NEW DELHI: Three overly excited fans ran into the stadium to touch Virat Kohli‘s feet on Saturday during the third day of the Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Railways at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.Despite large number of security professionals, the penetration occurred in the 18th over, right before lunch, while Kohli was fielding at…
NEW DELHI: At least eight Maoists have been killed in an encounter between security forces and Maoists in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh on Saturday. The gunfight began at around 8.30am in the forests of the Gangaloor police station area, where a joint team of security forces was conducting an anti-Naxalite operation, the official stated.He added that…
New vs old tax regime: Is it time to switch to the new income tax regime or does the old income tax regime with higher tax exemptions and deductions still make sense? Income Tax Slabs FY 2025-26 New versus Old Income Tax Regime: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has given the middle class, common man and…
NEW DELHI: The opposition on Saturday criticised the Union Budget presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and claimed that the government missed the opportunity to cut slacks for several groups.Congress MP and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi accused the government of putting a “band-aid for bullet wounds” and claimed that the Centre…
Tax was the most used word NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented her eighth consecutive Budget. This brings her closer to the record of 10 budgets presented by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai, who holds the record for the most budgets presented across different terms. She is also the first woman…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a tax bonanza for India’s middle class. The FM unveiled what are being termed as “transformative” tax reforms that ranged from a simpler income tax law to higher TCS threshold for remittances and income tax benefits for the middle class. “The new tax structure would substantially reduce tax for the…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget for 2025 allocated Rs 6.81 lakh crore to the defence sector, marking a marginal increase from the Rs 6.2 lakh crore assigned in the current fiscal year.Of the total allocation, Rs 4.88 lakh crore has been earmarked for revenue expenditure, covering salaries, operational costs, and…
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, marking her eighth consecutive budget speech, setting multiple records in India’s financial history.Sitharaman presented her speech for the Modi 3.0 full Budget wearing a Madhubani art saree created by Padma awardee Dulari Devi. The speech lasted 1…
In a stirring address while presenting the Union Budget 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman invoked the timeless wisdom of literary greats Gurajada Appa Rao and the ancient Tamil text Thirukkural to underscore the government’s vision for Viksit Bharat. Opening her speech with a profound quote from the revered Telugu poet and playwright Gurajada Appa Rao,…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday gave a big bonanza to the salaried people as she announced income tax exemption for individuals earning up to Rs 12 lakh annually.“I am now happy to announce that there will be no income tax payable up to income of Rs 12 lakh (i.e. average income of…
