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"Modi govt has run out of ideas": Congress president Kharge slams Budget 2026

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday criticised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over the Union Budget 2026, saying it lacks policy vision and political ... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27 focuses on Assam's Tier-2, Tier-3 cities

India, Feb. 1 -- Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities in Assam are likely to emerge as key beneficiaries of the Union Budget 2026-27, as the Centre has renewed its focus on improving infrastructure, civic ameniti... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27: Focus on developing economic regions in tier-2, tier-3 cities

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a Rs.5,000 crore fund to develop city economic regions (CERs) in tier-2 and tier-3 cities and temple towns, alongside... Read More


Budget: Big boost to sports goods industry, NADA funding cut

India, Feb. 1 -- India's sports goods manufacturing sector received a boost in the allocation for the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs in the union budget presented on Sunday with Rs.500 crore set... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27 proposes duty waiver on cancer, rare disease drugs, NIMHANS 2

India, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026?27 on Sunday proposed major healthcare and welfare initiatives, including customs duty waivers on key drugs for cancer and rare diseases, the establishment of a ... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27: Northeast sees incremental gains, share remains marginal

India, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 once again speaks to the Northeast in the familiar vocabulary of promise-connectivity, culture, agriculture and strategic integration, even as allocations for... Read More


Budget 2026-27: Rs 10,000 crore Biopharma Shakti push to boost public health

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament on Sunday, announced the 'Biopharma SHAKTI (Strategy for Healthcare Advancement throug... Read More


Union Budget: No big bang proposal for poll-bound states

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday unveiled a bunch of projects that are expected to give a fillip to infrastructure and connectivity in the poll-bound states of ... Read More


Nirmala Sitharaman to present record ninth union Budget today

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- : union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at Kartavya Bhawan on Sunday ahead of the presentation of the union Budget for the financial year 2026-27 in the Lok Sabha duri... Read More


Elon Musk reacts as AI enters 'uncharted territory' with viral agent-only social network: 'Start of the singularity'

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Elon Musk has reacted to the creation of Moltbook, the social media platform designed exclusively for AI Agents to interact with each other. The billionaire whose xAI runs the Gro... Read More