A day after offering the largest tax relief ever in absolute terms, FM Nirmala Sitharaman explained the macroeconomic context of her Budget to TOI’s Diwakar & Surojit Gupta. In an exclusive interview, she rejected the criticism that the concessions would further shrink the tax base, while asserting that strong fundamentals would help the economy weather…
Las Vegas Raiders sit at a crossroads with their quarterback situation: two current options in Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell, but neither being considered good enough. They are considering acquiring Aaron Rodgers, but the experts have already made it known that accepting a move to Raiders might not serve him well, thus negatively impacting his…
NEW DELHI: With the Budget presented, Parliament is set to witness a fiery start when it reconvenes on Monday with the Joint Parliamentary Committee report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill to be tabled in the Lok Sabha and the opposition making its intent known to raise issues such as the recent stampede at Maha Kumbh.After…
NEW DELHI: Exuding confidence about BJP‘s prospects in Delhi polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Union Budget presented a day earlier “the most pro-middle class in India’s history”, highlighted measures announced by the finance minister and wooed govt employees by pointing to the announcement of the new Pay Commission.“See you at the victory celebrations…
LONDON: Two Indian students in their 20s have been killed and two others remain in hospital with serious injuries after the car they were travelling in struck a tree in County Carlow, southern Ireland, according to the Irish police.Cherekuri Suresh Chowdary and Chithoori Bhargav were pronounced dead at the scene of the fatal road collision…
NEW DELHI: July 8, 2024. It was unusually rainy, hot and humid that night in Bacolod City, Philippines. The Bureau of Immigration assembled a crack team of select agents from their Fugitive Search Unit (FSU) to hunt down a high-value suspect. The target was an “Indian-Nepalese” national, the subject of a red-corner notice, located by…
NEW DELHI: ‘Gender budget‘ allocation has seen a more than 37% increase in the 2025-26 Union Budget, reaching Rs 4.5 lakh crore from the Rs 3.3 lakh crore in the financial year 2024-25, according to the women and child development (WCD) ministry.The share of gender budget allocation in the total Union Budget – presented on…
NEW DELHI: In a big boost for India’s ambitious Deep Ocean Mission, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has allocated Rs 600 crore for the Samudrayaan project, under which scientists will be sent to the depths of the ocean in a specially-designed submersible to explore the ocean floor, including the country’s continental shelf and exclusive economic…
NEW DELHI: Sanjay Jha, working president of JDU, on Sunday lashed out at those criticising schemes for Bihar in the Union Budget and said the provisions had fulfilled long-pending demands of the state, stressing that the Union govt’s concern for the people of the poor state had validated CM Nitish Kumar‘s decision to switch from…
NEW DELHI: On the back of growing demand for AC3 class and premium trains, including Vande Bharat, Indian Railways has projected an estimated 16% increase in passenger revenue for the 2025-26 financial year, reaching an estimated Rs 92,800 crore. In contrast, the earnings from its freight segment are expected to grow at a more modest…
