Hello readers! In tod✤ay’s news wrap, we bring you the key developments of the day.
Here 𝄹is a quick rundown of the events where the Finance Minister Nir🎐mala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025-2026 in Parliament. As the Delhi Assembly election is nearing, the two major parties AAP and BJP saw its leaders joining each other's camps.
On the international front, a small medical transport jet carrying six people on Friday crashed in Philadelphia within 30 seconds after taking off, and the l🌳atest reports claimed that all six have been declared dead.
Union Budget 2025: Tax Relief, AI Push, Infra Boost, Perks For Gig Workers And More | Key Announcements
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented the full Union Budget for the financial year 2025-2026. Alongside several other key announcements, in a major relie𝔉f to the middle class, Sitharaman exempted annual income of up to rupees 12 lakh from income tax and revised the tax slabs as part of her reformist Budget.
In her eighth straight b✱udget presentation in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman also highlighted a blueprint for the next generation reforms across several sectors.
At the beginning of her budget speech, the finance minister emphasized that the budget primarily focused on the 'Garib (poor), Youth, Annadata (farmers), and Naari (women)' alongside specific propositions for six domains inclౠud𒀰ing taxation, power, urban development, mining, financial services and regulatory reforms.
Eight AAP MLAs Join BJP A Day After Leaving AAP | Delhi Elections 2025
With just four days to go for the highly anticipated D🅠elhi Assembly elections, 8 MLAs who left the Aam Aadmi Party (AA🌳P), joined the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Saturday.
All eight MLAs had resigned from the AAP just a day before, citing reasons such as alleged corruption within the party and a deviation from its founding ideology. The💜ir decision caꦯme as the AAP denied them tickets for the upcoming elections.
Zakia Jafri, Who Challenged Clean Chit Given To Narendra Modi In 2002 Gujarat Riots Case, Passes Away
Zakia Jafri, the widow of former Congress MP Ahsan Jafri and🎃 a key figure in the long struggle for justice following the 2002 Gujarat riots passed away on Saturday at the age of 86.
She reportedly died at her home in Ahmedabad due to age-related complications, surrounded by her family, including her US-based daughter Nishri𒈔n. Her s🐟on Tanveer, who resides in Surat, confirmed the news, stating that she passed away around 11:30 am.
Zakia Jafri is expected to be laid to rest besi🤪de her late husband in Ahmedabad.
US: Medical Support Jet With 6 Onboard Crashes Near Philadelphia Airport, Sets Homes Ablaze; Investigation Underway
A small medical transport jet carrying six people on Friday crashed in Philadel🦋phia within 30 seconds after taking off. Several visuals emerged on social media showing how the plane crash set homes ablaze while scattering debris all around.
According to the Associated Press (AP), the jet was carrying a child patient, her mother and four others, all from Mexico. The child has been under treatment in Philadelphia for a life-threatening condition and was being transported home to Mexico, Jet Rescue Air Ambulance spokesperson Shai Gold told AP.
Gaza Ceasefire: Hamas Hands Over Two Israeli Hostages As Part Of Ceasefire Deal, One More Expected To Be Freed
Hamas handed ove𒉰r two hostages to the Red Cross on Saturday in sout✅hern Gaza as part of its ceasefire agreement with Israel.
The released hostages – Yarden Bibas, 35, and French-Israeli Ofer Kalderon, 54 – were both abducted during the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 🥀7, 2023, which triggered the ongoing war. A third hostage, American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 65, was also expected to be released on Saturday, with plans to transfer him to the Red Cross in Gaza City.
ATP 500 Dallas Open 2025 Guide: Preview, Prize Money, Schedule - All You Need To Know
The Dallas Open 2025 is a ATP 500 tennis event that will take place in Dallas, USA from February 1-9 at the Ford Center at the Star. Many top stars from the men's circuit such as Frances Tiafoe, Ben Shelton, amongst others will be seen in action for the top prize. (More Tennis News)
Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud and Ben Shelton will be the star attraction at the ATP 500 event. Tommy Paul is the reigning champion ඣand will be looking to defend his title.
