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Budget 27 removes import duty on 17 cancer drugs, expands relief for rare disease patients

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Cancer treatment costs are set to come down after the Budget 2026-27 proposal of removal of basic customs duty on 17 drugs used in cancer therapy, a move aimed at easing the finan... Read More


Sitharaman announces Rs 10,000 cr SME growth fund, major push for MSMEs

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday that the government has decisively and consistently chosen action over ambivalence, reform over rhetoric, and people over populi... Read More


Budget 2026-27: FM Sitharaman proposes sports goods initiative, launch of Khelo India Mission

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The union Government on Sunday proposed an initiative for sports goods manufacturing and proposed the launch of a Khelo India Mission as part of the union Budget 2026-27, aimed at... Read More


Pete Davidson returns to SNL to satirize Trump's border policies

Washington, Feb. 1 -- Pete Davidson returned to 'Saturday Night Live' this weekend in a biting political sketch, portraying former ICE acting director Tom Homan as he tries, without much success, to t... Read More


Budget 2026-27: FM Sitharaman proposes sports goods initiative, launch of Khelo India Mission

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed an initiative for sports goods manufacturing and proposed the launch of a Khelo India Mission as part ... Read More


ICC confirms USA player's suspension over illegal action in T20 Qualifier

Kathmandu, Feb. 1 -- USA's seam bowler Isani Vaghela has been suspended from bowling in international cricket after the ICC Event Panel confirmed that she uses an illegal bowling action. The decision... Read More


Yusuf Abrahani named among 100 Most Influential Indian Muslims

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Advocate Yusuf Abrahani, president of South Mumbai's Islam Gymkhana and a former member of the Assembly, has been named among the "100 Most Influential Indian Muslims of 2025," an an... Read More


Budget 2026-27: FM proposes Rs 10,000 cr Biopharma SHAKTI to make India bologics hub

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In a major push for innovation-driven healthcare manufacturing, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced Biopharma SHAKTI in the union Budget 2026-27, with a financ... Read More


Jharkhand leaders recall Guru Ravidas' message of equality, harmony and human values

Ranchi, Feb. 1 -- Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Leader of the Opposition Babulal Marandi on Sunday paid rich tributes to Sant Shiromani Guru Ravidas on his ... Read More


Five cops suspended in Ranchi over gambling, brown sugar trade

Ranchi, Feb. 1 -- Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police Rakesh Ranjan has suspended five police officers and other personnel following allegations of their involvement in illegal gambling activities ... Read More