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HDFC and ICICI Bank, meanwhile, will also revise charges on select transactions.

For HDFC, a one per cent transaction fee – to be capped at Rs 4,999 per transaction – will be applied if you use your card to pay rent or spend over Rs 10,000 on online skill-based games.

Utility payments – over Rs 50,000 monthly – using a HDFC card will also attract the abovementioned fee. The exception in this case is for insurance transactions.

Finally, if you use the card to load over Rs 10,000 into a digital wallet in a single transaction, there will be a one per cent fee capped at Rs 4,999 per transaction.

ICICI Bank‘s changes will include revisions to service charges, including for ATM transactions.

The first five at ICICI Bank ATMs remain free. After that you will be charged Rs 23 per transaction to withdraw cash. Non-financial transactions will continue to be free.

If ICICI Bank customers use non-bank ATMs the number of free transactions is limited to three for Metro cities and five in smaller cities and towns. Beyond this you must pay Rs 23 and Rs 8.5 per transaction, respectively.

Meanwhile, the Railways is also expected to implement a minor increase in ticket prices. This hike may range from 1 paisa per km for non-AC coaches to two paise for AC coaches.

ITR Filing Deadline

Meanwhile, the CBDT has also extended the ITR, or Income Tax Returns, filing deadline from July 31 to September 15. This gives salaried individuals an additional 46 days to complete filings.

However, those whose documentation is ready can stick to the older schedule and, therefore, avoid possible website glitches and errors that usually crop up as the deadline nears and people rush to complete ITR filing.

Credit Card Changes

SBI is discontinuing its air accident insurance offered when using select premium cards, such as SBI Elite, Miles Elite, and Miles Prime, to purchase air tickets. The public sector bank is also expected to introduce a new minimum amount due or MAD (for monthly bills) calculation.

New Delhi:

Changes to regulations governing filing of income tax returns; the use of and charges associated with credit cards; and last-minute, or Tatkal, train ticket bookings; as well as making an Aadhaar card mandatory for new PAN applications, are among those that will come into effect on July 1.

These will impact individual taxpayers and customers of banks like HDFC, SBI, and ICICI.

Aadhaar Needed For New PAN

From Tuesday the Central Board of Direct Taxes has made Aadhaar verification mandatory for PAN card applications. Existing PAN holders must link their Aadhaar numbers by December 31.

At present any valid government-issued ID, such as a driving license, and a birth certificate is enough for new PAN card applications.

Non-compliance with this rule may lead to the existing PAN being deactivated.

Tatkal Train Ticket Bookings

Aadhaar verification will also be mandatory for booking Tatkal tickets.

Also, starting July 15, two-factor authentication, which will include a one-time password that will be sent to the registered mobile phone, will be required for all ticketing, online or in-person.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Sunday (Jun 29), criticsed a Paris Fashion Week show that reportedly made references to inmates at the country’s mega prison. Mr Bukele said his government was ready to ship all the inmates from Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) to Paris as soon as they received the green light.

The El Salvador president was responding to a post that showed models wearing white T-shirts and shorts while walking down the ramp for Mexican-American designer Willy Chavarria, which resembled the uniforms worn by inmates at CECOT.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Sunday (Jun 29), criticsed a Paris Fashion Week show that reportedly made references to inmates at the country’s mega prison. Mr Bukele said his government was ready to ship all the inmates from Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) to Paris as soon as they received the green light.

The El Salvador president was responding to a post that showed models wearing white T-shirts and shorts while walking down the ramp for Mexican-American designer Willy Chavarria, which resembled the uniforms worn by inmates at CECOT.

Further, a jerry can was found near the man’s mouth, likely pointing to the fact that he couple had travelled with water, but had run out. Their blackened bodies suggest they died of thirst and dehydration, sources said. they added that is likely that the couple left home and tried to cross the border illegally on foot, only to lose their way in the desert.

The woman was wearing red and white bangles in her hands, usually worn by newly-wed brides.

Police sources say they had applied for a visa to travel to India, but the process went into limbo as cross-border tensions escalated following Operation Sindoor.

Dilip Singh Sodha, district coordinator of Hindu Pakistani Displaced Union and Border People’s Organisation, said posts on social media received a response that the couple had left from their home in Pakistan on June 21. Their motorcycle was seen near the neighbouring country’s Nurpur Dargah and after that there was no contact between them and their families. “It appears the couple was trying to reach India to escape religious persecution in Pakistan, where minorities are targeted. Perhaps they wanted to build a new life in India and live without the fear of persecution,” he said.

Two days after a young couple’s bodies were found in Rajasthan, about 11 kilometres away from the International Border, police have identified them as two Pakistan nationals who had fled to India and likely died of dehydration.

