New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet eminent economists and sectoral experts on Tuesday to seek their views on the upcoming Budget, a senior government official said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to present the Union Budget for 2026-27 on February 1. She will present the Budget against a backdrop of geopolitical uncertainties…
New Delhi: India’s agriculture sector closed 2025 with a projection of record foodgrain output surpassing last year’s 357.73 million tonnes (MT) despite US tariffs disrupting farm exports, while landmark GST reforms delivered input cost relief, and stakeholders await passage of key seed and pesticide bills in 2026 to tackle fake inputs. The year showed both…
The world today is discovering—rather late in the day—that Islamic fundamentalism does not believe in borders, constitutions, or the comforting fiction of “pluralism.” From Nigeria to Bangladesh, from Gaza to Western capitals that still believe hashtags defeat ideology, the objective is neither coexistence nor reform. It is a conversion of land, law, and loyalty. Ask…
Mumbai: Domestic carrier IndiGo on Thursday cancelled 67 flights from multiple airports due to “forecasted” bad weather and operational reasons, according to the airline’s website. Of the 67 cancelled flights, only four were for operational reasons, and the rest were due to “forecasted” bad weather at various airports, including Agartala, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Varanasi, Bengaluru, among…
Diphu: The Army conducted a flag march in violence-hit West Karbi Anglong district of Assam to help maintain law and order, Director General of Police Harmeet Singh said on Wednesday. Defence PRO Lt Col Mahender Rawat also said Indian Army has been requisitioned by the civil authorities to help maintain peace in the troubled areas….
New Delhi: Legally binding commitments on professional services such as chartered accountants, doctors and architects under various Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed by India will help open up overseas opportunities for these professionals, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal has said. He has stated that India’s demographic dividend offers immense potential to meet the rising global demand…
Jaipur: Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said that the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act will transform rural India, and that it is “far better” than the law brought in by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance regime. Addressing a Kisan Sammelan at Merta City in Nagaur…
New Delhi: IndiGo has been allowed to operate five narrow-body planes leased from Turkey only till March 2026 and no further extension will be given, according to aviation regulator DGCA. The watchdog on Monday provided a clarification about the lease duration for aircraft taken by IndiGo from Turkey amid speculations that the airline has been…
Most investors start a SIP with a fixed amount—₹10,000 a month and never change it. While incomes rise over time, investments often don’t. The result? Expenses inflate, but wealth creation lags. A Step-up (Top-up) SIP fixes this by increasing your SIP every year, aligning investments with income growth. A Step-up SIP simply means raising your…
New Delhi: India and New Zealand on Monday said they have concluded talks on a free trade deal that will give India tariff-free access to the island nation’s markets, bring in USD 20 billion of investment over the next 15 years, and help double bilateral trade in the next five years. The third free-trade agreement…
