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Due to his immense popularity, Virat Kohli faced multiple security breaches during a Ranji Trophy match as fans ran onto the field to touch his feet. Despite Kohli’s short stay at the crease, his presence drew huge crowds, highlighting his enduring appeal. Kohli's return to domestic cricket followed the BCCI’s directive for international stars to play in domestic tournaments.

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth consecutive budget, highlighting key initiatives for education, healthcare, and national growth. The budget includes the establishment of Atal Tinkering Labs, broadband connectivity in government schools, multilingual education schemes, and Centres of Excellence in AI and skilling.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the expansion of the SWAMIH scheme

Effectively, incomes up to ₹12.75 lakh would not be liable for income taxes

England captain Jos Buttler was angered by the selection of Harshit Rana as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube, but India's bowling coach Morne Morkel defended the decision. Match referee Javagal Srinath approved the substitution, and Rana successfully helped India to a 15-run victory in the T20I series.

Budget 2025 saw major income tax changes with FM Nirmala Sitharaman announcing new income tax slabs and income tax rates for FY 2025-26. Middle class salaried taxpayers will find big reason to cheer from the Budget speech. Check the latest income tax slabs and rates for FY 2025-26 post Union Budget 2025:

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a new tax regime and significant reforms to ease compliance for the middle class and senior citizens. Key highlights include a nil tax slab up to Rs 12 lakh, rationalisation of TDS and TCS limits, and extended compliance periods for charitable trusts.

The mediation is expected to take in three to four weeks. The matter will be heard next on March 21, 2025

The Congress said Bihar appears to have got a bonanza and asked why the other pillar of the NDA, Andhra Pradesh, has been so “cruelly ignored”

Bihar is set go to polls later this year in November and the BJP-JD(U) coalition eyes to retain it

Industrialists hail boost to medical tourism, increase in income threshold, hike in FDI limit

The government will facilitate setting up of daycare cancer centres in all district hospitals over the next three years and 200 of these will be established in 2025-26, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced

Opposition parties walk out of Lok Sabha in protest over Mahakumbh stampede discussion denial during Budget session

The finance minister said the government will set up a high-level committee for regulatory reforms on all non-financial sectors

The Ministry in a release said provisions related to the Track and Trace System for pharmaceutical exports under the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) are being withdrawn

“To achieve 100 per cent coverage I am pleased to announce extension of this mission till 2028 with an enhanced total outlay,” the Union Finance Miniter said.