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India increases Sri Lanka's aid allocation to INR 4 Bn

Sri Lanka, Feb. 2 -- India's Union Budget for the upcoming fiscal year has increased development aid allocations for Sri Lanka, allocating 4 billion INR an increase of 1 billion INR from last year, ac... Read More


'One should refrain.': How MPs reacted to Lok Sabha ruckus over Rahul Gandhi's speech

India, Feb. 2 -- Ruckus erupted in the lower house of the Parliament today when Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi sought to read excerpts from the former Indian Army chief General MM Nara... Read More


EAM Jaishankar Addresses 2nd India-Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed the 2nd India-Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi on January 31, 2026, at a time when the global order is undergoing sig... Read More


16th Finance Commission report: Punjab gets rRs.r19,623cr for local bodies, disasters; tax share up

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- The Sixteenth Finance Commission (SFC), which did not propose any revenue deficit grants for states, has recommended grants worth Rs.19,623 crore for rural and urban local bodies... Read More


After Budget mayhem, bulls return: Sensex, Nifty stage sharp recovery

Mumbai/IBNS, Feb. 2 -- Indian equity markets staged a sharp rebound on Monday after Dalal Street witnessed a rout on Budget Day, media reports said. The recovery helped the markets erase nearly half ... Read More


'Sins of 1962': BJP's China retort to Rahul Gandhi over ex-army chief's unpublished book

India, Feb. 2 -- Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju reacted with questions over India's history with China on Monday, after the Lok Sabha saw pandemonium when Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandh... Read More


Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind moves SC against Assam CM's 'Miya' remarks

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, an organisation of Indian Muslims and Muslim scholars, has filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the recent remarks made by the Chief Minister of Assa... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27 proposes 15.5% minimum profit for taxing foreign tech units

Bengaluru, Feb. 2 -- The Centre has proposed ending a long-standing tax uncertainty for Indian units of overseas tech services firms and global capability centres (GCCs) by setting a uniform profit ma... Read More


Congress MP Manickam Tagore moves adjournment motion in LS to discuss PM Modi's reference in Epstein files

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday moved an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha to discuss the reference of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in one of the emails of convicted sex offen... Read More


'Nothing for farmers': Punjab ignored in Union Budget, say experts, farm bodies

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- Agricultural experts and farmer organisations have said Punjab once again found no mention in the Union budget 2026-27, with key demands such as a legal guarantee for minimum sup... Read More