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Union Budget 2026-27: Agra's shoe sector cheers duty-free input scheme

AGRA, Feb. 1 -- 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


10 killed in separate road mishaps in Bihar

BUXAR/ARA, Feb. 1 -- At least 10 people were killed in two road mishaps in Patna and Buxar districts on Sunday, police said, adding about half a dozen others got injured in the accidents. About 2 am ... Read More


Crucial Bihar Budget session from Monday likely to be stormy

PATNA, Feb. 1 -- The Budget session of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha commencing from Monday is likely to be crucial due to high expectations associated with it in the wake of the Nitish government's big prom... Read More


Border 2 worldwide box office collection day 9: Sunny Deol, Varun film mints rRs.r350 crore; beats Fighter, Uri final hauls

India, Feb. 1 -- Border 2 worldwide box office collection day 9: War drama Border 2 saw an upswing in collections at the box office as it entered its second weekend at the ticket window. The film, sta... Read More


BHSA opposes proposed ban on private practice by govt doctors

PATNA, Feb. 1 -- Government doctors under the banner of Bihar Health Services Association (BHSA) on Sunday strongly opposed the state government's proposed move to ban private practice, asserting that... Read More


Gold, silver prices drop sharply ahead of Budget speech, hit lower circuit

India, Feb. 1 -- Gold and silver prices saw a sharp drop ahead of the Union Budget 2026 presentation by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The safe-haven assets hit lower circuit levels in futures ... Read More


9 years of love and 2 months of marriage, yet UP man killed by wife and in-laws

India, Feb. 1 -- A woman in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly allegedly strangled her husband to death while her parents and brother held the man down. According to the police officials quoted by news agency ... Read More


'Nipah is rare but serious', warns WHO chief, says cases linked to outbreak confined to India

India, Feb. 1 -- World Health Organisation (WHO) director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday warned that cases of Nipah virus are rare but also serious. The global health body head also sa... Read More


Halwa ceremony, bilingual move: 5 interesting facts about India's Union Budget

India, Feb. 1 -- As finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present the Union Budget 2026 at 11am on Sunday in Parliament, the annual exercise once again draws attention to the many lesser-kno... Read More


Peter Attia-Epstein row: Celeb doctor slammed in first post after infamous docs released; 'disappointing'

India, Feb. 1 -- Peter Attia, celebrity doctor and one of CBS News' contributors, is facing flak after the release of the latest tranche of the Epstein files. The 52-year-old is mentioned in the docum... Read More