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Nirmala Sitharaman
personSensex and Nifty witnessed a drop in early trade on Friday after a three-day rally. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 619.06 points to 81,947.31 in opening trade. 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 171.35 points to 25,247.55.
Union Budget
organizationBudget 2026 delivers major middle-class relief by extending ITR filing deadlines to March 31. Budget allocated a total of ⁹7.8 lakh crore to the defence ministry for 2026-27.
Novak Djokovic
personCarlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5 in Melbourne. The 22-year-old becomes the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam. It was the first defeat for Djokovich in a Melbourne final.
Union
organizationFM Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union budget for fiscal 20 26-27 on Sunday. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar praised the announcements of large textile parks. She is the first full-time female Indian Finance Minister.
Nirmala Sitharaman
personSitharaman proposed reducing the tariff rate on all dutiable goods imported for personal use from 20 percent to 10 percent. She has now presented more Union Budgets in a row than any other Finance Minister.
Finance
organizationIndia’s animation, visual effects, gaming and comics (AVGC) ecosystem is set for a significant boost. Budget proposed three new All India Institutes of Ayurveda and upgrades Ayush pharmacies and drug testing labs.
Jeffrey Epstein
personJeffrey Epstein wanted to bequeath $50 million, a 33-carat diamond ring, and his New York townhouse to his girlfriend, as outlined in a will the sex offender signed two days before his death. The disgraced financier had plans to distribute his $288 million fortune and his array of international properties among at least 44 different beneficiaries.
Sunetra Pawar
personSunetra Pawar elected NCP legislature leader, set to become Maharashtra’s first woman deputy CM. Ajit Pawar, who also held the finance portfolio in the Devendra Fadnavis-led Mahayuti government, was killed in a plane crash.
CNN
organizationFormer CNN anchor Don Lemon and Minneapolis-based reporter Georgia Fort were taken into federal custody Friday morning. Lemon, 60, was arrested in the lobby of a Beverly Hills hotel after 11 p.m. local time. Lemon is charged with conspiracy and interfering with the First Amendment rights of worshipers.
Luigi Mangione
personLuigi Mangione will not be eligible for the death penalty in his federal case. Mangione still faces two stalking counts that could result in life imprisonment without parole. Jury selection for the federal trial is scheduled to begin on September 8.
Don Lemon
personFormer CNN anchor and independent journalist Don Lemon was detained in California overnight. Lemon will be charged on allegations of conspiring to violate someone's constitutional rights and alleged FACE Act violations. Lemon on Jan. 18 livestreamed a demonstration that interrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, to protested President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
Kevin Warsh
personKevin Warsh, 55, served on the Fed’s board from 2006 to 2011. He will replace Jerome Powell when his term ends in May. Warsh worked closely with then-Chair Ben Bernanke during the 2008-09 financial crisis.
Sunetra Pawar
personSunetra Pawar will take oath as Maharashtra deputy chief minister on Saturday. The development comes even as the NCP leaders were mulling a 'bigger' role for Sunetra. Confident Group Chairman CJ Roy allegedly died by suicide following Income Tax raids.
Alexander Zverev
personCarlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev 6-4, 7-6, 6-7,7-6 (7-5), 7-5. Spaniard took a three-minute medical timeout at 5-4 in the third set. He is the youngest man in the Open era to reach the finals of all four Grand Slam events.
Keir Starmer
personDeal will apply to those travelling for business and as tourists. It brings the UK into line with 50 other countries including France and Germany. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is on a three-day state visit to China.
Nationalist Congress Party
organizationAjit Anantrao Pawar, 66, Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister, died in an aircrash on Wednesday. His death is likely to have an impact on his Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the NCP (SP) controlled by his uncle Sharad Pawar. The Learjet 45XR, carrying five individuals including Pawar and his security detail, crashed approximately 50 metres from the runway.
Ilhan Omar
personAnthony Kazmierczak, 55, charged with third-degree assault under Minnesota law. Attack came just after Omar criticised the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. President Donald Trump has accused Omar of organising an attack against herself.
Arijit Singh
personArijit Singh announced his retirement from playback singing in a social media post. He did so just days after Maatrubhumi, a song sung by him for the Salman Khan-starrer Battle of Galwan, released. Arijit explained that his choice was neither sudden nor the result of a single incident.
NCP
organizationAjit Pawar's death casts a shadow on the future of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) There is no clear second-in-command, according to political observers. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced a three-day mourning.
Ajit Pawar
personAjit Pawar died after his plane crashed in Baramati on Wednesday morning. His plane, VT SSK, a Lear Jet 45, made a second landing attempt before it crashed. Eyewitnesses said that there were four to five explosions when the plane hit the ground.