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School bus conductor brutally murdered with sharp weapon

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 3 -- A school bus conductor was brutally murdered late on Sunday night in Kanemai village under the Saini police station limits of Kaushambi district. Unidentified assailants attacked ... Read More


BHU V-C attends robotic surgery demonstration

Varanasi, Feb. 3 -- Vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University, prof Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, attended a hands-on demonstration of the Da Vinci Xi Robotic System at the Institute of Medical Sciences (I... Read More


Over 2.55 mn cases pending across courts in Raj: Centre

Jaipur, Feb. 3 -- More than 2.50 million cases are pending across district and subordinate courts in the state, the Centre recently revealed. The scale of the backlog was revealed by the Union ministr... Read More


PM likely to inaugurate Noida Int'l Airport this month: Yogi

Lucknow/Noida/Delhi, Feb. 3 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Monday that the Noida International Airport at Jewar is likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this m... Read More


A budget for an uncertain world

India, Feb. 2 -- The budget for the coming financial year was crafted in an environment defined by a profound shift in the global order, marked by the US's new doctrine of strategic uncertainty as a p... Read More


Rare earths sector can do with recycling thrust

India, Feb. 2 -- Budget 2026-27 reaffirmed that rare earths remain a focus area for the government. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke of supporting dedicated rare earth corridors in states whe... Read More


Budget ignores private sector's lack of confidence in economy and the need to expand the welfare net

India, Feb. 2 -- Recently, the Union government asserted that the Indian economy is experiencing a "Goldilocks moment" (a coinage borrowed from the popular children's tale to denote when everything is... Read More


Social sectors get the short shrift as structural tensions in economy play out against global churn

India, Feb. 2 -- Since the pandemic surge in government expenditure, successive budgets over the last five years have been carefully tapering government expenditure. Total expenditure as a percentage ... Read More


Agra's shoe sector cheers duty-free input scheme

AGRA, Feb. 2 -- The footwear and leather industry in Agra has welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27 for expanding the IGCR (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate) scheme to enable duty-free import of input... Read More


Union Budget has clear roadmap for developed India: CM Yogi

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the Union Budget 2026-27 had a clear roadmap for a new and developed India. Expressing gratitude to PM Narendra Modi, Yogi said his gui... Read More