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Bengal Pro T20 League promises to transform cricket, empower aspirants

India, Feb. 1 -- As the second season of the Bengal Pro T20 League (BPTL) is a few months away, let's take stock of what the first season of BPTL did to Bengal cricket. It cemented its place as a gro... Read More


Budget 2025: Tax exemption raised to Rs 12 lakh, check what it means for you

India, Feb. 1 -- The government has revamped the tax structure under the new regime, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing that individuals earning up to Rs 12 lakh annually will pay no ... Read More


Maha Kumbh: Medical teams deployed for Basant Panchami bath, 23 hospitals with 360 beds inspected

India, Feb. 1 -- In anticipation of the Basant Panchami bathing festival, health services in Mahakumbh Nagar have been further strengthened. Following the directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath... Read More


WhatsApp says Israeli spyware company targeted its users, including journalists, in over two dozen nations

India, Feb. 1 -- Meta's WhatsApp messenger service fears that around 90 users, including journalists and civil society members, were suspected to be the targets of a spyware campaign conducted by an I... Read More


LIVE Blog: Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2025

New Delhi/IBNS, Feb. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2025 for the historic eighth time on Saturday. This is the first full budget since the Modi government returned to p... Read More


Sitharaman's tax bonanza trumps Kejriwal's demand, leaving AAP scrambling ahead of Delhi polls

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Weeks ago, Arvind Kejriwal unveiled AAP's manifesto with a bold demand-scrap income tax on earnings up to Rs 10 lakh. With the Delhi elections just around the corner, this middle... Read More


USA: Small private plane crashes in Philadelphia, six people, including child, feared dead

India, Feb. 1 -- At least six people, including a child, are feared dead after a small private plane crashed in the US city of Philadelphia on Friday. Several people were reportedly injured after the... Read More


Maldives sees biggest jump in India's development aid despite strained ties

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Maldives has received the highest increase in India's development aid among Southeast Asian nations in the Union Budget 2025, following a tumultuous year in bilateral relation... Read More


Nirmala Sitharaman to present her 8th consecutive Union Budget today

India, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her first full budget on Saturday, months after the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government returned to power for the third st... Read More


8 AAP MLAs resign and join BJP just days before Delhi elections

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In a significant setback for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), eight of its MLAs resigned and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday, just days before the Delhi Assembly ele... Read More