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Budget 2026: Odisha, T.N., Andhra, Kerala to get dedicated rare earth corridors to promote research and mining

Budget 2026: The move comes as India looks to reduce its dependence on China for rare-earth minerals. