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Key financial changes kicking in from April 1
Mumbai: A series of major financial and regulatory changes will come into effect across India from April 1, marking the start of the new financial year and bringing significant impact on taxpayers, employees and daily commuters. Among the most notable developments is the rollout of the new Income Tax Act, 2025, which will replace the decades-old Income Tax Act 1961.…
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Tripura autonomous tribal council elections to witness multi-corner fight
Agartala: The elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) on April 12 will witness multi-corner fight with all major political parties putting up candidates. The BJP and Tipra Motha Party (TMP) have fielded candidates separately in all the 28 seats of the council after talks over seat adjustment failed, while CPI (M) and Congress are contesting in…
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Putting the pieces of health care together
ASU Health has embarked on its mission to transform health care and create a new kind of health professional. ASU Health includes four academic units — two of which are new to the university ecosystem. The John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering and the School of Technology for Public Health join the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation and the College…
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Scientists Just Discovered a Hidden Freshwater World Beneath the Great Salt Lake
Scientists have uncovered evidence of a vast, hidden freshwater system beneath the Great Salt Lake using airborne electromagnetic surveys that reveal structures deep below its surface. The findings challenge long-standing assumptions about how freshwater and saltwater interact in such environments. Credit: Shutterstock Scientists found extensive freshwater beneath the Great Salt Lake, offering new insights into groundwater flow and potential environmental…
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There was a deal to fund the TSA! Then Mike Johnson got involved.
Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images, checha/Getty Images Plus, and Oleksandr Malai/Getty Images Plus. Sign up for the Surge, the newsletter that covers most important political nonsense of the week, delivered to your inbox every Saturday. Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge. Due to short staffing, the Surge has brought on Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
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Disney’s Forgotten 1960s Adventure Film Is Still One of the Best — and Most Surprising — World War II Movies
When you think of Disney’s 1960s output, technicolor fairy tales, cartoon animals, and whimsical coming-of-age stories likely come to mind. Meanwhile, bombed-out Europe probably doesn’t ring a bell as one of the studio’s specialties that decade. Yet Disney’s 1963 World War II film, Miracle of the White Stallions, makes for a surprising entry in the studio’s canon. Directed by Arthur…
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Forced to sell medications at a loss, rural Texas pharmacies seek new survival tactics
Crystal McEntire lives two lives. Every morning, she wakes up to tend to her family’s ranch near the top of the Texas Panhandle that houses a herd of Red Angus cattle. But after mornings of farm work, she exchanges her ranch jeans for pharmacy jeans, she said, and drives 26 miles to Hyland’s Pharmacy in Wheeler County — one of…
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No live-in without divorce for married persons, says Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has observed that if a petitioner is already married and his/her spouse is alive, he/she cannot legally enter into a live-in relationship with a third person without obtaining a divorce from the earlier spouse. A single-judge bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Singh said the court cannot issue any writ or direction for protection to the…
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How diabetes is taking toll on Hyderabadis’ mental health
Hyderabad: In a narrow lane in Hyderabad, a woman in her fifties begins her day before sunrise. She sweeps the floor, prepares tea, cooks for the family, and sends everyone off. She has diabetes. She takes her medication every day. But she eats what everyone else eats, skips exercise, and rarely checks her blood sugar. This is not neglect. It…
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These Unusual Glaciers Don’t Behave Like Others – and Scientists Say They Are Incredibly Dangerous
A rare class of glaciers is behaving in unexpected ways—accelerating, shifting regions, and becoming harder to predict as the climate changes—raising new questions about future hazards and global ice loss. Credit: Shutterstock A global analysis of more than 3,100 surging glaciers reveals a dynamic and unevenly distributed phenomenon that challenges conventional expectations about glacier retreat. While most of the world’s…
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