In the wake of the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday cut short his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia and is set to fly back to Delhi ton…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Tuesday left for Srinagar to take stock of the situation in the Union Territory in the wake of a terror attack on tourists at P…
Earlier this week, the central government said that Bangladeshi infiltrators had a role to play in the violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad. A report from the Union Home Ministry said that these…
The real-time integration will enhance visibility of gig jobs for NCS users, who will benefit from timely and verified work opportunities across urban and semi-urban areasread moreFood delivery and…
While briefing the media, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had said that the term of 7th Pay Commission will end in 2026. However, the decision to form 8th Pay Commission has been taken so that ther…
Advocate Rachna Tyagi, who appeared for the survivor’s mother, told the media, “The Supreme Court has taken cognizance of serious observations made by the Allahabad High Court and stayed that judgm…
In view of the ongoing operation, security forces are on high alert in Kathua. The Border Security Force (BSF) has also heightened vigilance along the Pakistan border, as intelligence reports warn …
India and New Zealand aim to sign a free trade agreement in the next two months, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Tuesday, a move that could expand bilateral trade in agricu…
According to the data, fraud cases involving ₹100,000 or more ($1,150) have risen drastically over the years. The amount lost to these cybercrimes reached a record ₹177 crore ($20.2 million) in…
Data shows that about 45 per cent women cite childcare and domestic commitments as reasons for not participating in the workforce, she noted adding that in the last six years, there is an enhanced …
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) Friday recommended retaining the 8.25% interest rate for its subscribers for 2024-25 (Apr-Mar), the labour ministry said on Friday.The interest r…
India and the European Union (EU) aim to conclude talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) this year, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced in New Delhi on Friday (February 28)r…
India has banned the manufacture and export of two highly addictive opioids – tapentadol and carisoprodol after an expose found they were fuelling a public health crisis in parts of West Africa.I…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled the new Income Tax Bill in the parliament.
The new Income Tax bill is meant to simplify the direct taxation regime and replace the Income…
The Union government is expected to table the new Income Tax Bill in the parliament on Thursday.
In the Budget 2025-26, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that she will introduce new…
The Reserve Bank of India on Friday cut the repo rate by 0.25 per cent to 6.25 per cent. The move comes after a gap of five years, with the central bank citing easing inflation and slow growth as the…
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday approved the Income Tax Bill, sources told CNN-News 18.
Following the approval, the bill is expected to be tabled in the…
The new income tax bill, which Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned in her Budget speech, is expected to be approved by the Union Cabinet on Friday and tabled in the parliament next…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday directed all security agencies to step up the fight against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir with the goal of achieving ‘zero infiltration’.
Chairing two…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the new income tax bill, which will be presented in Parliament next week, will aim to make the IT Act relevant to the 21st century, with the focus…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the changes and measures proposed in the Union Budget 2025 were a response to the needs of Indian citizens and had nothing to do with US…
In a significant move, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Union Budget 2025, has brought much-needed relief and recognition to India’s growing gig economy.
With the workforce rapidly…
“It’s a people’s budget. This Budget is a force multiplier. This Budget will increase savings, investment, consumption and growth,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi shortly after Finance Minister…
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended flat in a special trading session on Saturday as investors saw little coming in from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for retail investors and the overall…
In the Budget 2025-26, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid out a vision for Healthy India by proposing schemes for the promotion of healthy foods, such as vegetables, fruits, millets, and…
In the Budget 2025-26, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to launch a ‘National Manufacturing Mission’.
In the beginning of her speech, Sitharaman dubbed micro, small, and medium…
The central government will facilitate the establishment of day-care cancer centers in all district hospitals over the next three years with 200 of these set to be established in 2025-26, Union…
Each year, ahead of the Budget, there’s one question that has everyone wondering. Will Indians have to pay more or less income tax?
And this year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her…
India’s Union Budget for 2025-26 sets overall government expenditure at Rs 50.65 lakh crore, up from Rs 47.16 lakh crore in the revised projections for 2024-25. The fiscal deficit is forecast at 4.4…
Union Budget 2025 has been a treat to the middle class after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced big income tax relief. While the budget has brought good news to Indian employees across…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday (February 1) announced her eighth consecutive Budget. The focus was on women, farmers and youth with a
big tax relief for the middle class.
