To ensure ease of living for taxpayers, the Union Budget 2026-27 on Sunday announced a range of proposals on direct taxes, saying that the Income Tax Act, 2025, is slated to come into effect from April 1, 2026.
In a significant development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that ‘Made in India’ products will now have a reduced tariff of 18 per cent, as US President Donald Trump said India and the United States had reached a trade deal.
President Donald Trump on Monday said that India and the United States had reached a trade deal, outlining key elements after a phone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom he described as “one of my greatest friends.”
As a teenager in southern India, Susai Jesu led 4:30 a.m. prayer services in his small Catholic village before the farmers went into the fields. He directed the choir, helped at Mass and soon began training for the priesthood.
The government's budget watchdog said Monday it expects the federal government's plan to increase the GST credit and offer a one-time payment to Canadians will cost Ottawa an estimated $12.4 billion over six years.
Thousands of Alberta government workers returned to work in their offices full time Monday. Sunday marked the official end of the province’s hybrid-work option, which was implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says many workers are unhappy with the full-time arrangement.
