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"This is the plan B of TMC": BJP's Samik Bhattacharya on Humayun Kabir's divisive remarks

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and party MP Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday hit out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after former TMC MLA Humayun Kabir accused Chi... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27: Sitharaman unveils initiative for high-quality sports manufacturing

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a dedicated initiative for high-quality sports goods manufacturing and research, while presenting the Union Budget 20... Read More


"This is a sign Tibetans haven't given up": CTA's Chief Election Commissioner Yeshi on polls to elect 'Sikyong'

Dharamshala, Feb. 1 -- Members of the Tibetan exile community worldwide voted on Sunday to elect the Sikyong (political leader) and members of the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, as polling for the ... Read More


Budget 2026: Govt to set up high-powered Education to Employment panel to assess AI impact on jobs

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The government on Sunday announced the setting up of a high-powered Education to Employment and Enterprises Standing Committee to strengthen employment outcomes and assess the imp... Read More


Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman proposes seven high-speed rail corridors, freight links, new waterways push

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Asserting that the Union Budget 2026-27 is driven by "Yuvashakti" and based on "three kartavyas," Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed seven high-speed rai... Read More


Budget 2026: Fiscal deficit target pegged at 4.3% for 2026-27

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Presenting the Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has pegged fiscal deficit at 4.3 per cent of the GDP for the year 2026-27, as against 4.4 per cent being targeted ... Read More


Union Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman announces three new All India Institutes for Ayurveda

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced three new All India Institute of Ayurveda in line with the objective of meeting global demand for Ayurvedic medicine.... Read More


West Indies clinch consolation win over South Africa in third T20I to finish series 1-2

Johannesburg, Feb. 1 -- West Indies signed off the T20I series with a consolation victory, edging South Africa by six runs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in a lightning-affected third ma... Read More


UN, China warn Pakistan over terror gush from Afghanistan

Beijing, Feb. 1 -- China and the United Nations have both sounded warnings this week to Pakistan over its growing spillover of terrorist threats from Afghanistan and about militant violence affecting ... Read More


Grady Demond Wilson, who played Lamont Sanford passes away at 79

Washington DC, Feb. 1 -- Actor Grady Demond Wilson, best known for playing Lamont Sanford on the hit TV show Sanford and Son, has passed away. He was 79. Wilson's son, Demond Wilson Jr, told TMZ that... Read More