India News Index

22/02/2025

Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant is down with viral fever before India's Champions Trophy 2025 clash against Mohammad Rizwan's Pakistan on Sunday, February 22 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

19/02/2025

12/02/2025

Pichai shared his thoughts on social media, saying, "Delighted to meet with PM Narendra Modi today while in Paris for the AI Action Summit. We discussed the incredible opportunities AI will bring to India and ways we can work closely together on India's digital transformation."

03/02/2025

The 67th Grammy Awards proved to be a groundbreaking night for Beyoncé, as she became the first Black woman in 50 years to win a Grammy in the country music category.Leading the 2025 Grammys with 11 nominations, Beyoncé secured her first win of the night for Best Country Duo/Group Performance alongside Miley Cyrus for their song.

01/02/2025

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025-26, outlining key priorities to accelerate economic growth, ensure inclusive development, support industries, and enhance household sentiment.Budget 2025: What gets cheaper? Check full list

A total of 36 life-saving drugs, including those for cancer and chronic diseases, have been
fully exempted from Basic Customs Duty (BCD).
Medicines: Basic Customs Duty was removed on 37 more medicines.
Cobalt powder and waste, the scrap of the lithium-ion battery, Lead, Zinc and 12 more critical minerals have been fully exempted from Basic Customs Duty (BCD). This will help secure their availability for manufacturing in India and promote more jobs for our youth
Mobile phones: 28 more items essential for mobile phone battery production will be added to the list of exempted capital goods.
EV batteries: To the list of exempted capital goods, she proposed to add 35 additional capital goods for EV battery manufacturing, and 28 additional capital goods for mobile phone battery manufacturing.
Frozen fish paste: FM Nirmala Sitharaman said, "To enhance India's competitiveness in the global seafood market, I propose to reduce BCD from 30% to 5% on Frozen Fish Paste (Surimi) for manufacture and export of its analogue products. I also propose to reduce BCD from 15% to 5% on fish hydrolysate for manufacture of fish and shrimp feeds."
Wet Blue leather: FM Sitharaman added, "I propose to fully exempt BCD on Wet Blue leather to facilitate imports for domestic value addition and employment. I also propose to exempt crust leather from 20% export duty to facilitate exports by small tanners."
Carrier-grade ethernet switches: To prevent classification disputes, the government has proposed to reduce the BCD from 20 per cent to 10 per cent on Carrier Grade ethernet switches to make it at par with Non-Carrier Grade ethernet switches.
12 Critical minerals
Open cell of LCD/LED Tvs.
The Finance Minister has announced a 10-year extension on the exemption of Basic Customs Duty on raw materials used for manufacturing ships.

31/01/2025

31/01/2025

An 11-year-old schoolboy lured a younger boy into the woods and r***d him twice. The victim says the abuse left him scared and questioning his s*xuality. Daniel Hancox, now 26, seduced his young victim and forced s*x on him, leaving him emotionally devastated.

Sentencing, Judge Paul Hobson said: "The impact of what you did to the victim is profound. Your actions have had a devastating effect on his emotional health for years to come. As an adult, the victim went back to the wooded area and found the mattress he had moved. He was later found by his parents and his father described him as "just shaking his head, in tears". The victim reported the abuse to police and Hancox, of Station Road, Cefn Coed, Merthyr Tydfil, was arrested.

25/01/2025

India is set to celebrate its 76th Republic Day on Sunday (Jan 26), commemorating the adoption of the Constitution. The highlight of the day is the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi.

25/01/2025

The husband used to scratch her every day after drinking alcohol, he used to have s*x with her after taking s*x enhancing medicine. The police has said that her husband is mentally sick.Her Husband is mentally harrasing herAssistant Commissioner of Police Wave City Lipi Nagaich said that Gladys Abraham, resident of Luxuria Apartment, Aditya World City, Wave City, has alleged in the complaint given to the police that she is married to Sandeep Kumar, resident of Officer City Rajnagar Extension. Her husband beats her after drinking alcohol every day and has unnatural s*x with her. Her husband tortures her physically and mentally.

23/01/2025

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama will be releasing the budget on February 1, 2025. As the speculations around tax relief keep on growing, some government officials claim that the upcoming Union Budget 2025-26 may see some notable changes in the new tax regime. According to a Business Standard report citing government sources, this includes allowing an annual income of up to Rs 10 lakh to be tax-free and implementing a new 25% tax rate for incomes ranging from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 20 lakh. "We are evaluating both options.