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Budget 2026: What gets cheaper, what gets costlier

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 has delivered targeted relief for consumers, exporters and strategic industries, while tightening taxes and select goods or assets. The proposals aim to i... Read More


Budget for real economy that combines growth with inclusion: Industry veterans hail Union Budget 2026

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The industry veterans have hailed the Union Budget 2026 presented by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman calling it a budget for the real economy that combines growth wi... Read More


U19 World Cup: Vedant's 68 help India post 252 against Pakistan in Super Six

Bulawayo, Feb. 1 -- Vedant Trivedi's fighting half-century and a crucial partnership between Kanishk Chouhan and Khilan Patel helped India to post 252 on the board against arch-rivals Pakistan in the ... Read More


Enforced disappearance of Baloch women signals escalation of state violence: Mahrang Baloch

Balochistan, Feb. 1 -- The enforced disappearance of Baloch women represents a grave escalation of state violence in Balochistan and must be viewed through frameworks of necropolitics, identity-based ... Read More


Pakistan: Over 600 child abuse videos recovered as major exploitation network dismantled

Rawalpindi, Feb. 1 -- Pakistan: Over 600 child abuse videos recovered as major exploitation network dismantled According to The Express Tribune, the arrested individual, identified as Taimur Mahmood,... Read More


Defence Secy Rajesh Kumar Singh welcomes Union Budget as 'Significant boost' for India's Defence preparedness

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Sunday welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27, describing it as a "significant boost" for the country's defence preparedness. He highlighted th... Read More


India has potential to be a leader in bio-medicine: ICMR DG Rajiv Bahl hails union budget

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research, Dr Rajiv Bahl on Sunday hailed the increased allocation to health research in the Union Budget and praised the launch of th... Read More


Education budget raised by over 8 per cent for FY26-27 to Rs 1.39 lakh crore

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- With education and skilling placed at the core of India's long-term growth strategy in the Union Budget 2026-27, the government has allocated Rs 1.39 lakh crore to the education m... Read More


Ministry of Defence receives record Rs 7.85 Lakh cr in Union Budget 2026-27, Up 15% from FY 2025-26

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In the Union Budget post-Operation Sindoor, the Defence Services have received an unprecedented allocation of Rs 7.85 lakh crore for Financial Year (FY) 2026-27. This allocation i... Read More


EAM Jaishankar congratulates FM Sitharaman on Union Budget

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting the Union Budget with the message of Reform Express. Jaishankar ... Read More