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Union Budget 2026: Government announces Rs.10,000 crore outlay for Biopharma Shakti scheme

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced in the Union Budget 2026 that the central government is planning a Biopharma Shakti scheme with Rs.10,000 crore outlay in o... Read More


Union Budget 2026: Govt proposes scheme to revive 200 legacy industrial clusters

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed a scheme to rejuvenate 200 legacy industrial clusters as she presented her 9th consecutive Union Budget 2026. Presenting the Budge... Read More


18 civilians among 33 killed in 'coordinated but poorly executed' separatist attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- As many as 33 people, at least 15 security personnel and 18 civilians, were killed in a "coordinated but poorly executed" separatist attacks across Pakistan's Balochistan province... Read More


India rejects Pakistan's claims over violence in Balochistan as 'baseless' - 'Focus on addressing demands of people'

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- India on Sunday, February 1, rejected Pakistan's allegations on violence in Balochistan, saying it was Islamabad's attempt to deflect attention from the country's own internal iss... Read More


India rejects Pakistan's allegations over Balochistan violence as 'baseless' - 'Focus on addressing demands of people'

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- India on Sunday, February 1, rejected Pakistan's allegations on violence in Balochistan, saying it was Islamabad's attempt to deflect attention from the country's own internal iss... Read More


India rejects Pakistan's allegations on violence in Balochistan as 'baseless'; 'focus on addressing demands of people'

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- India on Sunday, 1 February, rejected Pakistan's allegations linking New Delhi to violence in Balochistan, calling them an attempt to deflect attention from Islamabad's own intern... Read More


Tamil Nadu news: Van carrying Samayapuram Mariamman Temple devotees overturns on Tiruchy-Chidambaram highway

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- A van carrying Samayapuram Mariamman devotees, returning from temple visit, overturned on the Tiruchy-Chidambaram National Highway near Poiyyur village in Ariyalur district. Sama... Read More


How much will a cigarette pack cost now as new excise duty takes effect?

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Cigarette prices have risen by at least Rs.22 to Rs.25 for every 10-stick pack following the activation of extra excise duties on Sunday. High-end cigarettes measuring 76 mm will... Read More


US embassy in India restricts social media activity temporarily due to partial govt shutdown

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The US Embassy in India announced on Saturday, January 31, a temporary reduction in its social media activity. In a post on X, the US Embassy said that the activity on its social ... Read More


'Stocks of BSE are in red': Shiv Sena UBT's Priyanka Chaturvedi on 'special thing' about Budget 2026

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Slamming the Union Budget 2026-27, Shiv Sena UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Sunday said the central government has completely failed to meet the expectations. Taking a dig at the ... Read More