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'We face an external environment...': Sitharaman's Budget focuses on trade, multilateralism amid Trump tariff threat

India, Feb. 1 -- Amid the presentation of the Union Budget 2026, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has highlighted the need for multilateralism. The union minister's remarks on Sunday comes as India... Read More


Nirmala Sitharaman announces Semiconductor Mission 2.0, rare earth corridors

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced the Indian Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0 to expand the country's semiconductor capabilities. She said that under the mission,... Read More


PM Modi reiterates support for people of Palestine

India, Feb. 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a delegation of Foreign Ministers of Arab countries, Secretary General of the League of Arab States and Heads of Arab delegations, who are in Ind... Read More


FM announces CAPEX of Rs 12.02 lakh crore for FY27

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- India earmarks capex of Rs 12.02 lakh crore in FY27, Nirmala Sitharaman stated in her budget speech, keeping the overall momentum in infrastructure spending supported. Published by ... Read More


LG Manoj Sinha Hails Budget as Roadmap to $5 Trillion Economy

India, Feb. 1 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday lauded the Union Budget 2026-27, calling it a pragmatic blueprint designed to accelerate economic growth, strengthen infrastructure, and char... Read More


Budget 2026-27: where the rupeee comes from, where it goes

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Nearly a quarter of it - 24 paise - of every rupee in the union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday will come from borrowing. This means that the go... Read More


J&K Kabaddi Assn urges LG Sinha to rename kabaddi stadium in name of Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta

Jammu, Feb. 1 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Kabaddi Association has urged the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to rename Kabaddi Stadium in the name of former union Minister late Prof Chaman Lal Gupta. J&K... Read More


Defence Secy Rajesh Kumar Singh welcomes Union Budget as 'Significant boost' for India's Defence preparedness

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Sunday welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27, describing it as a "significant boost" for the country's defence preparedness. He highlighted th... Read More


Student platforms protest Jamaat Ameer's alleged anti-women remarks

Bangladesh, Feb. 1 -- Activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), Chhatra Union, Chhatra Front and Chhatra Shakti on Sunday brought out a broom procession on the premises of Jahangirnagar University,... Read More


Budget 2026: Outlay For Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme Raised To INR 40,000 Cr

India, Feb. 1 -- In her Budget 2025 speech on February 1, 2026, finance minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to increase the outlay of the existing Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECM... Read More