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Income Tax Slabs Budget 2024: No Income Tax up to ₹3 Lakh under revised personal income tax rate – Full Details | Mint

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Income Tax Slabs Budget 2024: No Income Tax up to ₹3 Lakh under revised personal income tax rate – Full Details | Mint

Budget 2024: Tabling the Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament, Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced significant changes in personal income tax rates for the fiscal year 2024-25 to reduce the tax outgo of the masses. The Finance Minister has provided relief to taxpayers by revising the income tax slabs for the current fiscal … Read more

Budget 2024: Sitharaman says 58% tax came from simplified corporate tax regime | Mint

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Budget 2024: Sitharaman says 58% tax came from simplified corporate tax regime | Mint

Budget 2024: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said 58 per cent tax came from simplified corporate tax regime in the financial year 2024.More than two-thirds of individuals availed the new income tax regime, Sitharaman said in the Lok Sabha while presenting the Union Budget for fiscal year 2024-25.She also announced that the government … Read more

Israeli property developer to remain in custody

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Israeli property developer to remain in custody

Israeli Simon Mistriel Aykut, the director of Afik Group, a property developer in the north, will remain in custody for an additional six days, as decided by the Nicosia District Court on Thursday.Aykut, 73, who holds both Israeli and Portuguese passports, faces charges related to a €1 billion development project in Trikomo on Greek Cypriot … Read more

Two former officials under investigation over Akamas roadworks

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Two former officials under investigation over Akamas roadworks

Possible disciplinary offences by state officials have been recorded in the investigation into illegal intervention in the Akamas, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Wednesday.An investigative officer is expected to be appointed to examine the potential offences. Speaking after the cabinet meeting at the presidential palace, Panayiotou told the press she briefed the ministers on … Read more

Paphos police searching for teen quad bike thief

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Paphos police searching for teen quad bike thief

Police in Paphos are searching for a minor in connection with a quad bike theft and traffic offences. A 14-year-old has already been identified and arrested for the same case.

Golden Dawn leader Michaloliakos to return to prison

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Golden Dawn leader Michaloliakos to return to prison

Nikos Michaloliakos, former leader of Golden Dawn, will return to prison after the Court of Appeals nullified a previous ruling that had allowed his release. He was convicted of leading a criminal organization and will continue to serve his 13-year and 6-month sentence. The decision came after judges accepted the prosecutor’s recommendation, citing Michaloliakos’ continued glorification of illegal Nazi-type practices despite his conviction as a reason for his return to prison.

Could a convicted felon become US president?

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Could a convicted felon become US president?

Fact: Trump did not take the stand and be cross-examined in front of the jury during his trial for falsifying business records.

Limassol mayoral debate ends with fracas

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Limassol mayoral debate ends with fracas

During a mayoral debate in Limassol, a citizen complained to Mayor Nicos Nicolaides about the cleanliness of a plot of land, leading to a tense altercation outside the Laniteio Amphitheatre. Police intervened as the situation escalated, with reports of pushing and shoving among those present. An individual reported being punched by an unknown person, and the case is now under investigation by the Minor Offences Department of the Limassol Police Directorate.

Court binds Oroklini weapons cache suspects to trial, seeks motive

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Court binds Oroklini weapons cache suspects to trial, seeks motive

Two men, aged 46 and 35, were remanded in custody and committed for trial on July 1 in connection with a large weapons cache found in an Oroklini cemetery. The defendants face serious charges related to possessing explosives and firearms without a license. The cache, believed to be linked to underworld figures, included an array of weapons such as missiles, explosives, and a silenced pistol. Police are awaiting forensic results to determine if the weapons were used in past crimes and to identify potential accomplices through fingerprints or DNA evidence. Bail was rejected for both suspects, who will await trial in Central Prisons.

Maths teacher in custody for allegedly abusing pupils

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Maths teacher in custody for allegedly abusing pupils

A 49-year-old maths teacher has been remanded in custody for eight days in Nicosia for two cases of sexual harassment involving underage female pupils aged 16 and 13. The 16-year-old reported that the teacher touched her thigh and breast during a lesson, while the 13-year-old also filed a complaint leading to the suspect’s arrest. The suspect’s detention order expires on May 28, with the possibility of renewal for further investigations.