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PM Modi's poll pitch for Delhi: Focus on middle class, protecting slums, and expanding welfare schemes

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Launching a scathing attack at the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the 'AAP-DA' (disaster) government has ruined Delhi over the past eleven years. H... Read More


Budget inequitable, Himachal ignored, says CM Sukhu

Shimla, Feb. 2 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expressed his disappointment over the Union budget, labelling it as "inequitable" while alleging that the major part of it is focusing on Bihar.... Read More


Nirmala Sitharaman interview: 'More money in hands of people will spur demand'

India, Feb. 2 -- The budget for FY26 puts money back into the hands of the middle class and taxpayers, a category that is "helping run the country", finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a post-... Read More


Experts welcome Budget's vision for Education sector: AI-driven, inclusive and focused on skilling

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Education experts are applauding the Union Budget 2025-26 for its visionary approach to transforming India's education and skilling ecosystem. The budget's focus on artificial int... Read More


rRs.r60K-cr projects, tourism push for poll-bound Bihar

India, Feb. 2 -- New Delhi The Union Budget on Saturday announced a slew of schemes for Bihar aimed at job creation and infrastructure development, months ahead of scheduled assembly elections. Union... Read More


Impasse over administrative federalism

Nepal, Feb. 2 -- On January 10, while responding to the State Affairs and Good Governance Parliamentary Committee, Chairperson Madhav Prasad Ghimire of the Federal Public Service Commission stated the... Read More


2021 clashing with police: Court frames charges against Kharar MLA Anmol Gagan, 3 other AAP leaders

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- A local court framed charges against four Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, including Kharar MLA Anmol Gagan Maan, for reportedly clashing with the police and obstructing the work o... Read More


MSME Credit Cards a game changer, but streamline loan disbursement for grassroots impact: Experts

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The introduction of credit cards for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is expected to be a transformative move, offering easier access to finance. However, industry ex... Read More


Union Budget: 10,000 additional medical seats, 6,500 more in IITs in edu push

India, Feb. 2 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2025-26 on Saturday, announced that the government will add 6,500 more seats at Indian Institutes of Technology ... Read More


Tourism push, package for business growth needed, say J&K industrialists

Jammu/Srinagar, Feb. 2 -- The industrial bodies have hailed the Union budget that was presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament for the fiscal year 2025-26 on Saturday. At the... Read More