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Nifty 50, Sensex today: What to expect from Indian stock market in trade on February 2

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open higher on Monday and stabilize from the steep fall seen in the previous session, amid mixed glob... 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: Inland water transport in Uttar Pradesh gets big push, Varanasi gains

Lucknow, Feb. 2 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 has given a major push to inland water transport with the announcement of ship manufacturing and repair centres at Varanasi and Patna, a move expected to tr... 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


Union budget: Urban development, high-speed rail corridors to keep Uttar Pradesh on growth track

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Uttar Pradesh's share in the Union budget 2026-27 went up by approximately Rs.34,000 crore to nearly Rs.4.26 lakh crore, which includes central tax devolution and centrally sponsore... Read More


Goldman Sachs sees constructive India outlook as FY27 Budget stays on consolidation path

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- India's medium-term macro outlook remains constructive as the Union Budget for FY27 signals continuity in capital expenditure alongside a softer fiscal drag, according to a report... Read More


"President's address has been remarkable": Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Motion of Thanks

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The motion of thanks has begun for President Droupadi Murmu's address in the Lok Sabha. Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sarbananda Sonowal rose to initiate the... Read More


"Disappointing budget, not pro-poor": Karnataka Minister Parmeshwara

Bengaluru, Feb. 2 -- Karnataka Home Minister G Parmeshwara on Monday mounted a scathing attack on the Centre over the Union Budget 2026, terming it "disappointing" and "not forward-looking." Parmeshw... Read More


"I will fight, our party will fight": CM Mamata Banerjee to meet Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over SIR in West Bengal

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is set to meet Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday over concerns related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of ... Read More


Industry chambers applaud Budget 2026 for strengthening India's biopharma and women entrepreneurs

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 focuses on fortifying the Indian economy against global volatility through strategic investments in technology, healthcare, and grassroots entrepreneurshi... Read More