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TVK flag-bearing car crashes, drunk occupants assaulted

A car bearing the flag of the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) crashed into a parked water tanker near Thirumayam on Sunday.

Realtors See Boom After Budget Tax Sops

Allowing 2 houses to be marked as self-occupied, doubling tax exemption on rental income to boost housing sector

DMK Eyes a Landslide Amid Low-Key Campaign

The streets of Erode East were unusually quiet in the run-up to the second bypoll since 2021. With the AIADMK, BJP, PMK and DMDK sitting it out, the \"dead rubber\" election, to be held on February 5, has left the ruling DMK facing off against the NTK.

Anti-People For DMK & Co, Visionary For BJP

The allies of the DMK—Congress, CPM, and CPI—strongly criticised the union budget for 2025-26; the state unit of the BJP welcomed it as a visionary budget.

Won't accept Gaza residents: Arab nations

Reject Trump's plan to relocate residents of war-torn territory to Egypt and Jordan

On fast track: Fillip to infra, 200 new Vande Bharat trains

THE Union Budget for 2025-26 on Saturday made significant provisions for the rail sector, with the government planning to introduce 200 new Vande Bharat trains, including both sleeper and chair versions, along with 100 Amrit Bharat and 50 Namo Bharat train sets, besides numerous projects and infrastructure development.

Between Nature and Humanity

The fearlessness that reflects in artist GR Iranna's experimental mediums creates a deep aesthetic which elevates the canvas into a third dimension

BUDGET GOES BIG, GROWTH HINGES ON HOPE

GO big, or go home. It's a mantra often chanted by American sports teams facing an uphill challenge on the field.

Listened to people's voices: FM

FINANCE minister Nirmala Sitharaman on hiking income tax exemption limit on Saturday said, \"we've listened to the voice of the people because we are a responsible government\".

₹20K cr for rooftop solar installations

FINANCE minister Nirmala Sitharaman has allocated a substantial budget for various key schemes in the Union Budget 2025 across different sectors.

Daycare cancer centres can help, but separate infra needed: Doctors

A section of doctors in Tamil Nadu have welcomed the Union government's announcement in the Budget to establish daycare cancer centres in all district hospitals over the next three years, with 200 set to be established in 2025-26.

Wake Up to the Importance of AI in Education

For a couple of years or so the brouhaha about AI has been on us. The one worry that consistently nags me is the lack of readiness in terms of expertise and acceptance in terms of use of AI in education in my country.

A Heady Mix of Ambition and Academia

The narrative explores the venerable institution and walks the precipice between aspiration and necessity

Tamil Nadu lose to Jharkhand

RIDING on left-arm spinner Manishi's 4/49, Jharkhand defeated Tamil Nadu by 44 runs on Day three of the Ranji Trophy Elite D group match played at the Keenan stadium, Jamshedpur on Friday.

Crypto transaction details must

VIRTUAL digital assets (VDAs) such as crypto will be included in defining undisclosed income.

TAX AXE BUDGET PRODS PEOPLE TO SPEND MORE

A country is not just its soil, a country is its people—the famous line of Telugu poet and playwright Gurajada Appa Rao quoted by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her speechsums up the focus of Budget 2025-26.

Exemptions for Life-Saving Drugs, Critical Minerals

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a series of exemptions and revisions to Basic Customs Duty (BCD) across various sectors.

Ramkumar and Mukund put India in command

INDIA made a strong start to their Davis Cup 2025 campaign on Saturday, taking a 2-0 lead over Togo on the opening day of the World Group I Playoffs at the DLTA Complex.

Stalin, EPS on same page, ask why TN being ignored

THE two Dravidian majors the ruling DMK and principal opposition AIADMK - struck the same note on Saturday in their attack on the BJP-led union government, both alleging that Tamil Nadu was ignored in the union budget.

Allocation stands at ₹574 cr, Census & NPR unlikely to begin in '25

A meagre allocation of ₹574.80 crore under the Union budget for Census, Survey and Registrar General India indicated that the delayed decadal head count exercise in the country may not be carried out this year too.

Budget boost but time for ministry to take new approach to Khelo India

IT was far from a great campaign for Indian sports last year.

No cheer in stock mkts amid flat capex growth

Mix of consumption push, low capex growth

₹1.74 lakh cr not enough, say farmers

THOUGH many farmers have welcomed the budget for addressing their struggles by introducing schemes to boost pulses and oilseeds production etc, some believe the budget was designed with an eye on upcoming elections, particularly with major projects announced for Bihar.

Export, Cotton Initiatives Boost Tiruppur Firms

The Export Promotion Mission and a five-year plan to boost cotton production, announced in the union budget, would together drive up exports of knitwear firms and cut down manufacturing costs, said Tiruppur Exporters' Association president K M Subramanian on Saturday.

Man Immolates Self at Police Station Over Son's Arrest

CONDEMNING the arrest of his son on charges of possessing ganja, a 45-year-old man immolated himself at the Kavundampalayam police station on Saturday morning.

New turnover limit leaves MSMEs vexed

REVISED LIMIT

Fiscal deficit target cut to 4.4% for FY26

THE budget has pegged fiscal deficit, which is the quantum of government borrowings, for the next fiscal at 4.4% and the same for the current fiscal retained at 4.8%.

Def gets ₹6.8L cr, enhanced by ₹59.6 cr

Seven public enterprises, corporatised from Ordnance Factory Board, allocated a total of ₹1,494 crore this fiscal

₹5,936 crore earmarked for Polavaram project in Andhra

While Andhra Pradesh was not specifically mentioned in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech, a closer look at the document revealed that the centre has allocated funds for several key projects in the State, including the Polavaram Irrigation Project, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, and Visakhapatnam Port.

Prudence in the Time of Turmoil

The global macroeconomic backdrop to the finance minister's eighth budget is a turmoil caused by protectionist policies of the US and a stock market crash caused by a Chinese startup.