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Recently, the Government has extended the due date of filing our income tax returns. How crucial are these due dates? What happens if you don't make the payments on time? BusinessLine's Research Analyst Satya Sontanam tells us more on these lines.

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The US-India relationship has grown steadily over the years. The US-India 2+2 Ministerial  meet is a sign of the increasing engagement between the two sides. In this podcast, Dr Rudra Chaudhuri, Carnegie's India director, joins us to help us understand the dynamics of this relationship.  

The IMD has indicated the possibility of pilot showers lashing Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for four days from today (Monday); over Kerala for three days from tomorrow (Tuesday); and over South Interior Karnataka tomorrow (Tuesday).

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The former Attorney-General of Singapore, V.K. Rajah, the arbitrator looking into the dispute between Amazon and Future group has put an interim stay on the latter's Rs 25,000-crore deal with Reliance Retail. 

In his order granting interim relief for Amazon, Rajah said it was prudent for an interim stay in the deal as it was “disputed”.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the public to be ‘vocal for local’ while shopping for the upcoming festival season. He also urged the people to celebrate, but exercise restraint in his monthly broadcast of ‘Mann Ki Baat.’

He wished people on Dussehra and said that with various festivals coming up, they need to show patience and follow health guidelines in celebrating these auspicious occasions during the COVID times.

Modi asked people to keep the ‘vocal for local’ resolve in their mind and give priority to local products while shopping for festivals.

In other news, As of Sunday, India’s Covid-19 caseload mounted to 78,64,811 with 50,129 fresh infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,18,534 with 578 new fatalities.

There are 6,68,154 active cases in the country which comprise 8.50 per cent of the total caseload.

What are you to do if you’re very keen on one of Samsung’s best phones but feel you can’t afford one? You take a good look at the new S20FE aimed exactly at those who don’t mind a few trade-offs to get some of the more advanced features, all in one package.

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Have you ever had a tough time finding the 'right hands' to make your car 'purr' as smooth as ever before? Did the coronavirus pandemic dampen your hopes? Can technology resolve these concerns? Meet Vimal Singh of ReadyAssist. During our discussion, Vimal takes us through the world of automobile maintenance and the scope of startup enterprises in this space.

With just 11 days to go to the polls, US president Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden squared off in the second presidential debate. Biden came into the debate with a massive lead in all opinion polls and Trump need to perform exceedingly well to bridge the gap, but did he achieve it?

In this episode of the Race to the White House,  we take a look at some of the key moments of the second presidential debate. 

Staying at home during the current COVID19 pandemic comes with its perks—working from home and not having to travel to the office. But there are many perks which are part of your salary that continue to remain with you. These are referred to as perquisites under the Income Tax Act and include salary reimbursements, stock options, rental accommodation, etc.

The value of perquisite in almost all situations will be calculated by your employer and tax will be deducted at source in most cases. In case the employer has not deducted the tax, then the payment of tax will be your responsibility. 

In this week's big story podcast we delve deeper into the key points employees should note about their salary perks, and how these are taxed.

The North-East monsoon rains may arrive over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining areas of Karnataka and Kerala October 28, IMD said. Subsequent two days would into the week would see the system exiting West Bengal, Sikkim, Odsiha, Telangana, parts of the North-Eastern States, Andhra Pradesh and most of Maharashtra and the entire land in a process that has been delayed beyond the normal October 15 due to unseasonal rains over the South Peninsula.

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