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Textile stocks rally as FM announces mega textile parks, integrated schemes in budget 202627

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Textile stocks surged after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in Union Budget 2026-27, announced plans to set up mega textile parks aimed at promoting khadi, silk, and other texti... Read More


Tinubu hails Fela Kuti as Grammy honours Afrobeat pioneer with Lifetime Achievement Award

Nigeria, Feb. 1 -- President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti following his posthumous recognition with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy. ... Read More


SC rulings dash election hopes of BNP's Munshi, Gafur as Mobasher stays in the race

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- The Supreme Court has rejected appeals by two Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidates seeking to contest upcoming parliamentary elections, while allowing another BNP nominee to ... Read More


Electronics manufacturing stocks rally after budget boost; Govt hikes outlay to Rs 40,000 cr

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Shares of electronics manufacturing companies rallied after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the Union Budget 2026, announced a Rs 40,000 crore allocation for the electronics ... Read More


Tata Motors commercial vehicle sales grow 30% in Jan'26

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Tata Motors sales in the domestic & international markets for January 2026 stood at 41,549 units, compared to 31,988 units during January 2025, up 29.9% YoY. Domestic sales stood a... Read More


Union Budget 2026: Centre To Launch INR 10K Cr Fund For SMEs

India, Feb. 1 -- The Centre will launch INR 10,000 Cr fund for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to create champions of tomorrow, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Budget speech. The fund... Read More


Union Budget 2026: Capital Goods Manufacturing Gets A Shot In The Arm

India, Feb. 1 -- During her Budget speech on Sunday,finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a set of initiatives aimed at strengthening India's capital goods manufacturing capabilities. The FM s... Read More


Bangladesh erupts after Jamaat-e-Islami chief brands women's work outside home as 'prostitution' in X post

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Outrage has swept Bangladesh after a post from Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman's X account, denounced as "misogynistic", went viral on Saturday, igniting a fierce national debat... Read More


Epstein Files: Images show Prince Andrew crouching over woman, spark fresh embarrassment

India, Feb. 1 -- Photographs showing disgraced former British royal Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with a woman lying on the floor are among millions of documents released by the United States Depa... Read More


Chittagong Port operations paralysed as workers observe second day of work stoppage

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Dock workers and terminal staff have continued their work stoppage for a second consecutive day to protest the handover of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to the UAE-based fi... Read More