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My first darshan at Shabarimala Temple

It took 5 decades! I had never been to the Sabarimala Temple. A couple of months back, one of my friends suggested that we should go to the Ayyappa Temple, and finally he booked the darshan online. Along with the darshan booking, prasadam tickets can also be booked. As planned, …

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Covid Carbon Credits ESG and War

Back in 2020 and 2021, the world sounded different. The pandemic had humbled humanity. Cities fell silent. Roads were empty. Skies looked cleaner. For a brief moment, modern civilization appeared helpless before nature. A common belief began to circulate: the post-COVID world would not be the same. People would become …

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Key Changes for Individual Taxpayers in the Union Budget 2026

What is the first thing an individual taxpayer looks for in the Budget? Tax reduction! Don’t lecture me, just tell me one thing “will I be paying less tax next year?” The short answer is: NO. There is no proposal to reduce income-tax rates. The slab rates remain exactly the …

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