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Former Union finance minister, Congress’s P Chidambaram, today ripped into the Union Budget 2025, criticising it on multiple heads including the biggest talking point — the income tax rebate to…
Tariffs on Harley Davidson bikes, a mushrooming friction point between India and the US — have been slashed further ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit. In the Union…
There will be no income tax payable up to Rs 12 lakh – i.e., up to Rs 12.75 lakh including standard deductions – under the new regime, Union Finance Minister…
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday reacted to the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, questioning what would happen to those who are not employed. Mr Tharoor’s statements…
Bihar got a “bonanza” but Andhra Pradesh has been “cruelly ignored” in the Union Budget 2025, Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said Saturday afternoon, shortly after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s 77-minute…
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has allocated Rs 5,483 crore for aid to foreign nations, slightly higher than last year’s Rs 4,883 crore. The overall budget for the MEA…
China is building a new military command centre near Beijing that is expected to be 10 times the size of the Pentagon, a report in Financial Times, citing US intelligence…
A Texas business owner has become popular on social media after he refused to repair two World War II-era Hitler Youth knives, brought in by Nazi sympathisers. Johnathan Sibley, co-owner…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Seetharaman, by effectively making income up to Rs 12 lakh tax free, has presented a dream budget for India’s middle class. Leaving more money in the…
Two devastating wildfires in Los Angeles were declared fully contained by firefighters on Friday after burning for more than three weeks, killing about 30 people and displacing thousands more. The…
As Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman presented the Union Budget 2025 today, internet users flooded social media with hilarious memes. In her opening remarks, Ms Sitharaman said the government will realise…
Britain’s former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his equally famous father-in-law Narayana Murthy, co founder of Infosys, were spotted in the front row attending a session at the Jaipur Literature…
Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth consecutive Budget today with a focus on poor, women, youth and farmers. Here are some of the expert opinion on the Budget presented for the…
The Union Budget 2025 is a “people’s budget”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday afternoon, shortly after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered her speech. This budget, Mr Modi said, will…
In the Union Budget 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has turned to the country’s middle class to revive growth. In a massive relief, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s attire on Union Budget days has always gained attention for the past seven years. Her different coloured sarees with unique embroidering have told a different…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is known for making statements with her sarees on Budget Day. Every year, she wears a saree that represents India’s rich textile heritage and traditional…
A new income tax bill – a direct tax code meant to simplify compliance for individual taxpayers – will be introduced next week, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said as she…
As many as 10,000 additional seats will be added to medical colleges across India next year, with the aim to add a total of 75,000 over the next five years,…
The Finance Minister said this Budget continues the government’s efforts to accelerate growth and secure inclusive development. It aims to invigorate private sector investments, uplift household sentiments and bolster the…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced revised tax slabs and rates under the new regime to reduce the burden for all taxpayers. There will be no tax burden on up to…
The Union Budget 2025 is a holistic budget that will be applauded not only in India but abroad also, union minister Hardeep Singh Puri told NDTV in an exclusive interview…
In a unique case, the Supreme Court has ordered an inquiry and arrest of a man who faces contempt proceedings but fled to the US despite his passport lying in…
Ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls later this year, the Centre has announced big offerings for the politically significant state where it shares power with its key ally, Nitish Kumar’s…
There will be no income tax payable up to Rs 12 lakh – i.e., up to Rs 12.75 lakh including standard deductions – under the new regime, Union Finance Minister…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth consecutive Union Budget for the financial year 2025-26 today. This is also the second full budget of Modi 3.0. Ms Sitharaman’s budget speech,…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam announced a series of initiatives for public education and health, including broadband connectivity for all government secondary schools and primary health centers in the rural…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said the government will launch a modified UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme to connect 120 destinations. Presenting the Union Budget 2025-26, she said…
Good news for the middle class. The government has revised the tax slabs and rates under the new regime to reduce the burden for all taxpayers. Tax Slabs Up to…
The Ukraine military has added a powerful unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to its arsenal. It’s capable of flying up to 2,000 km, carrying a 250-kg bomb, and returning to base.…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday made history as she presented a record eighth consecutive budget, which comes in the backdrop of slowdown in the economy and demand for tax…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced a ‘Dhan Dhyan Krishi’ scheme and said it will help over 1 crore farmers in the country. While presenting the Union Budget 2025-26, she…
Akhilesh Yadav‘s Samajwadi Party walked out of the Lok Sabha Saturday Saturday morning as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025. As Ms Sitharaman rose to present…
