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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 trigger a regional war, amid heightened tensions between the two countries following deadly domestic protests in Iran.Speaking at a legislative session, Khamenei told Iranians they…

NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the plans to set up a new unit for the National Institute for Mental Health and Neuro Sciences in North India. Acknowledging the lack of mental health institutions in the region, she also announced the national mental health institutes in Jharkhand’s Ranchi and Assam’s Tezpur shall also…

The govt has planned SHE Marts after the success of Lakhpati Didi scheme. NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Budget in Parliament on Sunday, announced a series of measures aimed at boosting women entrepreneurship, building on the success of Lakhpati Didi scheme.She said Self-Help Entrepreneurs (SHE) will be established as community-owned…

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a tax holiday till 2047 for foreign companies providing cloud services globally using data centres located in India, signalling a major push to strengthen the country’s digital infrastructure.Presenting the Union Budget for FY 2026-27 Sitharaman said, “I propose to provide tax holiday till 2047 to any foreign…

Latest Income Tax Slabs FY 2026-27 Latest Income Slabs FY 2026-2027: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has kept the income tax slabs for the upcoming financial year FY 2026-2027 unchanged for both the old and new income tax regime. Taxpayers will continue to pay income tax as per the ongoing income tax slabs that are currency…

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a series of measures aimed at strengthening India’s banking and financial ecosystem, as she underlined the sector’s improved health and outlined the next phase of reforms under the Viksit Bharat vision. In her Budget speech, Sitharaman said, “I propose setting up a high-level committee on banking for…

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her ninth consecutive Union Budget on February 1, marking a rare Sunday sitting and a first in independent India’s history. The Union Budget for FY27 (April 2026–March 2027) is expected to outline measures to sustain growth momentum, maintain fiscal discipline and push reforms…

NEW DELHI: The spotlight was firmly on Sanju Samson when India took on New Zealand in the fifth and final T20I in Thiruvananthapuram. Enduring a lean patch, Samson was expected to come out firing on his home ground, backed by fans eager to see him regain form. That, however, did not materialise as the opener…

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said India is set to begin purchasing Venezuelan oil. Venezuela controls the world’s largest oil reserves and has reformed laws to open the sector up to private investment, following the US capture of President Nicolas Maduro on January 3. Trump’s comments come after months of trade tensions between India…

There appears to be no stopping Sunny Deol’s war film ‘Border 2’ at the box office. The film, which has been raking in big bucks since its theatrical release on January 23, has crossed the Rs 250 crore mark in under 10 days. ‘Border 2’ box office collection Day 9 According to box office tracking…