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Education budget raised by over 8 per cent for FY26-27 to Rs 1.39 lakh crore

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- With education and skilling placed at the core of India's long-term growth strategy in the Union Budget 2026-27, the government has allocated Rs 1.39 lakh crore to the education m... Read More


All challengers to Gokarna Bista in Gulmi-2 are newcomers

Gulmi, Feb. 1 -- All candidates challenging CPN-UML vice-chair Gokarna Bista in Gulmi-2 are newcomers. Bista, who has been contesting in the area since 1999, has won every election here except in 2008... Read More


EAM Jaishankar congratulates FM Sitharaman on Union Budget

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting the Union Budget with the message of Reform Express. Jaishankar ... Read More


Union Budget 2026: Centre To Launch Biopharma Shakti With INR 10K Cr Outlay

India, Feb. 1 -- In a push to develop India as a global biopharma manufacturing hub, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced a new scheme "Biopharma Shakti" with an outlay of INR 10,000 Cr for ... Read More


Pharma shares advance after Union Budget announces measures to promote domestic biopharma sector

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-27, which is currently being presented by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has announced significant measures to promote the biopharma sector in t... Read More


Living with Monsoon floods: Can Surma-Kushiyara project change Sylhet's fate?

, Feb. 1 -- For generations, the Surma and Kushiyara rivers have shaped life in Sylhet and Habiganj-nurturing fertile floodplains while also unleashing destruction with alarming regularity. Each mons... Read More


Long standing demands of State ignored in Union Budget: Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thennarasu

Chennai, Feb. 1 -- The 2026 Union Budget has caused great disappointment among the people of Tamil Nadu with "no clear announcements" for key sectors, the finance minister of the poll-bound state, Tha... Read More


Market manipulation? Khaby Lame's net worth soars to Rs.60,510 crore after historic deal; then, stock crashes 77%

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Khaby Lame, famous for silent videos that cross language and cultural barriers, has struck gold. On 11 January, Rich Sparkle Holdings confirmed that it had completed a $975-millio... Read More


GHMC collects 10,225 metric tons of waste in month-long sanitation drive

Hyderabad, Feb. 1 -- The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), through its month long sanitation drive across the newly formed 300 wards collected 10,225 metric tons of waste, the corporatio... Read More


LIVE BLOG: Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2026

India, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the Union Budget on Sunday. This is the first time in the history of independent India that the budget is presented on a Sunday... Read More