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Pakistan Railways to digitise network by JunePublished on: January 20, 2026 12:35 PM

Pakistan, Jan. 20 -- Pakistan Railways has launched a major initiative to digitise its network, with completion scheduled for June 2026. The announcement came during a meeting chaired by Railways Mini... Read More


India hands over first tranche of election assistance to Nepal ahead of national polls

Kathmandu, Jan. 20 -- India on Tuesday handed over the first tranche of election-related assistance to Nepal at a ceremony ahead of the national polls scheduled for March. According to a release issu... Read More


PM Modi calls Nitin Nabin 'my boss' as he takes over BJP leadership

New Delhi/IBNS, Jan. 20 -- Nitin Nabin has officially assumed charge as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president, becoming the youngest leader to head the country's ruling party. Nabin, 45... Read More


Budget 2026: Fiscal focus likely less on deficit as Centre pivots to debt targeting from FY27: BofA

New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- India's fiscal policy is expected to be less contractionary from FY27 as the Centre prepares to pivot from a fiscal-deficit-focused approach to a debt sustainability framework, b... Read More


Budget 2026: Fiscal policy likely to turn less contractionary from FY27 as Centre pivots to debt targeting: BofA

New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- India's fiscal policy is expected to become less contractionary from FY27 as the Centre prepares to pivot from a fiscal-deficit-focused approach to a debt sustainability framewor... Read More


West Bengal CEO holds urgent meet with ECI on 'logical discrepancies' after Supreme Court directive

Kolkata, Jan. 20 -- Hours after the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission to publish the list of "logical discrepancies" in West Bengal's electoral rolls, the state's Chief Electora... Read More


"Hope that the young president will be very successful": Madhya Pradesh CM on Nitin Nabin's appointment as BJP Chief

New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday congratulated newly elected BJP president Nitin Nabin, praying for his success. Nitin Nabin took charge on Tuesday as the 12... Read More


Attendance in Lok Sabha to be marked from members' seats in the House from Budget Session, says Om Birla

Lucknow, Jan. 20 -- In a move aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability in parliamentary proceedings, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that attendance of Members of Parliament will now be ... Read More


SUST VC confined by students demanding SUCSU election as scheduled

Sylhet, Jan. 20 -- Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) on Monday confined Vice-Chancellor Prof A M Sarwaruddin Chowdhury and other senior officials, demanding that the SU... Read More


Budget 2026 alert! Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India to remain open for trading on February 1

New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSEI) will be open for trading on February 1, Sunday, on account of Union Budget 2026. "On account of presentation of the Union Budget, mem... Read More