Budget 2026: What five years of data reveal about India’s direct and indirect taxes – explained

As Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present the Union Budget 2026–27 tomorrow (February 1), tax data from the past five years highlights the evolving revenue base of the government. Both direct and indirect taxes have grown steadily, reflecting changes in economic activity, compliance and policy design. A closer look at the data shows…

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In a first for India, a desi aerospace firm gains in-orbit snooping capability, takes images of ISS | India News

NEW DELHI: In a giant leap for the Indian space sector, domestic aerospace company Azista Space has demonstrated a new indigenous capability in space by taking images of objects in orbit from another satellite, a first by any space company in the country. This is often called “in-orbit snooping or space watch”.Using its 80-kg earth-observation…

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“Extremely frightening”: Arvind Kejriwal flags up 807 people, mostly women and children, gone missing in 15 days in Delhi | India News

NEW DELHI: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday raised concern over the safety and security of vulnerables after 807 people, mostly women and children, went missing in the first 15 days of the year 2026.He slammed the BJP’s much-touted four-engine government and said that the law and order in the national capital has slipped into…

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