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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her record ninth straight Union Budget, with markets closely tracking headline numbers ranging from the fiscal deficit and capital expenditure to borrowing and tax revenue projections, as India charts its course as the world’s fastest-growing major economy.The Budget will be presented in a paperless format, continuing the...

What do salaried taxpayers, middle class, and the common man want from Union Budget 2026? (AI image) Budget 2026 income tax expectations: Like every year, salaried taxpayers, middle class and common man will listen to FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget speech in the hope of more tax relief. Last year, FM Sitharaman announced major changes...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-127822630,imgsize-935443,width-400,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-01-31t203935.jpg" alt="Budget 2026: What five years of data reveal about India’s direct and indirect taxes – explained" title=" File photo ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo As Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present the Union Budget 2026–27 tomorrow (February 1), tax data from the past five years highlights the evolving revenue base of...

Representational image For most people, retirement is a time to rest and enjoy the quiet rewards of a life well lived. For Naunihal Singh, it became a daily battle with pain. Simple joys like sitting upright to watch the latest cricket match, walking to his friend’s house, even holding his head steady became exhausting struggles.He...

(Image via Getty: Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson) There are two sides to the NFL quarterback position. Cleveland Browns longtime signal-caller Deshaun Watson, who arrived in a blockbuster trade sending Baker Mayfield to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, reportedly revealed he was baptized in Israel.Sports media personality Dov Kleiman shared on X that Watson said the...

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Saturday refuted the claims made on Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s visit to Israel in 2017 in the newly released documents on late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The ministry, in a statement, dubbed the references as “trashy ruminations of a convicted criminal”, saying that the claims must be...

India is set to lead global economic growth by 2026, surpassing the US, according to IMF data. Elon Musk highlighted this seismic shift, noting India and China will drive over 43% of worldwide expansion. This surge, fueled by domestic strength and manufacturing, signals a changing global economic landscape beyond traditional Western markets. Elon Musk dropped...

At eleven sharp on Sunday morning, as much of India is still negotiating between chai and filter coffee, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will rise in Parliament and begin reading a document that pretends to be about numbers but is really about intent.Budgets in India are rarely about surprise anymore. They are about reassurance, about telling...

Sunetra Pawar sworn in as Maharashtra deputy chief minister NEW DELHI: By electing Sunetra Pawar as its legislative party leader and subsequently elevating her as Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister—the first woman to hold the post—just three days after the untimely demise of Ajit Pawar, the NCP has swiftly filled two of the three positions held...

Improving the ease of doing business has been a consistent focus of the government. Successive Budgets have announced initiatives towards policy and regulatory reforms, decriminalisation and easing compliances in various spheres including taxation. The current financial year witnessed significant measures like structural simplification through the new Income tax law, boosting consumption through tax reliefs for...