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Pay Rs 79-cr GST dues to operate bank accounts, HC tells ByteDance

The indirect taxes department has accused ByteDance of evading taxes and not paying its GST dues in full, a charge denied by the Chinese firm

Bezos tops Forbes' billionaire list 4th year in a row; Ambani is no. 10

This year's billionaires are worth a combined $13.1 trillion, up from $8 trillion last year, Forbes said

Russian President Vladimir Putin signs law paving way to rule until 2036

If elected both times, he would remain president until 2036, surpassing Josef Stalin as the longest-serving leader of Russia

Key battles to watch when all poll-bound states see voting on April 6

EC imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 in all Bengal constituencies going to polls; Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will have polling in single phase for all the assembly seats on April 6

India's Panacea Biotec to produce 100 mn Sputnik V doses annually: RDIF

RDIF did not say when production would begin

Weekend lockdown, night curfew: How Maharashtra is preparing against Covid

Maharashtra on April 4 reported the highest single-day rise of 57,074 coronavirus positive cases while 222 patients succumbed to the infection

IPL 2021: Axar Patel, 10 groundsmen at Wankhede test positive for Covid

Indore and Hyderabad have been kept as stand by venues for the IPL in case the Covid situation spirals out of control

Bitcoin price surge may be driving up interest in China's digital yuan

China's digital yuan is an example of a central bank digital currency which aims to replace some of the cash in circulation

Delhi sees 3,594 new Covid cases in 24 hours; Kejriwal rules out lockdown

Centre should allow states to vaccinate everyone on war footing. Need to involve non-healthcare facilities in inoculation drive, Kejriwal says

Myanmar's junta makes one-month ceasefire offer, but not to protesters

The statement called on ethnic armed groups to "keep the peace" and said the military would "suspend its operations unilaterally from April 1 to April 30."

Covid impact: Govt extends deadline for PAN-Aadhaar linkage till June 30

The income tax department said it has received representations from taxpayers for the extension in the wake of the ongoing Covid pandemic

MPC inflation target band retained at 2%-6% for next 5 years: DEA Secretary

Govt mandates RBI for maintaining retail inflation target at 4% (plus or minus 2%) till March 31, 2026, said Tarun Bajaj

Covid-19 pandemic: Lab leak highly unlikely, bats to blame, says WHO

The findings offer little new insight into how the virus first emerged and leave many questions unanswered, though that was as expected

Tencent Holdings profit beats expectations even with tech crackdown

Regulators are said to be considering forcing the firm to overhaul its promising fintech division in a similar fashion to Jack Ma's Ant Group Co

European Union to tighten curbs on Covid-19 vaccine export: Report

The proposal comes as the bloc struggles to turn around its sluggish inoculation campaign

Fed's Powell expects inflation to bump up, but not get out of hand

Powell is appearing before the committee along with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen as part of Congressional oversight of the government's response to the pandemic

Turkish Lira sinks after Tayyip Erdogan fires central bank chief

Naci Agbal replaced in late-night decree after raising rates

Court directs ATS custody till Mar 30 for two arrested in Hiren death case

The arrested accused were identified as Vinayak Shinde, a police constable, and Naresh Dhare, a bookie

Centre, Delhi govt spar over 'doorstep delivery of ration' scheme

The ruling AAP has vociferously opposed the Bill, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying that the struggle against the legislation will continue.

Indian middle class shrinks by 32 million due to Covid-19 pandemic: Pew

Report shows the size of global middle class fell for the first time since 1990s