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Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman announces Buddhist Circuit, East Coast Industrial Corridor plans for Northeast

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- To boost tourism in the North-Eastern region, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed a scheme for the development of Buddhist circuits in several Purvodaya states ... Read More


Growing Local Discord: - Kakapora - Shopian Railway link

Srinagar, Feb. 1 -- In the shadow of the Pir Panjal, where apple blossoms paint the valleys white every spring, a quiet battle is unfolding in south Kashmir. Farmers in Shopian and Pulwama districts t... Read More


Enabling Violence

Dehradun, Feb. 1 -- Segregationist politics seems to be seeping down to the grassroots in Uttarakhand, resulting in easily triggered incidents of street violence. The social environment seems to have ... Read More


Union Budget 2026 signals strong momentum for India's travel and tourism sector: EaseMyTrip CEO Rikant Pittie

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Rikant Pittie, CEO & Co-Founder, EaseMyTrip has hailed the Union Budget 2026-27 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In a statement, Pittie said that the Budget is a cl... Read More


Industry bodies hail budget as progressive, growth-oriented

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- Industry bodies hailed the Union Budget-2026 as progressive with a long-term vision for India, focusing on infrastructure, youth, agriculture, women, export promotion and making the... Read More


"Budget for Developed India-2047": Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami lauds Union Buget 2026-27

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami lauded the Union Budget 2026-27, calling it the "Budget for Developed India-2047." Dhami highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's... Read More


"Budget for Developed India-2047": Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami lauds Union Budget 2026-27

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami lauded the Union Budget 2026-27, calling it the "Budget for Developed India-2047." Dhami highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's... Read More


How poll-bound states stand to gain from Budget despite no specific proposals for them

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Five states scheduled to go for Assembly elections this year are expected to gain from several region- and sector-linked initiatives in manufacturing, infrastructure and agricultu... Read More


MP CM Mohan Yadav hails Union Budget for focus on poor, youth, farmers and women

Bhopal, Feb. 1 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday praised the Union Budget for its focus on the poor, youth, farmers, and women. He said the budget aims to help India become a dev... Read More


Indonesia's Kutai Mulawarman Royal Institution confers prestigious honorary title on Dr. Bhargav Mallappa

Jakarta, Feb. 1 -- In a moment of rare international recognition, Dr Mallappa Bhargav has been conferred the honorary royal adat title of "HE Dato' Dr Bhargav Mallappa" by the Kerajaan Kutai Mulawarma... Read More