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J&K Needs Comprehensive Industrial Package

Srinagar, Feb. 2 -- Jammu and Kashmir's economy has long been caught between promise and paralysis. For more than three decades, the region has awaited a comprehensive industrial incentives package fr... Read More


Multi-level parking and shopping complex worth Rs 74.52 cr under construction in Kashi

Varanasi, Feb. 2 -- Varanasi Municipal Corporation plans to start constructing an underground parking, market complex, and hotel, costing Rs 74.52 crore, Mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari said on Monday. The ... Read More


Budget shock for smokers: Cigarette prices set to jump by Rs 25 per pack

Mumbai/IBNS, Feb. 2 -- Cigarette prices are set to rise by Rs 22-25 per pack of 10 sticks following the implementation of additional excise duty announced in the Union Budget, a report by Hindustan Ti... Read More


TReDS, a new fund, and a top-up: What MSMEs get from the Union budget

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- India's 7.4 million micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will soon be beneficiaries of a new Rs.10,000 crore fund, a top-up of an existing fund for startups, and reforms t... Read More


Court blocks fresh evidence in Maasai Mara 'grab' case

Nairobi, Feb. 2 -- The Court of Appeal has blocked attempts to introduce new evidence from Parliament and add fresh parties to a prolonged legal battle over a lucrative 4,000-acre parcel within the Ma... Read More


Budget 2026-27 Aims to Sustain Growth Momentum with Record Capex Push: FM Sitharaman

India, Feb. 2 -- Last Updated on February 2, 2026 12:14 am by INDIAN AWAAZ ADITYA RAJ DAS Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that through the Union budget 2026-27, the government is laying... Read More


PDF President Hakeem Yaseen calls on LG Sinha

Srinagar, Feb. 2 -- President of the People's Democratic Front (PDF) and former Minister, Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen, on Sunday met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Lok Bhavan and raised several pressin... Read More


NCC Inspires Youth to Prioritise Nation Over Self: LG Sinha

Jammu, Feb. 2 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday hailed the National Cadet Corps (NCC) for instilling in generations of young Indians the principle that national interest supersedes personal... Read More


J&K Assembly Forms Panel of Chairmen for Budget Session

Jammu, Feb. 2 -- In a move to ensure the smooth conduct of the Budget Session, the Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, has constituted a Panel of Chairmen to pre... Read More


Budget building a future-ready Bharat: Goyal

India, Feb. 2 -- The Budget for 2026-27 is aimed at building a "future-ready Bharat" and will help boost exports and domestic manufacturing, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday.... Read More