Dressed in a white saree, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman posed outside the ministry this morning with a tablet in a ‘bahi khata’ sleeve, before presenting her eighth consecutive Budget speech.…
Jamal Robinson, a former techie who worked with Amazon and Microsoft, recently revealed that he retired at 39 and has successfully managed to amass a fortune of $3.5 million (about…
New details have emerged from recently freed Israeli hostages who endured over 15 months in captivity under Palestinian group Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip. Gadi Mozes, 80, was among…
The Indian equities market is optimistic ahead of the Budget presentation as investors hope for major tax relief. Sensex and Nifty, key indices hinting at markets’ performance, opened flat this…
As the Union Budget 2025-26 is set to be presented on Saturday, many are hoping for policy measures that will bring down prices of daily household items. Additionally, youth are…
A banned Khalistani organisation headed by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who was designated as a terrorist by India in July 2020, incited Muslims, Tamils and Christians from Manipur to secede from…
Loud blasts were heard till around two to three kilometres away after a truck carrying gas cylinders caught fire in Ghaziabad early Saturday morning. In the fire reported at Bhopura…
Natalie Winters, a 23-year-old US journalist and the co-host of Steve Bannon’s ‘War Room: Battleground’ digital media outlet, has been making headlines lately. It all started after the broadcast journalist…
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Rashtrapati Bhawan has strongly reacted to Congress MP Sonia Gandhi’s “poor thing” remark for President Droupadi Murmu, calling it “unacceptable”. The comments “clearly hurt the dignity of the high office”,…
The Rashtrapati Bhavan today termed comments made by senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on President Droupadi Murmu’s address to parliament as “unfortunate and entirely avoidable”, adding that…
Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu has announced a 50 per cent reduction in airfare for passengers traveling to the Kumbh Mela in an exclusive interview with NDTV. The…
Eight Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs have resigned just five days before voting in the Delhi election. None of them got tickets to contest the election again. The MLAs who…
A small airplane carrying a pediatric patient and five others crashed in Philadelphia today, causing a massive explosion and sparking fire in the area. The Springfield-Branson National Airport bound plane…
Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in Jaipur on Friday to attend the city’s annual literary event, the Jaipur Literature Festival, which began on Thursday. During the five-day event,…
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), a public sector company that operates retail payments and settlement systems in India, has declared new guidelines for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions…
Pacer Harshit Rana replaced all-rounder Shivam Dube as a concussion substitute during India’s fourth T20I against England on Friday. It has created a huge controversy as former cricketers and even…
President Donald Trump will implement tariffs Saturday on the three largest US trading partners — Canada, Mexico and China — saying there was nothing they could do to forestall him…
Amid row over Congress leader Sonia Gandhi‘s remarks about President Droupadi Murmu after the latter’s Parliament address today, Priyanka Gandhi has come to her mother’s defence, insisting that the comments…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada’s response will be “forceful but reasonable” if US decide to impose 25 per cent tariffs as threatened by President Donald Trump, The Globe…
A plane crashed in a built-up neighbourhood in northeast Philadelphia and sparked a massive fire on the ground. The aircraft, a Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, had taken off from Northeast…
The president of a high-rise society in sector 99 has asked the owners who have rented flats to bachelors or couples to submit a marriage certificate or a consent letter…
A local court has ordered the registration of an FIR against a Delhi Police officer for alleged hate crime during the February 2020 communal riots in the city’s northeast. The…
A small aircraft crashed and sparked a large fire in a built-up neighborhood of Philadelphia on Friday, prompting a major emergency response, local media reported. A fireball was followed by…
Union Budget 2025 Live Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present a record eighth consecutive budget, which is expected to contain measures that ease the burden on the middle class…
Arguably the finest wicket-keeper India have had in this generation, Wriddhiman Saha donned the gloves for the national team in the whites for 40 matches. When it came to Tests…
Talented pacer Harshit Rana, who has played two Tests, quite surprisingly made a surprise entry into the India playing XI in the fourth T20I against England in Pune on Friday.…
The Bhopal Police’s ability to carry out their jobs are being hindered by outdated analog wireless communication systems, forcing them to resort to makeshift solutions to keep the devices functional.…
A 19-year-old girl, who was sexually abused and brutally assaulted by her boyfriend at her residence a few days ago, died on Friday as a result of the injuries suffered…
A 23-year-old man was arrested in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district on Friday for allegedly slitting a woman’s throat and injuring her after she refused to talk to him, police said.…
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Friday sought to allay concerns about the country’s preparedness for the upcoming Champions Trophy, stating that the three venues in Lahore, Karachi, and Rawalpindi are…
A Sam Altman-backed startup has raised nearly half a billion dollars as it aims to build the world’s first nuclear fusion power plant to solve the energy crunch issue. US-based…
The foreign ministry said today that work is on to ensure an “early visit” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US. In a statement this evening, the ministry said,…
