Before anyone looks at tax slabs or headlines, it helps to understand the mood of this Budget day. Planetarily, it’s heavy. Too many planets packed into Capricorn to ignore. Earth dominates the sky. Fire is barely present. Air is limited. Water exists, but under control. This isn’t an expressive alignment. It’s a functional one. A…
India-EU FTA is indeed the mother of all deals, Tata Sons chairman writes. It has the potential to create one of the world’s greatest economic corridors, while establishing a cohesive security partnership Ursula von der Leyen, president of European Commission, declared this week that Indian and EU negotiators had struck “the mother of all deals”.She…
Pakistan and Bangladesh on Thursday resumed direct air connectivity after a 14-year suspension, marking a move towards improving bilateral ties as Biman Bangladesh Airlines operated its inaugural Dhaka–Karachi flight.The flight, BG341, landed at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport at 11.03 pm after departing Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8.15 pm, according to flight tracking data…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmarks, opened in red on Friday. While Nifty50 went below 25,300, BSE Sensex was down over 500 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,274.65, down 144 points or 0.57%. BSE Sensex was at 82,056.49, down 510 points or…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary on Friday.In a post on X, PM Modi remembered Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals, his emphasis on Swadeshi, and his enduring inspiration for a self-reliant India.“My deepest respects to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on his death anniversary. The revered…
US President Donald Trump (AP) US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (US local time) that he hopes to avoid military action against Iran and has plans to pursue further talks with Tehran on a possible nuclear deal, even as the United States ramps up its military presence in the Middle East.The President spoke to…
Following the arrest of his parents, gangster Goldy Brar allegedly issued a threat in a surfaced audio clip, warning the Punjab government against further action and vowing retaliation against police and political figures CHANDIGARH: Two days after Punjab Police arrested foreign-based gangster Goldy Brar ’s parents from Amritsar in a Dec 2024 extortion case, a…
The four new labour codes will ensure that wages and benefits of workers grow in line with rise in corporate profits, says chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran.“The important thing is that labour codes also make it very clear that there has to be a balance in terms of the worker’s rights and what the…
It’s hard to find positives in a 50-run loss in a T20I game but the Indian team won’t be too unhappy with what transpired in the fourth T20I in Vizag. The 23-ball 65 by Shivam Dube after a top-order wobble was a reminder to opposition teams about the dynamite batter India will have up their…
NASA’s Juno scan reveals what lies below frozen surface of Jupiter’s moon (AI-generated) New measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft have offered a clearer picture of what lies beneath the frozen surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa. During a close flyby in 2022, Juno gathered microwave data that allowed scientists to probe the moon’s icy crust to…