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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (File photo) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday warned the United States’ Middle East allies that any potential US attack on the Islamic Republic would trigger a regional war, amid heightened tensions between the two countries following deadly domestic protests in Iran.Speaking at a legislative session, Khamenei told Iranians they...

Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on derivatives will rise from April 1, 2026, after the Finance minister Sithraman in her 9th budget speech proposed higher rates on futures and options trading as part of Budget 2026 changes to the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the move while presenting the Budget, saying: “I...

Budget 2026 sharpens focus on Kendriya and Navodaya Vidyalayas as school education gets fresh funding push. India’s Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (NV) two central schools systems have again been given new priorities in the Union Budget 2026-27 with increased funds being given to improve access to these schools, infrastructure, and day-to-day running...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-127840117,imgsize-688327,width-400,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-02-01t164303.jpg" alt="Budget 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman outlines Viksit Bharat roadmap for NBFCs, flags restructuring of PFC and REC" title=" File photo: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday laid out the government’s vision for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) under the...

Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed Union Budget 2026 as a “highway of immense opportunities”, saying the “Reform Express” on which India is riding will draw fresh energy and momentum from the proposals announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.Sitharaman, presenting her ninth consecutive Union Budget, anchored her speech around three...

Union Budget 2026: Every year, one of the main components of the Budget presentation is the income tax, as taxpayers keenly watch for changes in the slabs, tax rates and other factors — which may ease their tax burden! However, post Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget speech, the income tax framework remains unchanged from...

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday delivered a 1 hour 25 minute presentation of the Union Budget 2026-27, marking her record ninth consecutive budget. She made several major announcements covering income tax, defence, railways, MSMEs, healthcare, and more.The budget was hailed as “historic” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...

Representative image (AI-generated) The government on Sunday has allocated Rs 5,685.56 crore as grants-in-aid to foreign countries in the Union Budget 2026–27. Bhutan emerged as the largest beneficiary, while no funds have been set aside for the strategically important Chabahar Port project in Iran.The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has been allotted a total outlay...

NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the plans to set up a new unit for the National Institute for Mental Health and Neuro Sciences in North India. Acknowledging the lack of mental health institutions in the region, she also announced the national mental health institutes in Jharkhand’s Ranchi and Assam’s Tezpur shall also...

‘Border 2’ released in theatres on January 23 and the film is now in its third week. The film starring Sunny Deol, Diljit Dosanjh, Varun Dhawan, Ahan Shetty has been doing well at the box office. It opened at Rs 30 crore on day 1 and significantly saw growth over the first weekend. Not to...