The Economic Survey 2025-26 arrives with an unusual degree of calm. Inflation, it says, is likely to remain muted in the medium term. Growth prospects remain healthy, though revised. Banks are stable, balance sheets are stronger, and domestic demand continues to hold up even as the global economy grows more uncertain.That calm matters. It changes…
The excitement is palpable as SS Rajamouli’s latest masterpiece ‘Varanasi’ gears up for its debut, starring the dazzling Mahesh Babu, the captivating Priyanka Chopra, and the charismatic Prithviraj Sukumaran. Mark your calendars for April 7, 2027, when this stunning film, revealed through an eye-catching poster, promises to take viewers on an unforgettable journey through its…
The Pro10 Malaysia cricket tournament has been postponed due to logistical reasons, the organisers announced in a statement on Friday. The new dates will be announced after the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. The inaugural edition was due to begin on January 30. The Pro10 Malaysia cricket tournament has been…
India’s Chief Coach Craig Fulton addresses a press conference on the eve of the first match against China in the Men’s Asia Cup Hockey, at Rajgir, in Nalanda district, Bihar. (PTI Photo) Veteran midfielder Manpreet Singh’s exclusion from India’s core hockey probables on disciplinary grounds was strongly opposed by chief coach Craig Fulton, who even…
Varsen Aghabekian (PTI image) Palestine’s foreign minister Varsen Aghabekian on Friday said that India would decide on joining the proposed Gaza “Board of Peace” in line with its own understanding of peace. She further stressed that any genuine effort to end the conflict should be welcomed.Speaking on the US-backed initiative announced by President Donald Trump,…
New US education rules propose loan caps and simpler student repayment options. (AP Photo) The US Department of Education has issued a proposed rule designed to reduce higher education costs and simplify federal student loan repayment under President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Act, according to an official press release from the US Department of…
At first, this one-day excursion from Mumbai to Shirdi may seem exhausting. Well, if planned properly, and timely, you can do it in a day and that too via Vande Bharat Express. With a schedule, speed and connectivity guaranteed, there are now many devotees who prefer this mode for a short spiritual visit which does…
With the breath of the waxing gibbous moon now in full view just before the crowning of the full moon, the life force awakens to enable awareness, sensitivity, and emotional discernment. This day suggests aligning and reflection. It is at the underflow of silence that deep wisdom resides. A day for decluttering our emotional space…
Former VP Hamid Ansari (ANI image) NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday strongly criticised former Vice President Hamid Ansari over his remarks describing Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire Mahmud of Ghazni as an Indian. The party accused him of distorting history and attempting to “whitewash” the brutal invasions of India.Ansari, who served…
As finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present the Union Budget for FY 2026-27 on February 1, the exercise also draws attention to how India’s most important economic document has evolved – from a colonial-era English text to a more accessible public instrument. Colonial origins of the Budget India’s first Union Budget was presented on…
