Budget 2026: When retirement becomes a tax trap – why salary earners need urgent relief

Spread the love       India’s salaried class feels squeezed—not because they don’t want to pay taxes, but because the system increasingly treats retirement savings as a luxury. (AI image) For a country that prides itself on a thriving middle class, India’s tax treatment of retirement savings has begun to feel oddly out of step with economic reality. Over the past few...

Ashes: ‘Not playing to survive’ – Joe Root defends Smith after poor dismissal

Spread the love       Joe Root of England walks off after he was dismissed by Michael Neser of Australia during day two of the Fifth Test in the 2025/26 Ashes Series at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 05, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo/Getty Images) England batter Joe Root defended teammate Jamie Smith after his dismissal in the first innings of the...

‘Sledgehammer’: Trump targets India, China & Brazil; tariff threats loom over Russian oil

Spread the love       US President Donald Trump (AP) TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump is claiming that India is keeping him happy by meeting his demands to stop buying Russian oil, warning that failing to do so will result in his raising even higher tariffs “very quickly.”“They (India) wanted to make me happy…Modi is a good guy….he knew...

‘Crazy person’: Vance’s first reaction after attack on home; where was Veep?

Spread the love       US vice president JD Vance thanked the Secret Service and the Cincinnati police for the swift action after his house was attacked. Earlier, Vance’s home in Cincinnati was attacked at night, with several windows smashed. Secret service agents rushed to the East Walnut Hills residence in the early hours of Monday, and a suspect has been taken...

LeBron James sets another historic record in Lakers win vs Grizzlies

Spread the love       Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) gestures during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Every Lakers’ game with LeBron James feels like a brush with history, but Sunday night against Memphis Grizzlies, the air in the Crypto.com Arena just felt...

‘Proud of the work’: Tim Walz drops out of Guv race; calls Nick Shirley ‘conspiracy theorist’

Spread the love       Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the VP pick of Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential election, Monday announced that he is dropping out of the governor’s race in the wake of the massive scam that allegedly took place under his watch. The announcement was expected but he did not mention anything about the alleged scam and called YouTuber...

‘Stronger than ever’: Trump claims $600 bn tariff collection ‘soon’; hits at ‘fake media’

Spread the love       Donald Trump (File photo) US President Donald Trump, once again boasted about collections from tariffs he has imposed since last year on various countries after his return to White House.“We have taken in, and will soon be receiving, more than 600 Billion Dollars in Tariffs,” he said in a post on Truth Social, while taking a jab...

‘Will take up arms’: Colombia prez on Trump’s threats; what ex-guerrilla fighter said

Spread the love       Colombian President Gustavo Petro (AP) Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday he was prepared to “take up arms” after US President Donald Trump threatened possible military action against the South American country.Trump warned Petro to “watch his ass” and described him as “a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States.” The...

Agastya Nanda on being Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson: ‘That’s not my legacy’

Spread the love       After The Archies, Agastya Nanda made his theatrical debut with ‘Ikkis’, playing Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal. Around the time of both releases, he was often introduced less as a newcomer and more as Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson, with frequent references to his connections to the Kapoor family as well. But in a recent interview, Agastya clarified that he...

GCL: Coaching three Candidates in one team; Thipsay’s masterclass behind SG Pipers’ title

Spread the love       SG Pipers clinch GCL Season 3 title NEW DELHI: Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Anish Giri and Fabiano Caruana — wait, this isn’t a fun exercise in randomly listing chess stars, but the trio that helped SG Pipers break the stranglehold of two-time defending champions Continental Kings and lift the Global Chess League (GCL) Season 3 title a few weeks...

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