Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday approved additional government spending of Rs 51,463 crore for the current financial year and passed the Manipur Budget for 2025-26.The decision was taken as part of the second batch of supplementary demands for grants, which also included provisions for debt repayment and financial aid…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee, while noting the meagre Rs 575 crore provided in 2025-26 budget for census and National Population Register (NPR) updation, has recommended that Census may be completed at the earliest.Census 2021 and NPR updation exercise were to start in 2020 but put on hold due to Covid outbreak. The department-related parliamentary…
Lord’s will host the 2025 World Test Championship final between South Africa and Australia. (File photo) Lord’s cricket ground faces a significant revenue drop of nearly £4million (approx Rs 45 crore) for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship final due to India’s non-qualification. The figure has been cited by The Times in the UK.The five-day…
Small cap stocks: Bear markets typically display irregular patterns, with temporary upswings often preceding additional downturns. (AI image) Smallcap stocks have demonstrated a remarkable recovery, with a ₹4 lakh crore increase in value over four days. The BSE Smallcap index has recorded a 6.6% increase, sparking optimism amongst investors. However, an ET analysis cautions that…
Babar Azam and Virat Kohli after their Champions Trophy match in Dubai. (ICC Photo) JioStar has achieved new milestones in broadcasting live sporting events across TV and digital platforms, breaking TV records with the India vs Pakistan match in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The match, which Star Sports has branded as the ‘Greatest Rivalry’…
NEW DELHI: Over 30,000 taxpayers have declared foreign assets of more than Rs 29,000 crore after Central Board of Direct Tax (CBDT) launched a campaign nudging taxpayers to come clean. Besides, 6,734 taxpayers have revised their status from residents to non-residents.While the additional foreign income disclosed was Rs 1,090 crore, each taxpayer declared an average…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday lauded the Union Cabinet’s decisions approving the construction of ropeway projects to Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib shrines and said these initiatives will help devotees complete their journey comfortably in far less time. He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on behalf of 1.25 crore people of the…
Bofors scam was a big factor in Rajiv Gandhi’s defeat in the 1989 elections. NEW DELHI: India has sent a judicial request to the United States, seeking crucial information in connection with the Rs 64-crore Bofors case, potentially marking the revival of the probe into the scandal related to the purchase of 155mm field artillery…
The severe decline in LIC’s investments directly correlates with the overall market crash. (AI image) Stock market crash impact: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), the country’s largest domestic institutional investor, has experienced a substantial decline of Rs 1.45 lakh crore in its equity portfolio value within two months of 2025. The value decreased from…
NEW DELHI: A couple arrested by ED from Punjab on Friday, who had masterminded a multi-level marketing fraud by duping investors with promises of handsome rental value on purchase of cloud space & leasing it back, has been remanded in ED custody.On Saturday, a special PMLA court in Jalandhar remanded Sukhvinder Singh Kharour to 10…