Post Operation Sindoor push: Defence budget jumps 15% to Rs 7.85 lakh crore; what’s in the pipeline for India’s military

NEW DELHI: The Union Budget 2026 has set aside Rs 7.85 lakh crore for defence, marking a sharp 15 per cent jump from Rs 6.81 lakh crore last year, as…

Budget 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman outlines Viksit Bharat roadmap for NBFCs, flags restructuring of PFC and REC

File photo: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday laid out the government’s vision for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) under the Viksit Bharat framework, outlining…

Budget 2026: India allocates Rs 5,685 cr in foreign grants; skips funds to Chabahar port

Representative image (AI-generated) The government on Sunday has allocated Rs 5,685.56 crore as grants-in-aid to foreign countries in the Union Budget 2026–27. Bhutan emerged as the largest beneficiary, while no…

Bahrain successfully completes nationwide emergency alert system test | World News

Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior successfully completed a nationwide Emergency Alert System test on Saturday Bahrain successfully carried out a nationwide test of its Emergency Alert System on Saturday night, with…

Evening news wrap: PM Modi hails Union Budget 2026–27 as ‘historic’; Capital expenditure rises to Rs 12.2 lakh crore & more | India News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Union Budget 2026–27 as “historic”, saying it lays out a clear roadmap towards a Viksit Bharat by 2047 and gives fresh momentum to India’s…

STT hike after Budget 2026: What is Securities Transaction Tax & what does it mean for F&O traders and investors

Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on derivatives will rise from April 1, 2026, after the Finance minister Sithraman in her 9th budget speech proposed higher rates on futures and options trading…

‘This time, it will be a regional war’: Khamenei warns US’ Middle East allies; slams Trump’s ‘rhetoric’

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (File photo) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday warned the United States’ Middle East allies that any potential US attack on the Islamic Republic would…

England beat South Africa in Jojannesburg to level three-game series

Williams added: “I loved the way we played that last quarter. We didn’t do anything too flashy, we were happy to sit in that goal-for-goal knowing we’d done the work…

Motherwell: Is Tawanda Maswanhise Scotland’s hottest property?

Kieron Bowie’s exit from Hibs was confirmed last week, with the young Scotland cap joining Hellas Verona in Italy’s Serie A. It took a reported £6m fee, external to shift…

New vs Old Tax Regime after Budget 2026: Which income tax regime should you choose for FY 2026-27? Tax rates, slabs explained

Union Budget 2026: Every year, one of the main components of the Budget presentation is the income tax, as taxpayers keenly watch for changes in the slabs, tax rates and…

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