The bodies of the couple were spotted by a local shepherd on Saturday, who then informed the Border Security Force (BSF). Voter IDs found with the bodies showed the couple was from Pakistan’s Sindh district. While the man was identified as 17-year-old Ravi Kumar, the woman was identified as 15-year-old Shanti Bai. A mobile phone SIM card of Pakistani origin was also found.

New Delhi:

Ram Kapoor received severe backlash after news of him passing inappropriate sexual comments during the promotional activities of his upcoming JioHotstar series Mistry was brought to light.

Ram Kapoor has now reacted to the allegations and confessed to being “guilty as charged”.

What’s Happening

• Ram Kapoor has finally opened up about the incident and requested everyone to give him a chance to justify himself.
• He told ETimes, “Let me begin by saying that everything I’ve been accused of saying – I have said it. So yes, I am guilty as charged. But this is what I want people to understand, when I’m in a space where I feel comfortable, I become my usual, bindass self. That’s just how I’ve always been. Everyone who’s worked with me knows that I never intend to offend.”
• Furthermore, he added that he was oblivious to how it might have made some people feel uncomfortable, as he stated, “I didn’t feel that even once throughout the day. We were laughing and joking. If I had gotten the whiff that they were offended, I would have dealt with it right away.”
• He elaborated, “If I felt it was inappropriate, why would I say it openly in a hall full of media people? My character has been questioned for the first time in 25 years, so do acknowledge my justification.”
• He concluded by saying that he is aware that he cannot be his “obnoxious normal self”

New Delhi:

Ram Kapoor received severe backlash after news of him passing inappropriate sexual comments during the promotional activities of his upcoming JioHotstar series Mistry was brought to light.

Ram Kapoor has now reacted to the allegations and confessed to being “guilty as charged”.

What’s Happening

• Ram Kapoor has finally opened up about the incident and requested everyone to give him a chance to justify himself.
• He told ETimes, “Let me begin by saying that everything I’ve been accused of saying – I have said it. So yes, I am guilty as charged. But this is what I want people to understand, when I’m in a space where I feel comfortable, I become my usual, bindass self. That’s just how I’ve always been. Everyone who’s worked with me knows that I never intend to offend.”
• Furthermore, he added that he was oblivious to how it might have made some people feel uncomfortable, as he stated, “I didn’t feel that even once throughout the day. We were laughing and joking. If I had gotten the whiff that they were offended, I would have dealt with it right away.”
• He elaborated, “If I felt it was inappropriate, why would I say it openly in a hall full of media people? My character has been questioned for the first time in 25 years, so do acknowledge my justification.”
• He concluded by saying that he is aware that he cannot be his “obnoxious normal self”

New Delhi:

Ram Kapoor received severe backlash after news of him passing inappropriate sexual comments during the promotional activities of his upcoming JioHotstar series Mistry was brought to light.

Ram Kapoor has now reacted to the allegations and confessed to being “guilty as charged”.

What’s Happening

• Ram Kapoor has finally opened up about the incident and requested everyone to give him a chance to justify himself.
• He told ETimes, “Let me begin by saying that everything I’ve been accused of saying – I have said it. So yes, I am guilty as charged. But this is what I want people to understand, when I’m in a space where I feel comfortable, I become my usual, bindass self. That’s just how I’ve always been. Everyone who’s worked with me knows that I never intend to offend.”
• Furthermore, he added that he was oblivious to how it might have made some people feel uncomfortable, as he stated, “I didn’t feel that even once throughout the day. We were laughing and joking. If I had gotten the whiff that they were offended, I would have dealt with it right away.”
• He elaborated, “If I felt it was inappropriate, why would I say it openly in a hall full of media people? My character has been questioned for the first time in 25 years, so do acknowledge my justification.”
• He concluded by saying that he is aware that he cannot be his “obnoxious normal self”

New Delhi:

Ram Kapoor received severe backlash after news of him passing inappropriate sexual comments during the promotional activities of his upcoming JioHotstar series Mistry was brought to light.

Ram Kapoor has now reacted to the allegations and confessed to being “guilty as charged”.

What’s Happening

• Ram Kapoor has finally opened up about the incident and requested everyone to give him a chance to justify himself.
• He told ETimes, “Let me begin by saying that everything I’ve been accused of saying – I have said it. So yes, I am guilty as charged. But this is what I want people to understand, when I’m in a space where I feel comfortable, I become my usual, bindass self. That’s just how I’ve always been. Everyone who’s worked with me knows that I never intend to offend.”
• Furthermore, he added that he was oblivious to how it might have made some people feel uncomfortable, as he stated, “I didn’t feel that even once throughout the day. We were laughing and joking. If I had gotten the whiff that they were offended, I would have dealt with it right away.”
• He elaborated, “If I felt it was inappropriate, why would I say it openly in a hall full of media people? My character has been questioned for the first time in 25 years, so do acknowledge my justification.”
• He concluded by saying that he is aware that he cannot be his “obnoxious normal self”