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Budget makes dual allocations for MGNREGA, VB-G RAM G schemes

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The government has allocated a combined Rs.1,25,692 crore in the Union Budget 2026-27 for the new and existing rural jobs guarantee schemes. Of this, Rs.95,692 crore has been ear... Read More


Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at Kartavya Bhawan ahead of Union Budget

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and MoS Pankan Chaudhari arrived at the Kartavya Bhawan on Sunday ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget 2026-27 in the Lok Sabha ... Read More


Budget 2026: How robust non-tax revenues help the Centre salvage tax shortfall, in charts

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget presented on Sunday confirms a trend that has been building through FY26: the government is contending with a sizeable tax shortfall in the current fiscal year, a... Read More


Ludhiana: AAP leaders seek at least 10% budget allocation for education centre

Ludhiana, Feb. 1 -- Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains and former Delhi deputy chief minister and AAP's Punjab in-charge Manish Sisodia attended the Sanatan Seva Samiti Punjab and Ved Pracha... Read More


Budget 2026: STT hike on F&O trading - What that means for your rRs.r10 lakh

India, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026 has proposed a hike in Securities Transaction Tax (STT) to deter participation of newbie investors from F&O trading - a risky business. The intent is to moderate... Read More


PM Narendra Modi extends greetings on Indian Coast Guard Raising Day, lauded them as "vigilant protector"

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Indian Coast Guard on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his wishes on the occasion of the 50th Raising Day. In a post on X, the official handle of the Indian Co... Read More


Did you know? Karan Arjun nearly had a different hero opposite SRK

Hyderabad, Feb. 1 -- In Bollywood, the drama doesn't begin on screen, it often starts much before the first shot is taken. Casting changes, last-minute exits and surprise entries have shaped many bloc... Read More


New parties challenge traditional heavyweights in Salyan

Kathmandu, Feb. 1 -- DEK: Salyan, FEB 1 Salyan, long dominated by the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and the Maoists from 1991 to 2022, is witnessing a more crowded contest this time, with candidates from... Read More


Ambati Rambabu's "disgusting abuse" against CM Naidu unforgivable: TDP MPs

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Telugu Desam Party MPs on Sunday strongly condemned YSR Congress Party leader Ambati Rambabu for allegedly resorting to "filthy, abusive and demeaning language" against Chief Mini... Read More


More focus on monetisation reflects approach to funding infra projects by catalysing private sector participation: Crisil Ratings

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-27, presented in Parliament on Sunday, has increased public capital expenditure to Rs 12.2 lakh crore in FY 2026-27, with industry experts saying that the in... Read More