February 1, 2025 3:56 PM

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Canadian PM Trudeau promises ‘forceful’ response to potential Trump tariffs

In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that his country is ready to deliver a "purposeful, forceful but reasonable, immediate" response if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian imports.   While speaking at a meeting of the Council on Canada-U.S. Relations in Toronto, Trude...

February 1, 2025 2:19 PM

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Union Budget 2025 Receives Positive Reactions from public

The Union Budget 2025 was presented today by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Talking to Akashvani News, people are finding this budget promising as it focuses on the middle class, employment, infrastructure, exports, and tourism. A working professional in the medical industry from New Delhi, Vi...

February 1, 2025 2:16 PM

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Lok Sabha Adjourned for Day After Union Budget Presentation

The Lok Sabha has been adjourned for the day after the presentation of the Union Budget. Earlier in the morning, when the House met and the Finance Minister began to present the budget, some opposition MPs, including from Congress, the Samajwadi Party, and DMK, staged a brief walkout. They were prot...

February 1, 2025 2:25 PM

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Budget 2025: Nil Tax Slab Raised to ₹12 Lakh

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the first full-fledged budget of the third term of the NDA government. Presenting the budget in Lok Sabha, the finance minister announced that the Nil Tax Slab is now extended up to 12 lakh rupees income. The finance minister also said that by addi...

February 1, 2025 2:07 PM

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Several opposition leaders criticise govt over union budget

Several opposition leaders have criticised the government, saying the budget has nothing for the middle class and the youth of the country. Talking to the media outside Parliament, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that the budget does not discuss the problem of unemployment and other issues concernin...

February 1, 2025 2:23 PM

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Sensex Gains 55 Points, Nifty Dips Marginally as Markets Trade Mixed

Benchmark domestic equity indices, Sensex and Nifty, were trading mixed in the afternoon trade today. The 30-share BSE Sensex added 55 points, to 77,556, while NSE Nifty50 was marginally down by six points, to 23,502, when reports last came in.   The broader market at the Bombay Stock Exchange was a...

February 1, 2025 2:26 PM

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India Adds 4 New Ramsar Sites, taking total to 89

The Centre has announced the addition of four new Ramsar sites in India, taking the tally to 89. In a social media post, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said that ahead of World Wetlands Day, the government announced that Sakkarakottai Bird Sanctuary and Therthangal Bird Sanct...