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Building blocks to Viksit Bharat

India, Feb. 2 -- The stock market is not a litmus test of a country's annual economic policy statement. The fact that Sensex, the benchmark index of BSE, lost 2.23% on Sunday, the seventh highest fall... Read More


Work-in-progress budget to keep the wheels oiled

India, Feb. 2 -- In college exams, we used to have "continuation sheets". If you had too much to say, you asked for another sheaf of papers. Budget 2026 can be called a continuation budget. A work-in-... Read More


Message from government: Growth leads consumption

India, Feb. 2 -- This was a budget of a mature economy, for an economically stable country, and by a government that is confidently looking beyond today. Union Budget 2026-27 signals a shift from cris... Read More


Ajit pawar didn't share plans of NcP merger with us, says Fadnavis

Mumbai, Feb. 2 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday asserted that if the NCP merger discussions had been in their final stages, then the late Ajit Pawar would have shared it with ... Read More


7 high-speed rail corridors on cards; railways gets Rs.2.77L-cr

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed seven high-speed rail corridors and allocated Rs.2,77,830 crore to the ministry of Railways for capital expenditure in 2026-... Read More


Share of states unchanged in 16th FC's recommendations

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The biggest story of the day may well be the 16th Finance Commission's recommendations that have been accepted by the government and which, while keeping the share of states the s... Read More


She MARTS to support women entrepreneurs announced

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a set of measures in the Union Budget 2026 aimed at expanding access to higher education for women and supporting wom... Read More


Rs.22,119 cr for MEA, Bhutan to get highest share of aid

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- India slashed its budgetary allocation for developing Iran's Chabahar port in the budget for 2026-27 to zero in the face of US sanctions and the outlay for development projects in... Read More


Top court: Project cost valid factor for computing green compensation

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Supreme Court has strengthened the hands of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to impose higher environmental compensation (EC) on real estate projects, observing that if a com... Read More


Cancer survivors take centre stage at 'celebration of life'

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Cancer survivors took centre stage at 'UMANG - Celebration of Life', where stories of courage, resilience and hope were shared to mark the triumph of life over disease. The event br... Read More