THE BUDGET STARTS AND ENDS HERE FOR MANY

✨ What’s Cheaper
-Mobile phone chargers, lenses
-Hearing devices
-Wearable electronic devices
-Gemstones + Diamonds
-Electronic items
-Agricultural tools

👉🏽 What's Costlier: Umbrella, Unblended fuel

➡️ ALSO: Gift of virtual currencies taxable + TDS at 1% on payment made for transfer, above a monetary threshold

➡️ RBI will introduce a digital rupee, backed by blockchain technology

DIGITAL RUPEE + CRYPTO TAX: Understanding as we go along

➡️ SO: What are our plans for Crypto Currency?
➡️ FM: Currency rests only with the RBI, everything else is crypto assets and will see 30% tax.

➡️ OK BUT: Tax before Regulation?
➡️ FM: We are collecting inputs on regulation for crypto assets. I don't wait till regulation comes in for taxing people who are making profits.
➡️ SOURCE: Quotes of the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman have been collated from interviews she gave to various media outlets, as is customary post Budget.

THREE MEN AND THEIR TRYST WITH COVID-19

VACCINE MANDATES, CANADA'S ELECTION ISSUE

It started with a call to end a vaccine mandate imposed by the federal government that would require unvaccinated Canadian truckers returning from across the US border to quarantine once they return home.
BUT: It is growing into a push to end all vaccine mandates nationwide. Nazi symbolism has been seen at the protests that have turned rowdy in parts.
QUOTE: There is no place in Canada for this behaviour.
BACK HOME: A lot of parallels being drawn with the farmers' protest when Justin Trudeau commented about the situation, the right to a peaceful protest and importance of dialogue.
WHAT SAY YOU: Drop a line and tell us what you are thinking.

PARTY LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT

WHAT: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologised after a report found alcohol-fuelled parties at his offices and residence while COVID-19 lockdown rules were in force.

QUOTE: I am sorry for the things we simply didn't get right...

QUOTABLE QUOTE: Former PM Theresa May: Either (he) had not read the rules, or didn't understand what they meant, or they didn't think the rules applied to Number 10. Which was it?

CONTEXT: Civil servant Sue Gray's 12-page report investigating "Party-gate" as it's been called, listed a series of damning shortcomings and behaviour from Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his office in the backdrop of a pandemic.

SPOTIFY ROGAN: You know this story already, but just in case.

Spotify will now air content advisories on any episode with a Covid19 discussion amid a backlash against COVID-19 misinformation on Joe Rogan's popular podcast-The Joe Rogan Experience.

Rogan is a vaccine skeptic. His views on the pandemic, vaccines and government mandates to control the spread of the virus triggered controversy.

Supporters of his show laud him for his openness and willingness to discuss controversial topics.

Critics — which now include Neil Young and Joni Mitchell among scientists say he gives a platform to guests that spout misleading comments about the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracies with no rebuttals or fact checks.

If Wordle has been your daily outing, perhaps this backstory will interest you. The inventor of Wordle is a man called Josh Wardle. He invented the game to entertain his partner Palak Shah. It has now been sold for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.

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