Top 10 things that change for your finances from April 1, 2026: From new PAN application norms, FASTag fee to income tax & ATM rules

Top 10 changes to your finances (AI image) It’s the start of a new financial year 2026-27, and from today, April 1, 2026 several small and big changes in the way you manage your finance, and income tax come into effect. Some of the changes affect credit card users, FASTag subscribers, RuPay debit cardholders. Here […]

GST collections rise 8.2% in March 2026 to hit Rs 1.78 lakh crore

GST collections: India’s net Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections increased to Rs 1.78 lakh crore in March 2026, marking a rise of 8.2% compared to the previous month, according to official figures released on Wednesday.Gross GST revenue for March stood at Rs 2 lakh crore, which is an 8.8% increase over the same month […]

Relief for scheduled airlines: Jet fuel prices up by 8.5%; flyers spared steep airfare hikes

Representative image NEW DELHI: Jet fuel prices for scheduled Indian carriers have been upped by about 8.5% in April, sparing the average air travellers big airfare hikes. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices for scheduled airlines per kilo litre will now cost Rs 1,04,927 in Delhi, up from Rs 96,638.14 last month. At India’s second busiest […]

‘Will have to reassess that relationship’: Rubio hits out at NATO, says ties can’t be ‘one-way street’

US secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Tuesday (US local time) that Washington may need to “reassess” its relationship with NATO after the Iran war ends.“I think there’s no doubt that, unfortunately, once this conflict is over, we’ll have to take a fresh look at that relationship. We’ll need to reconsider what NATO brings […]

Netanyahu says building ‘new alliances with important countries’ in West Asia amid Iran war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Praising what he called “enormous accomplishments” in the war against Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the joint Israel-US effort is weakening Tehran while removing major threats to Israel’s security.In an address in Hebrew ahead of Pesach, Netanyahu said the Iranian regime would collapse “sooner or later” […]

Leander exits TMC, joins BJP ‘to serve youth and countrymen’ | India News

=KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Olympic bronze medallist and multiple Grand Slam doubles champion Leander Paes crossed over to the BJP on Tuesday, exiting the Trinamool Congress after a brief stint.At BJP headquarters in New Delhi, Paes, 52, framed the move as a new “responsibility” after four decades in sport. “I have played for the country… I wish […]

As TG bill becomes law, community uncertain about status of 32000 TG certificates issued on basis of ‘self-perceived identity’ | India News

NEW DELHI: With the Transgender Person (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 becoming law with President of India Droupadi Murmu’s assent on Monday, all eyes are now on the way forward as the amendments do away with the provisions in the 2019 law that allowed “self-perceived gender identity” to be the basis for self-determination and […]

‘Beginning of brutality akin to Manipur’: Opposition slams BJP, JDU after woman molested in Bihar | India News

NEW DELHI: A video showing a large mob allegedly parading and assaulting a woman in Bihar’s Nalanda district went viral on social media on Tuesday, triggering a sharp political backlash. The opposition targeted the ruling NDA alliance over “collapsed” law and order in the state, calling it the “beginning of brutality akin to Manipur” .The […]

IndiGo appoints former British Airways chief William Walsh as new CEO

William Walsh (File photo) NEW DELHI: IndiGo airlines on Tuesday announced the appointment of former British Airways chief William Walsh as new CEO. This comes after Pieter Elbers resigned earlier this month after major operational crisis faced by the aviation operator in December last year.“The Board of IndiGo announces the appointment of William Walsh as […]

1St Puc Result: Karnataka 1st PUC results 2026 declared at kseab.karnataka.gov.in; KSEAB releases marks memo via official portal

Karnataka 1st PUC result 2026 announced by KSEAB KSEAB Karnataka 1st PUC result 2026: The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board has announced the Karnataka 1st PUC Result 2026 for students who appeared in the Class 11 annual examinations. The results were declared today, March 31, 2026, and are now accessible through the official results […]