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Sitharaman proposes committee to assess impact of AI, optimise employment potential

India, Feb. 1 -- The government will set up a committee to optimise potential for employment, growth and exports and will assess the impact of emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence ... Read More


Taylor Rehmet wins Texas Senate seat, defeats GOP in Fort Worth

India, Feb. 1 -- Democrat Taylor Rehmet has won a special election for the Texas state Senate, flipping a district that President Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024, according to ABC News. Reh... Read More


New Income Tax Act will come into effect from April 1, 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament, unveiling the government's fiscal strategy for the coming year. Nirmala Sitharaman said... Read More


New Income Tax Act to come into effect from April 1, 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament, unveiling the government's fiscal strategy for the coming year. Nirmala Sitharaman said... Read More


Mental health gets prime slot in Budget 2026 speech, Sitharaman announces NIMHANS 2.0

India, Feb. 1 -- Among the key reforms introduced in Budget 2026, union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stated the government will be working to launch another site for the National Institute ... Read More


15,000 content creator labs across India as animation-comics sector growing fast, says Sitharaman in Budget 2026

India, Feb. 1 -- Content creators and even comic books found a mention as focus areas for the economy in Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2026 speech on Sunday. She said content creator labs will be... Read More


Shefali Bagga slams 'disgusting' AI posters linking her to Yuzvendra Chahal: 'The way trolls treat girls is shameful'

India, Feb. 1 -- Bigg Boss 13's Shefali Bagga sparked dating rumours after being spotted with cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal in Mumbai. The buzz escalated when AI-generated Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon-themed p... Read More


Just Like That: Beating Retreat and India's long unfinished de-colonisation

India, Feb. 1 -- Like many Indians, I too was upset when the Beating Retreat at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi, which marks the culmination of the Republic Day celebrations, stopped the tradition of ending ... Read More


Bengali actor fumes over being served beef instead of mutton in Kolkata: 'You know I'm a Brahmin?'

India, Feb. 1 -- A Bengali actor was allegedly served beef steak at an eatery in West Bengal's Kolkata despite ordering a mutton dish. Sayak Chakraborty, who is also a social media influencer, reporte... Read More


Budget 2026 proposes 7 high-speed rail corridors across India | Full list here

India, Feb. 1 -- Seven high-speed rail corridors between cities, including Varanasi-Siliguri and Pune-Hyderabad, have been proposed by the Centre to be developed as growth connectors, Union finance mi... Read More