In a big relief for the middle-class, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that taxpayers with salaries up to Rs 12 lakh would not be required to pay tax in the new tax regime. Sitharaman also proposed changes in the slab structure of the new income tax regime. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded the Union Budget 2025 and said that it will spike "savings, investment, consumption and growth" rapidly.
So, what kind of impact it will have on spurring the growth? Watch as top voices from different sectors share views on the show.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, legal expert Harish Salve discussed the constitutional crisis in West Bengal following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign despite losing her seat and the decisive mandate against her party.
An India Today ground report from Tehran details the ongoing conflict, its impact on the city's infrastructure and how Iranians have gathered at Enghelab Square to demonstrate solidarity and unity amid war.
The Congress state unit in Tamil Nadu held an online meeting and decided to extend support to TVK. Congress is seeking a power-sharing agreement and is likely to demand two cabinet portfolios, along with a few board and corporation chairman posts, and other government roles such as trust members and directors.
Watch as India Today's Geeta Mohan brings this exclusive ground report from Iran's fourteenth-century Golestan Palace, which was damaged during the US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran.
