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Union Budget 2026-27: How India's fiscal math works under the new debt rule, in charts

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 marks a fundamental shift in India's fiscal framework. Starting next fiscal, the government has adopted the debt-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio as ... Read More


Budget 2026-27 signals push for Cloud and Data Centre growth

India, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-27, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, outlined a series of policy measures aimed at strengthening India's cloud computing and data centre infrast... Read More


Mamata Banerjee flags "institutional overreach", voter disenfranchisement risk to CEC over SIR in Bengal

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar raising serious objections to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of ele... Read More


PM Modi flew to a village in Punjab barely 4 hours after Union Budget in Parliament. Here's why

India, Feb. 1 -- Barely four hours after the Union Budget 2026 presentation in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plane landed at the Adampur airport in Punjab's Jalandhar, for two key events ... Read More


PM Modi headed to a village in Punjab barely 4 hours after the budget. Here's why

India, Feb. 1 -- Barely four hours after the Union Budget 2026 presentation in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was airborne, headed for the Adampur airport in Punjab's Jalandhar, for two key ... Read More


PM Modi is in a village in Punjab barely 4 hours after Union Budget in Parliament. Here's why

India, Feb. 1 -- Barely four hours after the Union Budget 2026 presentation in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plane landed at the Adampur airport in Punjab's Jalandhar, for two key events ... Read More


"Budget has lot for health sector, India moving with mantra of self-reliance": Union Minister Anupriya Patel

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Minister Anupriya Patel on Sunday said the Budget 2026-27 by the government has a lot for the pharma, health, and chemicals sectors. Speaking to ANI, Anupriya Patel said, "... Read More


A Time in Hell: Ukrainians share stories from Russia's detention centres

Nigeria, Feb. 1 -- Konstantin Davydenko spent seven years serving a sentence imposed by the Russian Supreme Court in Crimea, which found him guilty of being a Ukrainian spy. He was locked in a prison... Read More


Basic customs duty exempted on 17 drugs and medicines for cancer patients in Budget 2026-27

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- To rationalise the customs duty structure for goods imported for personal use, the government has reduced the tariff rate on all dutiable goods imported for personal use from 20 p... Read More


Budget 2026: What indirect tax measures FM Sitharaman announced? Check full list

Union Budget 2026, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 signalled a broad recalibration of India's indirect tax framework, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing an extensive set of customs... Read More