As many as 97,689 people had more than Rs 1 crore gross income in 2018-19 AY against 81,344 in the previous year, shows official direct tax data.
"Many people in my village, who thought I could not do anything, are in shock after I won the money," Babita Tade tells Rediff.com Contributor Mohnish Singh.
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India Poochega -Sabse Shana Kaun? will start in March.
Amitabh Bachchan and Sonu Nigam bring the house down on the grand debut episode of the show's seventh edition.
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The Kapoor family was in New York recently to promote their new film Besharam.
95 per cent of advertising inventory has been sold on television and 18 on-air sponsors have been signed up so far, the highest for any season.
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The veteran actor returns to Star Plus after 15 years.
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Sevilla in semis as Wolves miss penalty.
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The first episode of the hit gameshow airs tonight.
The 48-year-old Argentine saw his side produce a stirring fight back from three goals down to draw 3-3 with Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday and Spanish media reported that he told his players about the illness at half-time.
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Losing a second major final in a year was absolute torture for Argentina, midfield general Javier Mascherano said after Chile beat them on penalties to win the Copa America.
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Meet Firoz Fatma, 22, the first woman crorepati of KBC 7.
Taj Mohammed Rangrez is a History teacher from Rajasthan.
Amitabh Bachchan set to star in his first fiction show on TV to be helmed by the Gangs Of Wasseypur director.
Why do Hindi cinema superstars flounder in their fifties, asks Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Amitabh Bachchan talks about Satyagraha, KBC-7 and his future films.
Amitabh Bachchan tells us what to expect from the seventh season of Kaun Banega Crorepati.
ETV's Kannada version of Bigg Boss, hosted by popular South actor Kiccha Sudeep is a big hit with the audience.
Small and big advertisers are making their presence felt this year far more than they did earlier, bringing a smile to the faces of the tournament's organisers and partners.
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Hussain Basha, a graduate student, wins the top prize in the show's latest episode.
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Kannadada Kotyadhipathi on air from March 11, Monday at 8 pm on the Suvarna channel.
RD Tailang had an eclectic body of work before he came onboard the KBC wagon. He talks about his journey with the show over the years.
Lionel Messi scored in his 12th consecutive La Liga game to help leaders Barcelona earn a 1-1 draw at Valencia, allowing second-placed Atletico Madrid to close to within nine points after a 1-0 win over Real Betis on Sunday.