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Nic Rigby BBC Politics East Andrew Sinclair/BBC Lauren Finch is hoping to get on the housing ladder The government wants 1.5 million new homes to be built in England by 2029 but, with the average house in the East costing £332,000, about nine times the average salary, what chance do young people have of getting on the housing ladder? Lauren …

Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images Students are being urged not to suffer in silence when targeted by scams on dating apps, as investigators see blackmail cases rise. Fraud teams at Nationwide, the UK’s biggest building society, said trusted friends could help potential victims avoid sending private or intimate images during new online relationships. Anyone who has been …

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sir Keir Starmer will set out his industrial strategy on Monday as he seeks to kickstart the stuttering economy and reduce the UK’s reliance on …

NEW DELHI: Gross direct tax collections rose less than 5% to Rs 5,45,207 crore during the fiscal year up to June 19. The first of the four instalments of advance tax receipts increased at a muted 3.9%, raising fears of a sharp slowdown in the growth in corporate profits during the June quarter.On a net basis, direct tax collections were …

The Centre and Karnataka government have agreed to jointly compensate mango farmers in the state for up to 2.5 lakh tonnes of produce after a sharp decline in market prices, according to an official statement issued on Saturday.The decision was taken during a video conference between Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Karnataka Agriculture Minister N Chaluvaraya Swamy, where …

Capital gains from sale of mutual funds (MFs) are taxable In India, under both the old and new income tax regimes. (AI image) Income Tax Return Filing AY 2025-26: One important aspect of income tax return filing, apart from reporting income from salary, is also filling in details of any capital gains – short-term or long-term – that you have …

Ahead of the July 6–7 BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, senior diplomats from leading member nations said the grouping is likely to intensify efforts toward settling trade in national currencies, even as they ruled out any imminent move toward a unified BRICS currency.At a conference co-hosted by the Embassy of Brazil and Centre for Global India Insights (CGII) on …

Emcure Pharmaceuticals on Saturday said it will acquire the remaining 20.42% stake in its subsidiary Zuventus Healthcare Ltd from minority shareholders for Rs 724.9 crore, making it a wholly owned unit. The company’s board has approved entering into an agreement with the minority shareholders of Zuventus Healthcare for the acquisition, Emcure said in a regulatory filing, PTI reported. “An aggregate …

The incentives in India’s proposed programme will be distributed through a reverse bidding mechanism. (AI image) India is readying a plan to reduce its acute dependence on China for rare earth minerals. The move comes at a time when China has imposed export curbs on rare earths and Indian industry has raised alarm bells on shortage of magnets and other …

NEW DELHI: State-run power major NTPC Ltd on Saturday said its board has approved a proposal to raise up to Rs 18,000 crore through issuance of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) or bonds via private placement in the domestic market.According to a regulatory filing, the company’s board gave its nod during a meeting held earlier in the day, and also cleared a …