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Budget 2026: Fiscal deficit target pegged at 4.3% for 2026-27

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Presenting the Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has pegged fiscal deficit at 4.3 per cent of the GDP for the year 2026-27, as against 4.4 per cent being targeted ... Read More


Union Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman announces three new All India Institutes for Ayurveda

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced three new All India Institute of Ayurveda in line with the objective of meeting global demand for Ayurvedic medicine.... Read More


West Indies clinch consolation win over South Africa in third T20I to finish series 1-2

Johannesburg, Feb. 1 -- West Indies signed off the T20I series with a consolation victory, edging South Africa by six runs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in a lightning-affected third ma... Read More


UN, China warn Pakistan over terror gush from Afghanistan

Beijing, Feb. 1 -- China and the United Nations have both sounded warnings this week to Pakistan over its growing spillover of terrorist threats from Afghanistan and about militant violence affecting ... Read More


Grady Demond Wilson, who played Lamont Sanford passes away at 79

Washington DC, Feb. 1 -- Actor Grady Demond Wilson, best known for playing Lamont Sanford on the hit TV show Sanford and Son, has passed away. He was 79. Wilson's son, Demond Wilson Jr, told TMZ that... Read More


"Our Abhinaya Chakravarthy Baadshah": Rishab Shetty celebrates 30 years of Kiccha Sudeepa in cinema

Bengaluru, Feb. 1 -- Actor-filmmaker Rishab Shetty has extended his warm wishes to fellow actor Kiccha Sudeepa, celebrating the latter's 30 glorious years in cinema. Taking to his X handle, Rishab Sh... Read More


KCL: Ashu Malik and Himanshu headline action-packed Day 8 as Hisar Heroes and Rohtak Royals clinch wins

Sonipat, Feb. 1 -- The Kabaddi Champions League witnessed a thrilling mix of drama and dominance as Hisar Heroes stunned Karnal Kings in a last-raid thriller, while Rohtak Royals produced a commanding... Read More


FM Sitharaman launches India's Semiconductor Mission 2.0 with Rs 40,000 cr outlay

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced the launch of India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0, with a Rs 40,000 crore outlay, aiming to boost the country's semicondu... Read More


ICC slams Pakistan's "selective participation" after boycott of T20WC clash against India, expects PCB to explore mutually acceptable resolution

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Hours after Pakistan decided to boycott its T20 World Cup group stage clash against India, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said that "selective participation" is not fair wit... Read More


NDA partners have been called to Delhi, says former Manipur CM

Imphal, Feb. 1 -- With President's rule in Manipur due to end later this month unless extended by Parliament, former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has said that NDA partners in the state have b... Read More