16th Finance Commission report: Punjab gets rRs.r19,623cr for local bodies, disasters; tax share up

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- The Sixteenth Finance Commission (SFC), which did not propose any revenue deficit grants for states, has recommended grants worth Rs.19,623 crore for rural and urban local bodies... Read More

After Budget mayhem, bulls return: Sensex, Nifty stage sharp recovery

Mumbai/IBNS, Feb. 2 -- Indian equity markets staged a sharp rebound on Monday after Dalal Street witnessed a rout on Budget Day, media reports said. The recovery helped the markets erase nearly half ... Read More

CM Yogi sets target at 62% byend of financial year as UP's credit-deposit ratio crosses 60%

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has set a target to take the total credit-deposit (CD) ratio in the state to more than 62% by the end of the current financial year. While chairing th... Read More

Health Minister sends letter of demand for one billion rupees in damages from Niroshan Padukka

Sri Lanka, Feb. 2 -- Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has sent a letter of demand seeking Rs. 1 billion in damages from former Western Provincial Councilor Niroshan Padukka, acc... Read More

'Sins of 1962': BJP's China retort to Rahul Gandhi over ex-army chief's unpublished book

India, Feb. 2 -- Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju reacted with questions over India's history with China on Monday, after the Lok Sabha saw pandemonium when Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandh... Read More

Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind moves SC against Assam CM's 'Miya' remarks

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, an organisation of Indian Muslims and Muslim scholars, has filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the recent remarks made by the Chief Minister of Assa... Read More

Union Budget 2026-27 proposes 15.5% minimum profit for taxing foreign tech units

Bengaluru, Feb. 2 -- The Centre has proposed ending a long-standing tax uncertainty for Indian units of overseas tech services firms and global capability centres (GCCs) by setting a uniform profit ma... Read More

Congress MP Manickam Tagore moves adjournment motion in LS to discuss PM Modi's reference in Epstein files

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday moved an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha to discuss the reference of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in one of the emails of convicted sex offen... Read More

'Nothing for farmers': Punjab ignored in Union Budget, say experts, farm bodies

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- Agricultural experts and farmer organisations have said Punjab once again found no mention in the Union budget 2026-27, with key demands such as a legal guarantee for minimum sup... Read More

BJP fraudsters are trying to get PDA votes removed from the voter list: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow, Feb. 2 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) National President Akhilesh Yadav has levelled serious allegations against BJP regarding the alleged misuse of Form-7, used in removing names from the voter lis... Read More

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