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Washington: In separate negotiations, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum have agreed with US President Donald Trump to pause planned tariffs for at least a month. Trump's tariffs against China are still slated to go into effect Tuesday. Staffers of the...

Bhubaneswar: The Union government has allocated Rs10,599 crore for the development of Railway infrastructure in the state in the Union Budget for the financial year 2025-26. This is around a 12.5-fold increase from the Rs. 838 crore allocated during the 2009-2014 period. Speaking to media...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday refused to hear a PIL for specific guidelines to ensure safety of devotees attending the Maha Kumbh, where at least 30 people were killed and 60 injured in a pre-dawn stampede at Sangam area in Prayagraj. A bench comprising Chief...

Bengaluru: Days after celebrating its 100th successful launch, the Indian Space Research Organisation said Sunday that a technical glitch has stalled the orbit raising manoeuvres of its NVS-02 navigation satellite, which was launched aboard GSLV-F15 January 29. In a statement, ISRO said that while the...

Palm Beach: President Donald Trump Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation from the country's North American neighbours in an emerging trade war. The Republican president posted on social media that the tariffs were...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday presented Union Budget 2025-26, envisaging an expenditure of Rs 50,65,345 crore, an increase of 7.4 per cent over the current fiscal. The 2024-25 expenditure (Revised Estimates) is Rs 47.16 lakh crore. According to Budget documents, Rs 5,41,850.21 crore...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday announced that there will be no income tax payable for incomes up to Rs 12 lakh, and Rs 12.75 lakh for salaried taxpayers (including standard deduction). In the new tax regime, the revised tax rate structure is Rs...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday began the presentation of record 8th Union Budget 2025-26 in Lok Sabha. Watch the live stream of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2025 speech by clicking here. This Budget continues efforts to accelerate growth and provide inclusive development,...

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for the eighth consecutive time Saturday. Nirmala Sitharaman, who surpassed the record of former Prime Minister and Finance Minister Morarji Desai last year, is set to present the Union Budget for 2025-26 in...

New Delhi: India's economy is likely to expand by 6.3-6.8 per cent in the coming fiscal, much lower than what is needed to become a developed country, and requires deregulation and reforms in areas like land and labour to stimulate growth, according to the government's...