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Parliament's Budget session to be held from Jan 31 to April 4

Parliament's Budget Session will be held from January 31 to April 4, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to table her eighth straight budget on February 1. IMAGE: Union Finance Minister......

Women Voters: The Rising Power Transforming Politics

'Women' as a political constituency appears to be an idea that has come of age. It is changing India in ways that we only dimly understand, asserts Aditi Phadnis. Illustration: Dominic......

Earth records hottest year ever in 2024, surpasses 1.5C mark

The year 2024 was the hottest year on record, and the first with a global average temperature 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) confirmed......

'As prime minister, I cannot let any Indian go without food'

As the nation mourns the loss of one of its most respected statesmen Manmohan Singh, his former food and agriculture secretary T Nanda Kumar on Friday shared his memories of working with the former......

Modi says BJP won't discontinue Delhi govt's welfare schemes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a strong appeal to people to bring the Bharatiya Janata Party to power in Delhi, as he attacked the Arvind Kejriwal-led party with 'AAP-da' and 'Sheesh......

A few points the FM must consider in his first Budget

The Budget will have to show a beginning towards the goals that the president mentioned in his address in Parliament about "Swachha Bharat" by 2019, says Nitin Desai. The first Budget of the new......

First Budget test of Modi's reform mettle

Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces the first major test of his reform credentials on Thursday, when his fresh-faced government presents its maiden Budget amid early doubts about his willingness to......

Why expectations are high from Jaitley's first Budget

For a more sustained fiscal fix, the government will have to switch public spending from subsidies and handouts to facilitating jobs and investment. Investors have very high hopes for the new......

How Sitharaman's Budget can stem rupee slide

The government, in the forthcoming Budget, could consider levying higher tariffs on imports to check the significant decline in rupee value witnessed in the past few months, said EY Chief Policy......

Budget 2025: What realtors want from Nirmala Sitharaman

As the Union Budget 2025-2026 (FY26) inches closer, the Indian real estate industry is seeking stamp duty cuts, revised home loan limits and updated affordable housing norms through Pradhan Mantri......

'Girls Will Be Girls Is About Your First Crush'

'The flutters of excitement of a high-school romance, and then how life changes.' IMAGE: Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal. Photograph: Panna Bandekar After making the rounds of international film......

Will Sikandar Make More Money Than Pushpa 2?

'One of the most significant factors contributing to the optimism for 2025 is the lineup of films featuring Bollywood's three superstar Khans.' IMAGE: Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna in Pushpa 2:......

'We Will Also Make Waves One Day'

'When you are in new waters, you have to follow the rules of that water.' Sai Tamhankar got her first break in the 2008 critically acclaimed Subhash Ghai film, Black & White. In the same year, she......

Identity Review: Thrills Fizzle Out

Tovino Thomas' big budget action entertainer is a tonally inconsistent watch that keeps you hooked, observes Arjun Menon. Nothing is what it seems like in Identity. This unfortunately is a bug,......

Meet The New Influencers

Across the board, brands use influencers like a Bhuvan Bam or Kusha Kapila as the second or third rung of their strategy. The first rung is always a celebrity that has been created outside the......

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