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Budget 2026: Infrastructure push to focus on Tier 2, Tier 3 cities-key announcements by FM Sitharaman

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Sunday, during her Union Budget 2026 speech, announced a sustained infrastructure push, particularly targeting cities with populations of o... Read More


Budget 2026: Infrastructure push to focus on Tier 2, Tier 3 cities-key things announced by FM Sitharaman

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, during her Union Budget 2026 speech, announced a sustained infrastructure push, particularly targeting cities over 5 lakh population... Read More


Firing incident outside Rohit Shetty's house: Police records filmmaker's statement for second time

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Firing incident outside Rohit Shetty's house: On Sunday morning, Mumbai police reached filmmaker Rohit Shetty's Mumbai home to record his statement for the second time. The forens... Read More


Union Budget 2026 live: Income Tax Act 2025 to be implemented from April 1

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1, said that Income Tax Act, 2025, to be implemented from April 1. The minister said that the target for capex will be rai... Read More


Union Budget 2026: Proposal to extend deadline for revised I-T returns

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1, proposed to increase time limit for filing revised I-T return from December 31 to March 31, on payment of nominal fee. ... Read More


Just Like That: Beating Retreat and India's long unfinished de-colonisation

India, Feb. 1 -- Like many Indians, I too was upset when the Beating Retreat at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi, which marks the culmination of the Republic Day celebrations, stopped the tradition of ending ... Read More


Bengali actor fumes over being served beef instead of mutton in Kolkata: 'You know I'm a Brahmin?'

India, Feb. 1 -- A Bengali actor was allegedly served beef steak at an eatery in West Bengal's Kolkata despite ordering a mutton dish. Sayak Chakraborty, who is also a social media influencer, reporte... Read More


IRFC, IRCTC to Titagarh Rail: Railway stocks jump as FM Sitharaman announces 7 high-speed rail corridors in Budget 2026

Budget 2026, Feb. 1 -- Railway stocks witnessed an uptick of up to 4% in Sunday's trading session, on February 1, following the announcement of seven new high-speed rail corridors connecting major met... Read More


Indices trade higher; metal shares decline for 2-day

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- The key equity indices traded with modest gains amid the ongoing Budget 2026 proceedings. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget in th... Read More


Telangana CM Revanth expresses condolences over death of excise constable Sowmya

Hyderabad, Feb. 1 -- : Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Sunday expressed deep condolences over the death of Excise Constable Sowmya, who lost her life while on duty. The 25-year-old Soumya, ... Read More