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February 3, 2025 2:16 PM

Budget 2025: Modi Government Puts Farmers First

The Modi Government presented its second complete budget of its third term and its third budget within the last twelve months. Politically, the last fifteen months have been an electoral roller-coaster for the country, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has e...

February 1, 2025 8:22 PM

Modi Government’s Perfect Budget For A Viksit Bharat

The ideal budget for Viksit Bharat must balance the macro fundamentals, the supply-side reforms, the growing demand governed by the free hand of the market, and the role of evolving structural reforms in an economy that will soon be the third-largest in the world. Fortunately, for the people and th...

February 1, 2025 12:24 PM

Centre to introduce new Income Tax Bill next week

In a major announcement, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the government will introduce a new Income Tax Bill next week. The new Income Tax Code will be announced next week, and the I-T Department will "trust first, scrutinise later", the Finance Minister said while presenting t...

January 31, 2025 8:33 AM

Authorities confirm no survivors in mid-air collision over Potomac river

Following the mid-air collision over the Potomac River in Washington, authorities have announced that they no longer expect to find any survivors. Efforts have now shifted to a recovery mission, according to DC Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly, as reported by CNN. A press briefing was held at Reaga...

January 30, 2025 11:16 AM

Prime Minister Modi leads nation in paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with several political leaders, paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary on Thursday, remembering his contributions to the nation and his unwavering commitment to truth and non-violence.   Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948. This d...

January 29, 2025 11:40 AM

Trump’s freeze on US aid rings alarm bells from Thailand to Ukraine

Field hospitals in Thai refugee camps, landmine clearance in war zones, and drugs to treat millions suffering from diseases such as HIV are among the programs facing the chop as President Donald Trump contemplates massive cuts to U.S. foreign aid. Trump last week paused development assistance from ...

January 29, 2025 11:40 AM

ISRO marks 100th mission with successful launch of navigation satellite

India’s space agency, ISRO, celebrated a historic milestone on Wednesday morning with the launch of its 100th mission.  A Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) lifted off from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh at 6:23 a.m., carrying the NVS-02 navigation satellite into orbit.Â...