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Rs.10,000 cr initiative to position India as a biopharma hub

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The government will launch a Rs.10,000-crore initiative over five years to position India as a global biopharma manufacturing hub and set up a second National Institute of Mental ... Read More


'She MARTS' to strengthen women entrepreneurship

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a set of measures in the Union Budget 2026 aimed at expanding access to higher education for women and supporting wom... Read More


Manipur NDA MLAs rush to Delhi amid govt formation buzz

IMPHAL, Feb. 2 -- Almost all legislators of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Manipur, its allies and the state BJP chief on Sunday rushed to the national capital on Sunday for a high-l... Read More


govt withdraws customs duty exemption for animals, birds imported by zoos

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday showed mixed outcomes for wildlife and zoo-related funding, with the government deciding to wit... Read More


Japan snap election sparks debate over PM Takaichi's dissolution powers

Tokyo, Feb. 2 -- A political debate has intensified in Japan over the prime minister's "exclusive prerogative" to dissolve the House of Representatives after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently exe... Read More


PM's visit to Dera Ballan seen as BJP outreach to Dalit vote bank

India, Feb. 2 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday stepped up its political outreach in Punjab with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Dera Sachkhand Ballan in Jalandhar, an influential ... Read More


Ludhiana: Weeks after rain, sludge returns to Dhoka Mohalla streets as drain continues to overflow

Ludhiana, Feb. 2 -- Residents of Dhoka Mohalla continue to live amid foul and unhygienic conditions weeks after heavy rainfall in the last week of January, as a seasonal drain passing through the area... Read More


Budget Session: Rahul Gandhi to speak during motion of thanks discussion on President's address

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Both Houses of Parliament are set to discuss the motion of thanks on the President's address. Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, including Congress MPs Tariq Anwar... Read More


Adani meets Sharad Pawar, sparks fresh buzz over NCP reunification

India, Feb. 2 -- Amid heightened political speculation following the death of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in an air crash at Baramati, industrialist Gautam Adani on Sunday met Nationa... Read More


Warring questions Navjot Kaur's credibility

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- Hitting back at Navjot Kaur Sidhu after she quit the party while accusing him of selling the party for personal gains, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on S... Read More