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January 31, 2025 1:50 PM

Union Budget 2025-26 set to be blueprint for Modi government’s reform agenda: report

As the first full-year budget of the NDA's third term, the Union Budget 2025-26 is expected to chart a path for structural reforms and strategic policy shifts, prioritizing long-term growth over mere fiscal balancing, according to a report from Motil...

January 31, 2025 3:07 PM

Trump FBI nominee Patel questioned on Capitol riot, retribution claims

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, vowed on Thursday to protect FBI employees against "political retribution" even as the Trump administration has begun to fire and sideline Justice Department officials who were involved i...

January 31, 2025 3:07 PM

Gabbard faces criticism over Russia, Snowden in intelligence confirmation hearing

Former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be director of national intelligence, faced harsh criticism of her past defense of former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and comments seen as supportive of Russia at a confir...

January 31, 2025 12:16 PM

EAM Jaishankar extends independence day greetings to Nauru

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday extended warm greetings to the Republic of Nauru on the occasion of its Independence Day, underscoring India's commitment to strengthening ties with the Pacific island nation. Taking to X, Jaishankar...

January 31, 2025 11:47 AM

Sunita Williams sets new spacewalking record during 92nd US spacewalk

NASA astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams achieved a historic milestone on January 30, 2025, by breaking the spacewalking record previously held by former astronaut Peggy Whitson. The International Space Station (ISS) shared the news on X: "NASA astrona...

January 31, 2025 10:16 AM

Stock market opens higher ahead of economic survey, union budget

As the nation gears up for the Economic Survey and the Union Budget 2025-26, domestic benchmark indices opened higher on Friday, with optimism in the air as investors looked for potential catalysts from the upcoming announcements. The Sensex rose by...

January 31, 2025 12:11 PM

Trump repeats tariffs threat to dissuade BRICS nations from replacing US dollar

President Donald Trump on Thursday warned off BRICS member countries from replacing the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency by repeating a 100%-tariffs threat he had made weeks after winning the November presidential elections. "We are going to requir...

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the sixth Pre-Budget Consultation with experts and representatives from the health and education sector for the forthcoming Union Budget 2025-26, in New Delhi on Monday. ANI Photo

January 31, 2025 9:36 AM

Budget Session 2025-26 begins today; Finance Minister Sitharaman to present Economic Survey at noon

The Budget session of Parliament kicks off today, beginning with President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of both Houses at 11 am. After the address, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Economic Survey at noon i...

January 30, 2025 5:32 PM

Govt prepares to launch GPU access portal as China’s DeepSeek escalates AI race

The Indian government will soon be hosting an open-source model like DeepSeek on Indian servers, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. "Already, the team has worked out the details of the servers required and how m...

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa (C-L) is welcomed by the Syria's new administration leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (C-R) during an official visit in Damascus, Syria on January 28, 2025. Photo by Palestinian Prime Ministry/ Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images

January 30, 2025 1:35 PM

Syria’s Sharaa declared president for transition, consolidating his power

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase on Wednesday, tightening his hold on power less than two months after he led a campaign that toppled Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa was also empowered to form a tempora...