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Modi: Union budget focuses on empowering country's 'annadata'

Jalandhar, Feb. 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the Union budget will empower the poor, increase the income of farmers and boost the Make in India initiative. Addressing a gathe... Read More


PWD to clear rRs.r22,000 crore pending dues of small contractors

India, Feb. 2 -- Welfare sops and pre-poll freebies have squeezed the state's finances, stalling payments to private contractors executing Maharashtra government schemes, with pending bills of over Rs... Read More


BMC, Army Yachting Club launch sailing school for civic students at Girgaum Chowpatty

India, Feb. 2 -- In an initiative aimed at widening access to sailing, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), in collaboration with the Army Yachting Node (AYN), has launched a sailing training... Read More


81-year-old NRI woman strangled to death in Khanna

India, Feb. 2 -- An 81-year-old NRI woman was strangled to death at her residence in the New Abadi area of Khanna, police said on Sunday. The victim, identified as Jagpal Kaur, was found lying in the... Read More


Jesus Ochoa: Border Patrol agent in Alex Pretti shooting is a gun enthusiast, ex-wife reveals key details

India, Feb. 2 -- New information has emerged about Jesus Ochoa, one of the two federal officers who fatally shot the Minneapolis nurse last month. ProPublica on Sunday identified Ochoa, along with Ray... Read More


Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez: 5 things to know about CBP agents identified in Alex Pretti shooting

India, Feb. 2 -- Federal immigration agents, Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez, have been identified in government records by ProPublica as the two officers who fired the shots that killed Alex Prett... Read More


Himachal CM Sukhvinder Sukhu calls Budget unfair to Himachal's unique needs and conditions

Dharamshala, Feb. 2 -- Expressing disappointment over the Union Budget 2026-27, Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu described it as an anti-poor and anti-farmer budget and stated that it ig... Read More


Why Malaysia, not Indonesia, is the strategic first stop for China's Muslim F&B entrepreneurs

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 2 -- When Chinese Muslim entrepreneurs look beyond China's borders, Malaysia often tops the list - not for its market size, but for something far more practical: a shared language, ... Read More


Delhi govt, MCD look into ISBT at reclaimed Bhalswa landfill site

India, Feb. 2 -- The Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) are exploring the possibility of setting up an Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) on the land reclaimed at the Bhalswa l... Read More


Praful Patel denies reports of his appointment as NCP chief; Piyush Goyal retracts remark

India, Feb. 2 -- Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel on Sunday denied reports that he had been appointed the party's national president, calling the claims "totally baseless" a... Read More