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Budget 2026: Lower customs for personal items brought in by air

India, Feb. 2 -- Those flying into India from abroad will face significantly lower customs fees on personal goods starting next year, as the government moves to slash duties on taxable items brought i... Read More


Chandigarh: In election year, MC gets rRs.r850 crore boost

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- In an election year, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) is set to receive a Rs.850 crore boost as grant-in-aid for 2026-27, the highest-ever allocation in the civic body's... Read More


16th Financial Commission redraws distribution; states share remains at 41%

India, Feb. 2 -- The biggest story of the day may well be the 16th Finance Commission's recommendations that have been accepted by the government and which, while keeping the share of states the same ... Read More


NCP to take Ajit Pawar's Asthi Kalash across Maharashtra

India, Feb. 2 -- The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday brought the Asthi Kalash (urn containing ashes) of former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar to the party's state office in Mu... Read More


HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on February 2 in Delhi, Noida and Gurugram

India, Feb. 2 -- IHC Samanvay - Indian Languages Festival | Shores of Silence - Whales Sharks in India (Director: Mike Pandey) & Looking for Sultan (Director: Doel Trivedy & Gautam Pandey) Where: The... Read More


Kerala's key demands stay unmet, says state finance minister

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 2 -- Kerala finance minister KN Balagopal termed the Union Budget presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday as "very disappointing" for the State, as most of ... Read More


Hooda calls Budget hollow, disappointing

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday termed the Union Budget 2025-26 as "discriminatory" towards Haryana, calling it completely "hollow and disappointing... Read More


Monday Musings: When grief becomes a vacuum

India, Feb. 2 -- In politics, grief is not just personal loss. It is also a vacuum, and vacuums invite movement. Ajit Pawar's sudden death has left Maharashtra politics unsettled in ways that go beyo... Read More


Demand to name Pune University Chowk double-decker flyover after Ajit Pawar

India, Feb. 2 -- A demand has been raised to name the newly constructed double-decker flyover at Pune University Chowk after the late deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash recent... Read More


Budget allocation for J&K peanuts, says Congress; LG says will spur growth

Srinagar, Feb. 2 -- The budget allocation had a mixed response in J&K with Opposition criticising it as more security and administration oriented than development while the BJP hailed it for being aim... Read More