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Budget 2026-27 restores big funding for rural water and sanitation after steep cuts, but delivery gaps from last year persist

India, Feb. 4 -- Budget 2026-27 sharply increases allocations for rural drinking water and sanitation after deep cuts in last year's revised estimates Nearly Rs 50,000 crore earmarked for Jal Jeevan ... Read More


Bihar presents biggest-ever budget of Rs3.47 lakh crore, growth estimated at 14.9pc

Patna, Feb. 4 -- Bihar Finance Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav presented the budget for the financial year 2026-27 in the Bihar Assembly on Tuesday. This year, state budget exceeds Rs3.47 lakh crore, w... Read More


Mamata Banerjee likely to be present at Supreme Court hearing on SIR case on Wednesday

Kolkata, Feb. 4 -- In a significant development, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to be present in the Supreme Court on Wednesday for the hearing of the SIR-related cases. Sources... Read More


SC pulls up high courts over delays in delivering and uploading reserved judgments

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- In a strong message to High Courts across the country, the Supreme Court on Tuesday deprecated the practice of reserving judgments and then failing to deliver or upload them for m... Read More


Jharkhand workers stranded in Dubai Safe, to return home soon: Health Minister Dr Irfan Ansari

Ranchi, Feb. 4 -- Bringing relief to families in Jharkhand, Health Minister Irfan Ansari on Wednesday confirmed that migrant workers from Giridih and Hazaribagh districts stranded in Dubai are complet... Read More


India-US trade deal could accelerate capital formation: Sebi chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The easing of trade and regulatory uncertainty following the India-US trade deal could spur capital formation in the Indian stock market, Securities and Exchange Board of India (S... Read More


Ensuring energy security of 1.4 billion Indians Govt's supreme priority: Piyush Goyal on India-US trade deal

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said in the Parliament that "ensuring the energy security of 1.4 billion Indians is the supreme priority of the gove... Read More


"As I said, PM Modi is scared, doesn't want to face truth": Rahul Gandhi after Modi avoids parliament over memoir row

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being "scared" and avoiding Parliament, saying he does not want to face the truth ... Read More


YEIDA emerges as a new hub of medical device manufacturing, land allotted to 101 units

Lucknow, Feb. 4 -- Under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh is rapidly moving forward in the direction of becoming a hub for medical device manufacturing. The Medical Dev... Read More


No GST On Life And Health Insurance Premiums After Council Nod: Govt

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The government has exempted GST on all individual life and health insurance policies, including family floater plans, following a recommendation of the GST Council, Minister of St... Read More