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If the past Union Budgets were shaped by tax reforms and progressive personal tax restructuring, then Budget 2026 is more about firefighting and shielding the economy from global shocks, managing uncertainty and rebuilding confidence amid a volatile international environment.With no dramatic fiscal stress to respond to, Budget 2026 shifts attention to longer-term priorities while maintaining...

CEC Gyanesh Kumar and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday said the party is considering bringing a motion to impeach Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the manner in which the poll body is conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal...

The United States and India have announced a major breakthrough in trade ties, with President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreeing to roll back steep tariffs and deepen economic cooperation. The understanding, revealed through statements by both leaders, signals a reset in a relationship that had been strained by punitive duties, market-access disputes...

Yuki Bhambri of India celebrates scoring a point (Photo by Christopher Pike/Getty Images) Indian tennis player Yuki Bhambri has reached a major milestone in his career by climbing to a career-high world No. 20 in the latest ATP doubles rankings. With this achievement, he becomes the first Indian men’s doubles player to enter the Top...

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yumnam Khemchand is set to become the chief minister of Manipur after he was elected as the leader of legislative party on Tuesday.Meanwhile, Nemcha Kipgen is likely to be Manipur’s deputy chief minister, news agency PTI reported citing sources.While Khemchand hails from the Meitei community, Kipgen comes from Kuki...

New Delhi, Feb 03 (ANI): Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi speaks in Lok Sabha during the ongoing Budget Session, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Sansad TV/ANI Video Grab) NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday wrote a letter to Speaker Om Birla, registering his “strongest protest” on not being...

PSL and IPL posters NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Steve Smith has signed with new Pakistan Super League (PSL) team Sialkot Stallionz for the 2026 season, which will make his first-ever appearance in the PSL.The franchise confirmed the signing on Tuesday, bringing Smith in through a direct signing option allowed under league rules for overseas...

Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has criticised the French government after the Paris prosecutor’s cyber-crime unit conducted a raid on the local offices of Elon Musk-owned social media platform, X (formerly Twitter). The raids are a part of an investigation which the government launched into suspected offences including unlawful data extraction and alleged child...

Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday hailed the India–US trade agreement as a “tremendous opportunity” for the country, calling it “the best deal” India has secured compared to its neighbours, with primacy given to national interests.Addressing a press conference a day after the agreement was announced, Goyal said the deal sends strong positive signals...

The possible defect was flagged by a pilot. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday said both switches of an Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft were found to be “satisfactory” after the pilots reported a possible defect in the fuel control switch upon landing in Bengaluru from London.The...