India vs England 4th T20I Live Updates: India take on England in the fourth T20I of the five-match series in Pune. The hosts won the first two games and then…
You don’t want to fall into the trap of romanticising the East as Orientalists, steeped in Christianity and its binaries of good and evil, have done over the last 200…
Shahid Kapoor is in his element in Deva. He anchors the adroitly mounted thriller buoyed by a screenplay that, to great effect, significantly alters the plot of the film that…
John Maynard Keynes famously remarked, “In the long run, we are all dead”. But in the short run, without capital expenditure, we are all just stuck in a low-equilibrium growth…
The debate over birthright citizenship has been rekindled, with President Donald Trump at the forefront. Trump has consistently argued that this provision was originally intended to benefit the children of…
False promises, lies and loot is how Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the Arvind Kejriwal-led ruling Aam Aadmi Party or AAP in Delhi, promising to free the national capital from…
Amid a debate over 70-90-hour work week, the pre-Budget Economic Survey on Friday cited studies to state that spending over 60 hours a week on work could have adverse health…
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal today doubled down on his party’s charge that the BJP-led Haryana government poisoned the Yamuna waters as he snubbed the Election Commission for choosing to “hound”…
Ahead of the start of the Budget Session on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India will fulfil its aim of Viksit Bharat and this Budget Session will give new…
Facial recognition technology has confirmed that the accused in actor Saif Ali Khan‘s stabbing case, Mohammad Shariful Islam, is the same person seen in CCTV footage from the crime scene,…
India’s school education system serves 24.8 crore students across 14.72 lakh schools with 98 lakh teachers, revealed the Economic Survey 2024-25 tabled in Parliament today. Of these, government schools comprise…
Errol Musk, the father of Elon Musk, has dismissed the Tesla CEO’s claims of a difficult and unhappy childhood. He said his son went to school in a Rolls-Royce and…
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and X, has taken his dedication to work to new heights by reportedly living at the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) headquarters in Washington…
U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup Semi-Final Live: Parunika Sisodia’s inspiring spell India restrict England to 113/8 in their U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final clash in Kuala Lumpur. As England…
Apple reported its fiscal earnings for Q4 2024 on Thursday, and the iPhone maker missed forecasts on revenue and earnings per share (EPS). The latest earnings call showed that Apple’s…
The recent collision between a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and an American Eagle Flight 5342 near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has brought attention to the safety record of the…
A 15-year-old girl was shot dead by her father and maternal uncle over TikTok videos in an alleged honour killing in Pakistan’s Quetta, ARY News reported. The father of the…
Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel, US President Donald Trump’s FBI nominee, greeted his parents with ‘Jai Shri Krishna‘ after introducing them on Thursday during his confirmation hearing before a Senate Judiciary Committee.…
US President Donald Trump on Friday issued a warning to BRICS nations, threatening 100 per cent tariffs on their exports if they attempt to replace the US dollar as the…
This is the first time since 2014 that no foreign forces have tried to create disturbances ahead of a Parliament session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a quip at…
The budget session of the Parliament commenced with President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha today highlighting the government’s various schemes…
The Budget Session commenced with President Murmu addressing the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. After President Murmu’s address, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2024-25.…
Several videos purportedly showing a professor getting married to a college student inside the classroom in West Bengal have gone viral, complete with wedding rituals like ‘haldi‘ and the exchange…
The details of a daring operation in low-light conditions by Indian forces to rescue 17 crew of a merchant ship near the Somalian coast was made public by the government…
The 31-year-old man who was detained in Chhattisgarh as a suspect in the Saif Ali Khan case earlier this month said the police action has cost him his job and…
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, set to become the second Indian to go to space after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma’s journey on board the Soyuz T-11 in April 1984, will take…
Delhi vs Railways Highlights Day 1, Elite Group D: Virat Kohli did not get a chance to bat on Day 1 of his return to domestic cricket, as Delhi came…
Actress Swara Bhaskar is at the centre of a social media controversy after her X (formerly Twitter) account was permanently suspended. Sharing the news on Instagram, she criticised the decision…
Whether or not Rohit Sharma will go to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025 captains’ meet has been a matter of intense speculation. The BCCI was against the Indian cricket…
US President Donald Trump blamed diversity policies implemented during the Obama and Biden administrations for compromising air safety standards. This statement came after a devastating mid-air collision between an American…
Two iPhones belonging to Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal were stolen at a wedding ceremony she attended in Dehradun on January 26. In his complaint with Dehradun police,…
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal was detained by the police Thursday afternoon after she dumped three mini-truckloads of garbage outside the residence of former Delhi Chief…
On Saturday last week, Germany offered a stark portrait of its political scene. It appears to be a nation grappling with its past, its future and an unsettling present. Thousands…
The last thing a country wants after bagging the hosting rights for a global sports tournament is not to be ready on time. As things stand right now, Pakistan finds…