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Purbaya plans major reshuffle for Indonesian customs officials

Jakarta, Jan. 27 -- Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has announced imminent plans for a major organizational overhaul within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise at the Minist... Read More


Halwa Ceremony Marks Final Preparations for Union Budget 2026

India, Jan. 27 -- Final preparations for the Union Budget 2026-27 commenced with the Halwa ceremony held on January 27, attended by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of State for Financ... Read More


Capital, cities and competitiveness: A growth agenda for India

New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- India's economic challenge today is to sustain a growth of 8-9% over the next two decades to achieve its vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047. The upcoming Union Budget must focus o... Read More


Indonesia widens budget deficit to avert 1998-style economic crisis

Jakarta, Jan. 27 -- Indonesia has widened its budget deficit to near the 3 percent legal ceiling to prevent a repeat of the 1997-1998 economic crisis, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said on Tue... Read More


Speaker JK LA interacts with media fraternity ahead of Budget session

Srinagar, Jan. 27 -- Speaker J&K Legislative Assembly Abdul Rahim Rather today held a meeting with the media personnel of different news organisations at the Assembly Secretariat Jammu to facilitate s... Read More


Asst profs joining delay: Edu dept to seek status report from universities

PATNA, Jan. 27 -- Even though the deadline set by the Bihar state university service commission (BSUSC) to appoint assistant professors for Political Science expired on January 15, the Bihar state uni... Read More


Student groups protest at UGC office against anti-casteism rules: What are the 'equity regulations', why the row

India, Jan. 27 -- A group of students from colleges across Delhi protested outside the University Grants Commission (UGC) headquarters on Tuesday, alleging that the commission's newly notified "equity... Read More


No more fireworks for markets-Budget Day 'big bang' loses its spark amid year-round reforms

Mumbai, Jan. 27 -- The Union Budget, once the single biggest policy trigger for Indian stock markets, has increasingly become a non-event in recent years. But the muted reaction on Budget Day reflect... Read More


Centre welcomes suggestions from all parties ahead of Budget Session, stresses smooth parliamentary functioning

New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- With the Budget Session of Parliament set to commence on January 28, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday affirmed that the government remains open to suggestio... Read More


Bharat Parv Celebrates India's Multifaceted Soul: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 27 -- The six-day national cultural festival Bharat Parv-2026, organised by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, was inaugurated today at the historic Red Fort complex as pa... Read More