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Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman proposes seven high-speed rail corridors, freight links, new waterways push The Union Budget 2026 has been presented, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outlining the government’s roadmap for economic growth. For India’s tourism and hospitality industry, the budget was closely watched by industry people on how the budget announcements will set an…
Oracle faces massive job cuts, potentially 20,000-30,000, to fund its costly $300 billion OpenAI partnership. The tech giant has already incurred significant debt for AI data centers, with its stock value plummeting. US banks are hesitant to finance Oracle’s projects, forcing the company to seek upfront customer payments and consider selling its Cerner unit. Oracle…
You will finally have a structured version of something you’ve neglected for a while now. This can apply to a goal, conversation, or routine where you haven’t established clear boundaries. Saturn is nudging you to make them more concrete. What you define will be most solidified at this time, and anything that has been avoided…
Drunk passenger who jumped 100 feet off cruise ship recounts ‘cement-like’ impact in shark-infested waters/ Imaage: Youtube In 2019, Nick Naydev, then 27, jumped from the 11th deck of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship while it was docked in Nassau in the Bahamas. The ship was the Symphony of the Seas, one of the largest…
Dozens of Hindu Canadians gathered in freezing temperatures at Mississauga Celebration Square to call attention to what they describe as ongoing violence and discrimination against religious minorities in Bangladesh.The demonstrators braved temperatures as low as −23°C to voice their concerns for Hindus, Christians, Jains, Buddhists and other minority groups in Bangladesh. The protesters urged Canada’s…
NEW DELHI: The Budget tabled in the Parliament is a step towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Viksit Bharat, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Sunday.The Budget touches every segment and promotes different dimensions of trade and business, she told reporters after watching the budget presentation at an event in North West Delhi’s…
If trust has been Nirmala Sitharaman’s byword for taxpayers so far, she took it further this year to improve ‘ease’ of filing and updating returns, and encouraging voluntary compliance to cut down on litigation. Sitharaman said the new Income Tax Act, 2025, which comes into force from April 1, is revenue-neutral, with no changes to…
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman(left) with MoS for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman not only chose to retain the Centre’s focus on capital expenditure, but also announced that at 4.4% of GDP it had hit the highest level in at least a decade. In her ninth consecutive budget speech, she proposed…
Buying property from an NRI? Worried about obtaining TAN? Not anymore. To relax the compliance burden, the Budget has proposed that resident individuals and HUFs need not have a Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number (TAN) if they are purchasing a property from a non-resident Indian (NRI). The amendment will take effect from Oct 1,…
Carlos Alcaraz (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) Melbourne: When Carlos Alcaraz fell back onto the Rod Laver Arena after just over three hours in the middle, he lay motionless for a while, stunned by the moment, caught between disbelief and the sudden weight of what he had achieved. The world No. 1 had just halted…
