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Rupee began February on a stronger note, rising 18 paise to 91.75 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday. The gain comes after last week’s weakness, when the currency had slipped to the 92 mark against the greenback.Earlier on Friday, rupee had hit an all-time low of 92.02 before recovering to close 6...

How Criteria for Sharing Central Taxes Have Evolved NEW DELHI: The yardsticks used to determine how central tax revenues are shared among states have undergone significant changes over the years, with successive Finance Commissions shifting weight from population and poverty-based indicators to broader measures such as fiscal capacity, demographic performance, forest cover and, most recently,...

Keep calm and carry on Like every Union Budget, this year’s budget brings a mix of gains and pains for different sections of the economy. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented a budget aimed at balancing growth, stability and reform.While the budget offers several compliance-friendly measures and targeted tax tweaks, it also tightens the...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-127852617,imgsize-1288928,width-400,resizemode-4/feb-02-2.jpg" alt="Prince Andrew should testify before US Congress panel over Epstein ties: Keir Starmer" title=" AFP photo. ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> AFP photo. TOKYO: British PM Keir Starmer said on Saturday that the former Prince Andrew should testify before a US congressional committee, following new revelations about Andrew’s links to the late financier and sex...

The Dalai Lama has added an unexpected first to his long list of global honors. At 90, he has won his first Grammy Award, taking home the prize for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording. The award was accepted on his behalf by musician Rufus Wainwright during the ceremony, which was streamed on YouTube.The...

Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmarks, opened flat in trade on Monday, a day after 2% crash on Budget’s hike in STT on futures and options. While Nifty50 went below 24,800, BSE Sensex was down over 100 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at...

File Pic: Pakistani players during a practice session. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The upcoming ICC T20 World Cup is set to suffer a big jolt with the Pakistan govt on Sunday announcing that its cricket team will boycott its league match against India in Colombo on February 15. While Pakistan govt didn’t provide any reason...

India captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s decision to boycott their Group A match against India at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 has shifted the focus to how such a situation is handled under ICC playing conditions and what India must do to secure a walkover.Go Beyond...

Screen grab: X @EricLDaugh Zohran Mamdani was heckled by voters outside Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York mayor, after the US Justice Department released new Jeffrey Epstein-related records that mentioned his mother, filmmaker Mira Nair.Videos show NYC residents gathered outside Mamdani’s home, speaking into a megaphone and constantly yelling “shame”“That’s right, we know...

Elon Musk (AP file photo) Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Monday denied any links with Jeffrey Epstein, saying he never visited the financier’s “creepy island”, travelled on his “Lolita Express” plane, or attended his parties. The clarification came after Musk’s name appeared in the latest batch of documents linked to the Epstein case.Musk issued the...