New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday makes history as she presents a record ninth consecutive Budget that is expected to unveil measures to sustain growth momentum, maintain fiscal discipline, and contain reforms that could buffer the economy from global trade frictions, including US tariffs....
New Delhi: Ahead of presenting her ninth consecutive Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday called on President Droupadi Murmu. As per established tradition, the finance minister met the President at the Rashtrapati Bhavan before heading to Parliament. Sitharaman posed with her Budget team in front...
New Delhi: Commercial LPG cylinder prices have been increased by Rs 49 from February 1, bringing higher costs for businesses that rely on these cylinders for daily operations. Oil marketing companies announced the hike as part of their regular monthly price revision. The increase applies...
New Delhi: Congress Sunday took a swipe at the Modi government over US President Donald Trump's remarks that India is going to buy oil from Venezuela instead of Iran, saying the American leader continues to give "information on what our own government has done or...
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2026–27, marking a historic moment as it is being delivered a Sunday for the first time in independent India’s history. This will be her ninth consecutive Budget, making her the first woman finance...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cabinet Saturday approved 12 proposals, including continuance of the state Viability Gap Funding (VGF) support for select international air routes from Bhubaneswar and setting up an integrated new-age manufacturing complex at an investment of Rs 17,250 crore in the state. The proposals were...
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will February 1 present her ninth straight Budget, which is expected to unveil measures to sustain growth momentum, maintain fiscal discipline, and contain reforms that could buffer the economy from global trade frictions, including US tariffs. The presentation of...
Melbourne: The start of 2026 has seen gold and silver surge to record highs only to crash Friday. Gold prices peaked above USD 5,500 (AUD 7,900) per ounce for the first time Thursday, well above previous highs. But by the end of Friday, it had...
New Delhi: An additional excise duty on cigarettes and tobacco products, and a health cess on pan masala, over and above the highest 40 per cent GST rate, will come into effect from February 1. The cess and excise levies will replace the existing 28...
Nobody likes late fees. They're like that overbearing guest who shows up uninvited, isn't it? If you’ve ever experienced the shock of a surprise charge on your electric bill, you know what I mean. Thankfully, online bill payment tools can be your handy umbrella in...
Protests by thousands of pro-democracy activists in Leh and Kargil districts on 16 March, demanding, among other things, statehood for...
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The ongoing war between the US-Israel combine and Iran has unexpectedly turned out to be a windfall for Russia. In...
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The widening conflict in West Asia is beginning to cast a shadow over India’s economic outlook. The country’s heavy dependence...
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On 4 November 2013, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to over 120 heads of Indian missions and outlined the...
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