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Fund of Funds expected to benefit over 161K startups

India, Feb. 2 -- The aim of the 2025-26 Union Budget to provide a decisive push for startups in the country was clear on Saturday when finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman outlined several measures to ... Read More


PGIMER receives Rs.2,400-cr boost

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has been allocated Rs.2,400 crore in the Union Budget for financial year 2025-26, marking a 7% increase fro... Read More


Education, health get lion's share of Rs.6,983cr

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- In the 2025-26 Union Budget, unveiled by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, Rs.6,983 crore were allocated for Chandigarh, with key sectors such as education and hea... Read More


'Spl package for biz, tourism boost a must'

Jammu/Srinagar, Feb. 2 -- The industrial bodies have hailed the Union budget that was presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament for the fiscal year 2025-26 on Saturday. At the... Read More


9 die as vehicle plunges into Bhakra canal

Rohtak, Feb. 2 -- Nine persons were killed, and three others swept away after a Force Motors Trax Cruiser carrying 14 passengers fell into the Bhakra canal in Haryana's Fatehabad district on Friday ni... Read More


Govt plans to augment farm productivity in 100 districts

India, Feb. 2 -- India will launch a new programme across 100 districts to boost farm productivity along with measures to expand irrigation and credit limit to farmers, finance minister Nirmala Sithar... Read More


J&K gets Rs.41K Cr, spl allocation of Rs.9,325 cr for police

New Delhi/Jammu/Srinagar, Feb. 2 -- With the central government allocating Rs.41,000.07 crore to Jammu and Kashmir in the Union Budget for 2025-26, the Opposition in the UT has questioned the reductio... Read More


New 5-yr target set to cut Centre's debt to 50% of GDP

NEW DELHI, Feb. 2 -- The Union Budget has set a new five-year target to cut the central government's debt to 50% of gross domestic product, give or take 1%, by 31 March, 2031. The budget also sought ... Read More


Emphasis on creating jobs, skill training

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Narendra Modi government on Saturday substantially increased its fund allocations for skill trainings and livelihood programmes in the Union Budget 2025-26 as part of its ambi... Read More


9 die as vehicle falls into Bhakra canal

Rohtak, Feb. 2 -- Nine persons were killed, and three others swept away after a Force Motors Trax Cruiser carrying 14 passengers fell into the Bhakra canal in Haryana's Fatehabad district on Friday ni... Read More