The…
In the Budget 2025-26, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to set up a centre of excellence (CoE) in the artificial intelligence (AI).
The CoE for AI is the continuation of the Narendra…
In the Union Budget 2025-26, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to ease and simplify tax deducted at source (TDS) and tax collected at source (TCS).
Sitharaman proposed to increase the…
Individuals earning up to Rs 12 lakh annually will not have to pay any income tax under the new tax regime as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday gave relief to middle class by raising…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that she will table the new income tax bill next week.
Sitharaman said that new income tax bill next week will take forward ’trust first, scrutinise…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will deliver the Union Budget 2025 as part of Parliament’s Budget session, which started on January 31, 2025. The first portion of the budget session will conclude…
As the economy slows down owing to rising inflation and weak wage growth, investors are looking for measures that would encourage spending, which is why Indian equities edged up during Saturday’s…
Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s finance minister, is set to present her record eighth Budget and all eyes have turned towards her.
While financial pundits await the big announcements from the Budget,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for Goddess Lakshmi’s blessings for the poor and middle class has sparked speculation that
Union Budget 2025 will lower the income tax burden on individual…
The Union government is planning to table The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 during the Budget session starting Friday.
The Bill is likely to introduce stricter measures to control illegal…
President Droupadi Murmu addressed the joint session of Parliament on Friday, ahead of the Union Budget presentation, with a bold vision for India’s future. She outlined the government’s goal to…
The Economic Survey 2024-25 is expected to project economic growth of 6.3-6.8 per cent for the financial year 2025-26.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Economic Survey in the…
Budget Economic Survey 2025 Live Updates: A day before Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivers her 8th consecutive Union Budget, she will be tabling the Economic Survey 2024-25 at the parliament….
As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present the Union Budget for FY 2025-26 on February 1, investors are closely watching key sectors that could benefit from government policies.
The…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Economic Survey 2024-25 in Parliament at 12 PM on Friday (January 31). The Economic Survey is a pre-budget document detailing the state of the…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to tweak the income tax structure and increase exemptions for taxpayers in the Budget 2025.
Sitharaman will present her eighth budget on Saturday…
India’s travel and tourism sector is set for significant expansion. Its valuation is expected to more than double to $523 billion over the next decade.
According to Julia Simpson, President and CEO of…
As the Finance Minister is set to present the Union Budget on 1st February for the upcoming financial year of 2025-26, the middle-class people of the country are eyeing some tax benefits and a…
The Sensex and Nifty extended its losses on January 27 due to global cues, weak corporate earnings, continuing uncertainties about US trade policy, and ongoing foreign outflows. The Indian market was…
India is set to showcase its military prowess and rich cultural heritage and display a symbolic confluence of ’virasat’ and ’vikas’ on Kartavya Path here to mark the 76th Republic Day on January 26…
For defense enthusiasts, the New Year has commenced on a positive note, with the Ministry of Defence indicating that 2025 will be a year dedicated to deepening reforms. This announcement is…
After Mark Zuckerberg recently said that most incumbent governments worldwide, including India, were defeated in elections held post-Covid-19, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday slammed the…
As Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases surge in China, other countries are also starting to report cases of infections.
HMPV, a common respiratory virus first identified in 2001, causes symptoms…
With two cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) detected in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said he has directed the health and medical education departments to take all the…
The Centre has launched the ‘One Nation One Subscription’ (ONOS), opening a treasure trove of research articles and academic journals that will benefit over 18 million students across India.
Students…
On the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, at least 5,479 people were killed and thousand others were left with serious and long-lasting health issues after highly toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC)…
The world is remembering Manmohan Singh, the former prime minister of India, who breathed his last on Thursday, December 26. However, not many know how he made his debut in politics and how a late…
Every year December 25 is observed as ‘Good Governance Day’ or Sushasan Divas. Designated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, the day has become an occasion to pay tribute to former PM Atal…
The Winter Session of parliament will end on December 20 and with just five sessions left, there has been a curiosity as to when the BJP-led NDA government will table the two Bills related to the One…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held a meeting on Tuesday to chart next year’s Union Budget. A review of the Income Tax Act and reclassification of the Customs Act were among the topics on the…