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No appeasement; no denial; budget a pillar of growth: Sitharaman

India, Feb. 1 -- The entire budget-making process is connected with the development of the country, and you have provided a road map for 'Developed India'. With this ocean of ideas, after the brainsto... Read More


Shah Rukh Khan reacts to Sumit Aroraa's 'Baap se baat kar' poster

India, Feb. 1 -- When Jawan dialogue writer Sumit Arora took to Twitter to share a poster of one of his dialogue from Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan, the 'king khan' of Bollywood chimed in with a playful repl... Read More


Sunshine to startups: money for ideas

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Rs.1 trillion innovation fund announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the interim budget on Thursday is expected to give a big boost to local technology developmen... Read More


Shanghai rocket test explosion leaves three workers hurt

India, Feb. 1 -- At least three workers were injured during a testing of LandSpace rocket fuel tank in China's Shanghai city on Monday. The Chinese start-up - which last year beat its rivals, includi... Read More


'Proud Indian': Congress leader clarifies 'separate nation for South India' remark

India, Feb. 1 -- Congress MP DK Suresh on Thursday clarified his statement on "separate nation for South India" remark saying that he pointed out the injustice being done to Karnataka and other southe... Read More


Interim Budget 2024: Corpus of rRs.r1 lakh crore to fund technology research

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Rs.1 lakh crore corpus to help finance research in technology, an initiative that she said was part of the government to catalyse growt... Read More


Jharkhand: JMM-Cong-RJD alliance await Raj Bhawan invite to form next govt

India, Feb. 1 -- JMM-Congress-RJD alliance legislators are camped in the Ranchi circuit house waiting for Raj Bhawan to respond to their claim to form the next government in Jharkhand. This developme... Read More


What does the budget do to nudge reforms?

India, Feb. 1 -- The message is that big-bang reforms will follow after the elections . "In the full budget in July, our government will present a detailed road map for our pursuit of "Viksit Bharat" ... Read More


Oyo govt orders re-opening of 23 schools closed 10 years ago

Nigeria, Feb. 1 -- A total of 23 schools in Oyo State that have been shut for about 10 years have been ordered to reopen. The schools were shut due to a boundary crisis and are located in Atiba, Afij... Read More


Centre targets 30% higher revenue from telcos in FY25

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- he Centre aims to collect a revenue of Rs.1.2 trillion from the telecom sector in FY25, it said in the interim budget on Thursday. This is about 30% higher than its revised revenu... Read More