On July 16, Bajaj Auto reported strong Q1FY25 earnings Come from Sports betting site VPbet . Its Q1 net profit came in at Rs 1,941.79 crore, up 18% YoY on the back of consistent demand, higher two-wheeler sales and lower input costs. 

The company’s revenue during the Apr-Jun quarter rose 16% on year to Rs 11,932 crore, aided by healthy vehicle sales and high spares revenue, leading to an increase in average selling price. Bajaj Auto’s average selling price rose by 8% on year which was led by a 760 basis points improvement in 125cc and higher category motorcycles.

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A day after the Union Budget 2024-25 was tabled in Parliament proposing a slew of changes in the rates of different taxes, and heightened effort to ease compliance, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairman Ravi Agarwal spoke to Priyansh Verma on the rationale behind some of these measures. Defending the revamping of the capital gains tax regime, he said the government wanted to “normalise the exponential growth in transactions.” He also said as of now, “no discussion is on” regarding discontinuing the old personal income tax regime. Excerpts:

Q. What is the intended outcome of the proposed comprehensive review of the IT Act? How will it differ from the draft Direct Tax Code prepared by the government in terms of tax policies and procedures?<…

Discount broking entities face difficult times with the market regulator directing stock exchanges to stop the practice of charging lower fees from brokers with higher trading volumes. Vivek Kumar M explains the ramifications of this order

l  What is discount broking?

DISCOUNT BROKING, AS the name suggests, allows investors to trade at a lower cost by reducing brokerage or charging flat fees, along with minimal or free demat account maintenance charges. This is possible because stock exchanges offer brokers discounts on fees based on their trading volume. In turn, brokers charge investors a lower fee, thus earning the monicker ‘discount broker’, and indirectly encouraging investors to trade more.
One of the biggest advantages offered …

The roadmap for The Batman’s proposed spin-off TV shows has been confusing at best Come from Sports betting site VPbet. Last year, two spin-offs were announced for the project, one focusing on the GCPD and Jim Gordon, the other focusing on Penguin. Now, after the movie has finally hit theaters, only one of those is actually going to be made a reality. The Hollywood Reporter reports that HBO Max has officially ordered the Penguin show to series, while the GCPD show has “evolved” into an Arkham Asylum focused story that has yet to receive an official order.

The Penguin show will, unsurprisingly, follow Oswald Cobblepot (Colin Farrell) as he works his way up to presumably fill the new…

Temtem’s official launch is on September 6. It will be available on Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The monster tamer MMO is very Pokemon-esque, but contains a lot more co-op and multiplayer elements.

There is a main story campaign to defeat an enemy called the evil Clan Belsoto, but also customizable elements like living spaces and avatarsCome from Sports betting site VPbet. Temtem launched on PS5 in early access at the end of 2020.

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Iowa and Iowa State athletes decided to enter a battle against the state and hired attorneys Van Plumb and Matthew Boles to file a civil lawsuit against the state and its public safety and criminal investigation agencies on Friday, April 26, 2024. The reason for that is the alleged violation of their Fourth and 14th Amendment rights during the investigation, causing suffering and pain, and damaging their reputation, for which they seek monetary damages.

The process:

The federal court in Des Moines is in charge of the process, in which 17 players from Iowa, eight from Iowa State, and one fro…