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Union Budget 2026-27: Focus on AI and semiconductor growth

India, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 placed renewed emphasis on technology as a driver of economic growth, productivity and strategic autonomy. With artificial intelligence, digital infrastructur... Read More


Union Budget FY27: India to push indigenous seaplane manufacturing

NEW DELHI, Feb. 1 -- The government will push indigenous manufacturing of seaplanes as part of a broader effort to boost tourism and strengthen regional air connectivity, it said in the Union Budget 2... Read More


BLA claims over 80 Pakistani security personnel killed in Balochistan attacks

India, Feb. 1 -- The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on Friday claimed that more than 80 Pakistani security personnel were killed during a series of coordinated attacks across Balochistan that it describ... Read More


Nirmala Sitharaman delivers a short Budget 2026 speech, lasts 81 minutes

India, Feb. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented the Budget for the financial year 2026-27 in a relatively short speech, by her own standards. According to the official ... Read More


Union Budget has failed the test of economic strategy, economic statesmanship: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament earlier in the day "failed the test of economic... Read More


Indonesia completes 24 pct temporary houses for Sumatra flood victims

Jakarta, Feb. 1 -- The Indonesian government has completed the construction of 4,263 temporary housing units for flood victims in Sumatra, accounting for 24 percent of the total planned 17,499 units. ... Read More


GSEA Bangladesh 2025-26 Grand Finale celebrates nation's rising student entrepreneurs

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) Bangladesh, in strategic partnership with iDEA, successfully hosted the Grand Finale of the 10th Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) Bangladesh ... Read More


AR Rahman says 'messages get corrupted on the way' in first appearance on Kapil Sharma's show post 'communal' remark row

India, Feb. 1 -- Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman recently made headlines over his remarks, which many assumed hinted at communal bias in the film industry - a comment he later clarified. Now, during ... Read More


Union Budget 2026 reflects PM Modi's 'Reform Express' vision for Viksit Bharat: Kiren Rijiju

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday hailed the Union Budget 2026, calling it a strong reflection of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a "Reform Express" aimed at building... Read More


Budget 2026: FM Says 'Reform Express' Is Key to Growth Momentum

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Presenting herninth consecutive Union Budget, Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister, Government of India, framed Budget 2026 as a continuation of reform-led governance, declaring t... Read More