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'Customs reforms to continue; job creation agenda central to Budget; huge investor interest in India's defence sector'

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said multiple proposals in the Union Budget for 2026-27 reflect the goal of job creation, key to closing the per-capita income gap ... Read More


Shrinking income gap with the rich world, by creating more jobs here: Sitharaman

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said multiple proposals in the Union Budget for 2026-27 reflect the goal of job creation, key to closing the per-capita income gap ... Read More


"Modi calls himself biggest backward leader but...": Owaisi slams PM over UGC regulations

Bhainsa, Feb. 5 -- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cautioning Dalit and backward class communities over what he described as the government's ... Read More


Priyanka Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav condole deaths of labourers in Meghalaya coal mine blast

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of labourers in a coal mine explosion in Meg... Read More


Brazil ceremony honours Communist Party of Vietnam's historical role

Hanoi, Feb. 5 -- The Embassy of Vietnam in Brazil has held a ceremony marking the 96th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - 2026). Speaking at the event on Febru... Read More


US envoy to India Sergio Gor lauds EAM S Jaishankar's talks with Marco Rubio, Scott Bessent

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor on Thursday lauded External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's meeting with the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and United States Secretary of th... Read More


Energy security of 1.4 billion people remains "supreme priority": India rejects claim it will halt Russian oil imports

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Amid US President Donald Trump's claim that India has agreed to halt purchases of Russian oil, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday reiterated that ensuring energy securit... Read More


Union Budget has been disappointing for Himachal: MLA Harish Janartha

Shimla, Feb. 5 -- Congress legislator from Shimla Urban constituency Harish Janartha on Thursday said the Union Budget has been disappointing for Himachal Pradesh. He alleged that the Centre had disc... Read More


BJP collecting "protection money" from BRS: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy

Karimnagar, Feb. 5 -- Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of colluding with the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and... Read More


Million SIR hearings pending in Bengal days before deadline expiry: CEO Agarwal

India, Feb. 5 -- One million hearings related to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll were pending in poll-bound West Bengal, chief electoral officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal ... Read More