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UP patients, traders expect relief after customs duty cut on cancer, diabetes drugs

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Cancer patients in Uttar Pradesh, a state where access to advanced oncology medicines remains limited and prohibitively expensive, may soon see some relief as the Union Budget 2026-... Read More


Fog disrupts rail services, delays trains by hours during Maghi Purnima festival in Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 2 -- Rail services were severely disrupted during the Maghi Purnima bathing festival due to dense fog, which affected train operations across several routes. A massive influx of devote... Read More


UP Board initiative: Edu dept officials to inspect schools to ensure use of authorised NCERT-based books

PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 2 -- Officials of the state secondary education department will conduct inspections in over 29,000 government-run, government-aided and unaided schools across the state that are affili... Read More


High court quashes 1991 Vidhan Sabha ruckus case

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Observing that the judiciary is "starved" of resources to cope with an ever-growing explosion of litigations, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has quashed criminal proc... Read More


CM MK Stalin slams Union Budget, calls allocations for Tamil Nadu 'disappointment'

Chennai, Feb. 2 -- Chief minister MK Stalin on Sunday expressed disappointment with the allocations to the state under the Union Budget 2026-27. "As Tamil Nadu gears for the assembly elections, we ex... Read More


13th Budget of a 'tired' govt: CM Siddaramaiah on Union Budget 2026-27

Bengaluru, Feb. 2 -- The Karnataka government has criticised the Union budget for 2026-27, calling it unfocused, lacking direction and offering little for the state or the southern region. In a state... Read More


Overloaded trucks should not ply in state: UP CM

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday instructed the officials concerned to completely stop plying of overloaded trucks and dumpers to ensure road safety and smooth... Read More


Bryan Johnson recalls feeling 'sick to my stomach' after call with Epstein, 'Strongest negative feeling I've ever had.'

India, Feb. 2 -- American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Bryan Johnson has recalled his conversation with Jeffrey Epstein, saying that a short video call convinced him that the convicted sex offe... Read More


rRs.r250 cr push for content creator labs in 15K schools, 500 colleges

India, 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 15,00... Read More


Dhami reviews river protection, desilting works; sets timelines ahead of monsoon

India, Feb. 2 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday reviewed the progress of river protection works and desilting being carried out under irrigation projects at the state secreta... Read More