A look at the headlines right now:
- Gold or jewellery bought from disclosed or exempted income will not be taxed, says Centre: The exemption is applicable to inherited valuables as well, the Union Ministry of Finance said.
- Delhi Police files FIR after Congress and Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter accounts are hacked: A series of explicit tweets were posted from the party vice president’s verified profile on Wednesday night and again on Thursday morning.
- India refuses to accept cross-border terrorism as the ‘new normal’ with Pakistan, says MEA spokesperson: Government official Vikas Swarup accused Islamabad of fomenting terrorism.
- Cash worth Rs 5 crore in new notes, gold found during raids at two residences in Bengaluru: Officials said the accused are senior bureaucrats.
- US statement of Donald Trump’s conversation with Nawaz Sharif counters Pakistan’s version: ‘Pakistanis are one of the most intelligent people,’ the US president-elect had told the prime minister, according to the statement issued by Pak.
- Chennai receives heavy rainfall as cyclone Nada weakens into deep depression: It is likely to cross the Tamil Nadu coast on Friday morning, said Area Cyclone Warning Centre Director S Balachandran.
- Aadhaar number might eventually replace card transactions, says UIDAI: The new system will enable Android mobile phones users to digitally transact using their unique identification number and fingerprint/iris authentication.
- Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, evacuated from South Pole after taking ill: The 86-year-old was taken to the US’s McMurdo research centre in Antarctica, though his condition is now believed to be stable.
- Reliance Jio will offer free data, voice and video services till March 31, says Mukesh Ambani: While introducing other offers, the RIL chairman also accused leading telecom operators of ‘anti-competitive behaviour’.
- Delhi High Court stays ban on DCold, Vicks Action 500 and more than 300 other medicines: The government’s counsel said it would move a higher court, calling the drugs ‘therapeutically ineffective’
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