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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


Cong terms budget a 'docu of cuts'

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Congress Legislature Party leader Aradhana Mishra on Sunday claimed that the Union Budget 2026-27 was not a document of development, but of cuts where the balance of figures had bee... Read More


Maya for genuine implementation of budget announcements

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- In her reaction to the Union Budget 2026-27, BSP chief Mayawati said implementation of the schemes announced in the budget with a genuine intent was also essential. In a post on X, ... Read More


2026 Budget puts Hastinapur on national heritage map

Meerut, Feb. 2 -- The inclusion of Hastinapur in the country's 15 major archaeological sites, as announced by the finance minister in her Budget speech on Sunday, is set to give a major impetus to the... Read More


Little relief to farmers: Tikait on Budget

Meerut, Feb. 2 -- Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) national spokesperson Chaudhary Rakesh Tikait said the 2026 Budget failed to meet the expectations of farmers across the country. He said farmers had hope... Read More


Two killed as bus mows down pilgrims

Meerut, Feb. 2 -- Two pilgrims were killed and a woman critically injured after a speeding Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) bus hit them on the Delhi-Dehradun National Highway-5... Read More


Uttar Pradesh to get 2 of India's 7 high-speed rail corridors

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Two high-speed rail corridors passing through Uttar Pradesh promise to transform the state's economic landscape and religious tourism, with Lucknow emerging as a key station on a ne... Read More


Rs.250cr for setting up AVGC content creator labs in 15,000 schools

NEW DELHI, Feb. 2 -- The Centre will support the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT), Mumbai, in establishing Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) content creator labs in 1... Read More