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India’s goal of meeting its full-year financial targets for FY26 may prove difficult, with a new report from Union Bank of India flagging slower-than-expected growth in corporate and income tax collections. The bank’s report points out that the Centre’s fiscal strategy for FY26 relies heavily on strong tax revenues, even as capital expenditure continues at…
GST revenue collections in FY26 might exceed estimates this financial year!SBI Research expects India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections to outperform targets in FY26, even as the country moves through a major rate restructuring exercise. The banking group’s latest analysis took in account for similar gains and losses across the states and concluded that…
Himanta Biswa Sarma (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday once again launched a sharp attack on his former party colleague and fellow Assamese leader Gaurav Gogoi, alleging that the Congress MP is “100 per cent a Pakistani agent.”Speaking to reporters, Sarma said, “Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi…
India is working to regain its price edge in the global textiles market as Bangladesh, Vietnam and China become more competitive. The government is preparing a cost-reduction roadmap that will be rolled out in phases: a short term plan for two years, five years for medium plan and a plan for the long term. The…
The State Bank of India (SBI) is set to recruit around 3,500 officers to strengthen its operations and improve service delivery across the country.SBI deputy managing director (HR) and chief development officer Kishore Kumar Poludasu was quoted by news agency PTI as saying that the bank has already recruited 505 Probationary Officers (POs) in June…
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common causes of memory loss and cognitive decline in older adults. Yet, one fact has puzzled researchers for years — women make up nearly two-thirds of all Alzheimer’s cases worldwide. It has often been assumed that women’s longer life expectancy explains this difference. However, new findings suggest that…
NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor on Thursday took a swipe at the Mahagathbandhan alliance after it announced RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial candidate for the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, saying the move under “Jungle Raj was always expected.”Speaking to reporters in Bihar, Kishor said, “It was always expected that…
Sarfaraz Khan and Gautam Gambhir NEW DELHI: Congress national spokesperson Shama Mohamed on Wednesday alleged religious bias by Indian men’s cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir, questioning the non-selection of Sarfaraz Khan for national team duties.“Is Sarfaraz Khan not selected because of his surname! #justasking. We know where Gautam Gambhir stands on that matter,” Shama…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that while infiltration has stopped in BJP-ruled Assam, it continues in neighbouring West Bengal, claiming that the state government is giving a “red carpet welcome” to illegal immigrants.Addressing a media conclave in Patna, Shah also mocked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for dropping the allegation of…
Charlie Kirk. Image via: AP A controversy has erupted after an NBA employee was suspended for posting crude remarks online celebrating the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Turning Point USA, the organization Kirk founded in 2012, is now demanding that the league take stronger action, calling the suspension insufficient and urging for the employee’s…
