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Female students at Dhaka University protest Jamaat chief's 'misogynistic post'

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- A group of female Dhaka University students have held a "broom procession" to protest a "misogynistic post" by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman. They gathered at the ... Read More


Fail to report crypto assets, correct mistakes or furnish inaccurate particulars? Here's how much penalty you may pay

Union Budget 2026, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed penalty provision for non-compliance in reporting of cryptocurrency assets in line with the new Income-Tax (I-T) Act sched... Read More


Dalal Street in panic mode: Sensex, Nifty plunge amid Union Budget presentation

India, Feb. 1 -- Indian equity markets witnessed a sharp decline marked by heightened volatility on Sunday as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament... Read More


Investors see red as Budget offers little to celebrate. What went wrong?

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- India's benchmark stock indices slumped about 3% intraday, as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's decision to raise securities transaction tax (STT) on futures and options (F&O)... Read More


Rural economy gets spending boost in Budget with allocations to jobs scheme

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 gave a massive spending boost to the rural economy, thanks to a sharp increase in the allocations for the government's flagship jobs scheme-Mahatma Gandhi... Read More


"What is govt doing about it?": Chidambaram slams Union Budget 2026, flags trade risks, tariff threat, defence spending

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday raised concerns over the Union Budget 2026, questioning the government's approach to trade, investment, and defence expenditure. In... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27 puts tourism at core, backs trails, heritage, rail, guides

India, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 has mentioned tourism as a key driver of employment generation and regional development, announcing a range of measures spanning eco-tourism, heritage conserv... Read More


Budget 2026: Centre Allocates INR 2K Cr Incentives For RuPay, UPI Transactions

India, Feb. 1 -- The Centre has allocated INR 2,000 Cr under the incentive scheme for promotion of RuPay debit cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions of up to INR 2,000 for 2026-27. According to t... Read More


STT hike on F&O aims to put a curb on "speculative" trading options: Arvind Shrivastav, Revenue Secretary

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The hike announced in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) during the Union Budget 2026 is only on futures and options (F&O) trades, and the aim is to increase the tax revenue as ... Read More


A statewide initiative: Haryana to start AI literacy drive to prevent brain drain

Chandigarh, Feb. 1 -- The Haryana government has planned a statewide artificial intelligence (AI) literacy drive to train more than a lakh individuals to prevent brain drain. The state government is a... Read More