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Mental health gets prime slot in Budget 2026 speech, Sitharaman announces NIMHANS 2.0

India, Feb. 1 -- Among the key reforms introduced in Budget 2026, union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stated the government will be working to launch another site for the National Institute ... Read More


Union Budget 2026: FM pushes AYUSH, Ayurveda; Jamnagar's WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine to get a boost

Union Budget 2026, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her ninth Budget speech on Sunday, announced multiple proposals for reforms in the health sector. She said the government plans to ... Read More


Union Budget 2026: FM proposes push for AYUSH, Ayurveda; Jamnagar's WHO Global Medical Centre to get a boost

Union Budget 2026, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her ninth Budget speech on Sunday made multiple proposals for reforms in health sector. She also announced that the government plan... Read More


KL police probe report by actor alleging childhood sexual abuse

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 1 -- Police have confirmed receiving a report from a 35-year-old male actor who claimed to have been a victim of unnatural sex acts when he was a child actor. Kuala Lumpur police c... Read More


Par Drugs & Chemicals to declare Quarterly Results

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Par Drugs & Chemicals will hold a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on 10 February 2026. Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Capital Market.... Read More


Nipah Virus: WHO warns of rare but serious infection, rules out transmission to close contacts

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Nipah scare recently sounded an alarm across the world with several airports reinstating COVID-like health checks. Following the Nipah virus outbreak in West Bengal, World Health ... 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


Union Budget strengthens resolve of 'Developed India': Chhattisgarh CM Sai

Raipur, Feb. 1 -- Describing the Union Budget 2026-27 as a decisive step towards a Developed India, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday said the budget presents a clear roadmap for in... Read More