankings at the three April cut-off date, even though they go on to win all four Tests against Australia in March.readmore@ICC

Kohli: 'One of our sweetest wins'

India’s jubilant captain hailed one of his team’s “sweetest wins” at Johannesburg after witnessing a staggering turnaround in his team’s fortunes.“A lot of people didn’t have belief in us,” said Virat Kohli. “But as a team, we knew that we were very close in the first 2 Tests too, and we knew that if we played better in pressure-situations than them, then we would win. when no one is believing in you, no one’s backing you, it’s very important to back yourselves as individuals. so we never really cared about what people are saying about us.”readmore@ICC

India wins a test in SA for the first time in seven years

India recorded a 63 run-victory in the last test in Johannesburg on Sat to register their 1st test victory in South Africa after over seven years. With this, Virat Kohli has currently led India to twenty-one test wins, joint 2nd-most for an Indian captain, along with Sourav Ganguly. India also extended their test unvanquished record in Johannesburg to 5 matches.readmore@ICC

Karthik kept wickets after 9 years

Dinesh Karthik, who wasn't a part of India's playing XI, kept wickets in place of wounded Parthiv Patel in the final session of the third test against South Africa on Sat. The rules, that came into effect in Oct last year, allow a substitute to keep wickets. Karthik had not kept wickets for India in Tests since Jan 2010.readmore@Times of India

Who were the biggest buys? IPL Auction 2018

IPL's costliest overseas player Ben Stokes was bought by RR for ₹12.5 crore, creating him the biggest obtain on day one of the auction. Lokesh Rahul was snapped up by KXIP for ₹11 crore, the joint-second costliest player of the day along with SRH's Manish Pandey. KKR bought Chris Lynn for the third-highest quantity of the day (₹9.6 crore).readmore@IPL

"I am not into one-upmanship at all", Ranveer Singh

Speaking regarding obtaining the maximum attention for his role of 'Alauddin Khilji' in 'Padmaavat', Ranveer Singh aforesaid, "I'm not into one-upmanship at all." "I have done a two-hero film, I have done an ensemble film. I'm not into all this at all," he added. Ranveer further said, "It's a very collaborative process. you are only as good as your co-actor."readmore@Pink Villa

After retiring against Federer; South Korean tennis player shares injury's pic on Insta

Hyeon Chung, a South Korean tennis player, opted Instagram to share an image of his foot injury, that forced him to retire from the Australian Open semi-final against Roger Federer on Fri. "Tonight, I tried very hard to bring my utmost energy to the tennis court as usual. However, I had to make a tough decision given that I cannot compete 100% against Roger in front of many tennis fans.," he wrote.readmore@Instagram

SRH buys Shikhar Dhawan using Right to Match option

Indian Premier League aspect Sunrisers Hyderabad used the fresh introduced Right to Match (RTM) choice to obtain Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan for ₹5.2 crore, after Kings XI Punjab won the bidding war. Later, Mumbai Indians also used the RTM choice to obtain Kieron Pollard, who was earlier bought by Delhi Daredevils for ₹5.4 crore.readmore@IPL

US skiers using VR to coach themselves for PyeongChang Winter Olympics

The United States Ski and Snowboard Association is using virtual reality-based programs to train athletes for the forthcoming Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang. The virtual reality training helps athletes get acquainted with the pathways and terrain of the area, wherever they're set to compete throughout the PyeongChang Games.readmore@YouTube

World's rarest fish doubles known as new population discovered off Tasmanian coast

A team of divers from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and the citizen science project Reef Life Survey (RLS)  has discovered around 20-40 individuals of red handfish, believed to be the world's rarest fish, off the Australian coast. until the discovery, only 1 other population with an equivalent range of fish had been known nearby. because the fish walk on the seafloor rather than swimming, every site's space was restricted to fifty meters by twenty meters.readmore@UTAS

An intel error? J&K Police incorrectly suspect Pune girl as suicide bomber

Jammu and Kashmir Police incorrectly suspected an 18-year-old Pune girl for planning a suicide attack on Republic Day because of doable mistaking of intelligence input. The girl came underneath the radar when she joked concerning staging a suicide attack to her friend on Facebook. Notably, she was also questioned by the Anti-Terrorism Squad in 2015, over alleged ISIS connections.readmore@India Today

Andhra CM Niadu misses R-Day celebrations because of delayed flight at Abu Dhabi airport

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu missed the Republic Day celebrations in the state on Friday when his flight from Abu Dhabi was delayed because of fog. CM Naidu, who was coming back from the World Economic Forum's session in Switzerland's Davos, reached India nearly 9 hours belatedly. His spouse Bhuvaneswari hoisted the flag at his residence in his absence.readmore@Hindustan Times

A college in Kerala advises girls to not travel seat with guys

A private college Mount Zion Law College in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district has issued a circular advising feminine students to avoid traveling seat with male students on their two-wheelers, citing the state police's directive. the college any asked feminine students opposing the advisory to provide their parents' consent and share their contact details. after cops denied issue the directive, the college withdrew the notice.readmore@The News Minute

PM Modi's editorial has been printed in 27newspapers in ASEAN countries

PM Modi writes op-ed on Republic Day, says India, ASEAN relations ‘free from contests, claims’. As many as twenty-seven newspapers in ten ASEAN countries have printed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Republic Day opinion editorial in ten languages, the External Affairs Ministry tweeted on Friday. The article titled 'Shared values, common destiny' highlighted the importance of India's ties with the ASEAN countries. "We have a common vision for the future," PM Modi wrote in his piece.readmore@Hindustan Times

India U-19 captain, vice-captain fetch ₹1.2cr, ₹1.8cr in IPL Auction 2018

India Under-19 World Cup team captain Prithvi Shaw was bought by Delhi Daredevils for ₹1.2 crore after a tripartite bidding war with Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians within the IPL auction. Vice-captain Shubman Gill, who averages over one hundred in Youth ODIs, was sold-out to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹1.8 crore. both the players had a base value of ₹20 lakh.readmore@IPL