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What the Budget means for: Growth

India, Feb. 2 -- What does Union Budget 2026-27 do for economic growth? There are two ways to look at the question. The Economic Survey claimed that India's potential growth rate -- the pace at which... Read More


संत रविदास जयंती की शोभायात्रा के बाद खूनी संघर्ष, ताबड़तोड़ फायरिंग में दो की हत्या; आगजनी

हरिद्वार, फरवरी 2 -- हरिद्वार जिले के भगवानपुर में संत रविदास जयंती की शोभायात्रा के दौरान एक ही समाज के दो पक्षों में विवाद हो गया। एक पक्ष की ओर से की गई फायरिंग में एक युवक की मौत हो गई जबकि तीन अन... Read More


India's budget doubles down on a tried and tested formula-with debt reduction as a distant target

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- India kept calm and carried on this fiscal year, with a GST spur for retail offtake, an urgency for foreign trade deals and a few tariff tweaks for factory-cost relief making up t... Read More


Union Budget: Sarnath, Hastinapur to be developed as cultural destinations

MEERUT/LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Sarnath and Hastinapur in Uttar Pradesh are among the 15 archaeological sites across India that the Centre proposes to develop as "vibrant, experiential cultural destinations... Read More


Border 2 movie turns profitable in just 10 days: Box office collection sees further jump on 2nd Sunday

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Border 2 showed a sharp opening trend, followed by a steep weekday drop. But, then, the war movie witnessed a strong second-weekend recovery. Sunny Deol's sequel opened on Day 1 ... Read More


Is Trevor Noah married? A look at Grammy host's dating history

India, Feb. 2 -- Trevor Noah is not married, and the longtime Grammy Awards host has never publicly confirmed an engagement, despite recurring speculation about his personal life. The comedian and for... Read More


Pine Labs' Software Turn Shows Its True Colours

India, Feb. 2 -- For much of its two-decade journey, Pine Labs was viewed, and often valued, as a premium point-of-sale hardware and payments company. But in the run-up to its IPO, the company worked... Read More


Post-conflict elections are always challenging

Nepal, Feb. 2 -- As Nepal hurtles toward March 5, the political landscape is being defined by an extraordinary election in an abnormal situation. At a glance, the snap polls seem unprecedented in Nepa... Read More


UEC recognition: SUPP man cites cautionary tale of removed 'recognised' Taiwan dental programmes

SIBU, Feb. 2 -- The Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) and mandatory implementation of Bahasa Melayu (BM) and History subjects is merely a technical arrangement and not a systemic reform, said Sara... Read More


J&K: MLA seeks citizenship to PoK women, kids in J&K

Srinagar, Feb. 2 -- Sheikh Khurshid, leader of the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), on Sunday said that he had submitted a resolution in the J&K assembly, seeking citizenship for women and children who came... Read More