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Gold and silver prices tumbled on Sunday, hitting their lower circuit levels in futures trade, ahead of Union Budget 2026-27 presentation. Gold futures for April 2, 2026, delivery fell Rs 9,140, or 6%, to Rs 1,43,205 per 10 grams, while silver futures for March 5, 2026, delivery dropped Rs 17,515, or 6%, to Rs 2,74,410...

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the Union Budget would be closely watched for measures to translate projected economic growth into employment, stressing that growth without jobs would not benefit the country’s youth. “We are all looking forward to hearing what the finance minister has to tell us. The Economic Survey projects...

Under the leadership of Ayush Mhatre, the Indian side will now aim to set the record straight on the world stage. (Image credit: ICC) NEW DELHI: Five-time champions India will head into Sunday’s Super Six showdown against arch-rivals Pakistan with revenge firmly on their agenda at the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup in Zimbabwe. More...

Nirmala Sitharaman poses with her team ahead of Budget speech NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for the financial year 2026–27 in the Lok Sabha at 11 am today, marking her ninth consecutive Budget.While the focus will firmly remain on the government’s revenue projections, fiscal discipline and spending priorities,...

NEW DELHI: Benchmark indices tumbled sharply on Sunday, the Budget day with BSE Sensex down over 1,000 points and NSE Nifty50 falling below 25,000. At 12:30, BSE Sensex was trading at 81,119, trimming 1,150 points or 1.40% while NSE Nifty50 reached 24,790, down 530 points or 2.09%.The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock...

Railway Budget 2026 Live Railway Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced seven new high-speed, bullet train corridors spanning the Indian Railways network across the country as part of her Union Budget speech. This is the first time that the Budget is being presented on a Sunday.“In order to promote environmentally sustainable passenger systems, we...

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said India is set to begin purchasing Venezuelan oil. Venezuela controls the world’s largest oil reserves and has reformed laws to open the sector up to private investment, following the US capture of President Nicolas Maduro on January 3. Trump’s comments come after months of trade tensions between India...

Union Budget 2026 is just hours away and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman might use Part B of her budget speech to put forward the country’s long term vision for investors.The Part A has traditionally carried core policy measures and economic announcements, while Part B has been limited largely to taxation. This year year’s speech, however,...

There appears to be no stopping Sunny Deol’s war film ‘Border 2’ at the box office. The film, which has been raking in big bucks since its theatrical release on January 23, has crossed the Rs 250 crore mark in under 10 days. ‘Border 2’ box office collection Day 9 According to box office tracking...

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi met the Palestinian foreign minister, Varsen Aghabekian, and reiterated India’s continued support for the people of Palestine and welcomed ongoing peace efforts, including the Gaza peace plan.The minister met the PM as a member of a delegation of the foreign ministers of Arab countries who are in India for the...