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Union Budget: Massive one third rise in allocation for Sports Ministry

Rohit MitraNew Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Presenting the Budget in Parliament on Sunday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an increase in allocation by one third to 4,479.88 crore for 2026-27, for t... Read More


Islam bars women from top party role: Jamaat Women Wing

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- e-Islami's women wing on Sunday said there is no scope for a woman to hold the party's topmost leadership position, citing Islamic principles. "Jamaat-e-Islami is an Islamic party an... Read More


Cong Maha chief dismisses union Budget as 'directionless'

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Maharashtra State Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal has dismissed the union Budget 2026 as "directionless" and a repeat of the previous budgets of the Modi government. He said t... Read More


Budget-2026 raises growth hopes for Odisha in eco-tourism, mining and waterways cargo transport

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 1 -- The union Budget-2026-27 has chalked out a fiscal strategy to give a push to Odisha's eco-tourism and mining sectors, besides development of waterways for environmentally sustai... Read More


Mamata Banerjee moves Supreme court against EC over voter list revision

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has filed a case in the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India and the state's Chief Electoral Officer, challenging the ... Read More


Budget: Focus on skilling youth in healthcare & tourism

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In a series of announcements aimed at opening up job opportunities for millions of youth in the country, the union Budget 2026, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to... Read More


UP: BJP plotting to remove opposition voters' names, alleges Akhilesh

Lucknow, Feb. 1 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) National President Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the BJP of hatching a conspiracy to remove the names of opposition voters from the electoral rolls by filing... Read More


BJP plotting to remove opposition voters' names from electoral rolls: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow, Feb. 1 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) National President Akhilesh Yadav has leveled a serious allegation regarding the distribution of pre-printed Form-7s in villages under the Special Intensive Rev... Read More


Yediyurappa hails union Budget as historic, inclusive and farmer-centric

Bengaluru, Feb. 1 -- Casting the 2026-27 union Budget as a statement of intent rather than a routine fiscal exercise, senior BJP and former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa portrayed it as a blueprint wh... Read More


AP: Ex-Minister Jogi Ramesh's house attacked, furniture set on fire

Vijayawada, Feb. 1 -- A group of people, said to be the Telugu Desam party activists, attacked the house of YSRCP leader and former Minister Jogi Ramesh and set fire to furniture in the house at Ibrah... Read More