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Budget avoids appeasement, strengthens growth momentum: BJP Karnataka leaders

Bengaluru, Feb. 1 -- Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Chalaavadi Narayanaswamy, on Sunday said the union Budget 2026-27 was not designed to gain short-term popularity but was a "yo... Read More


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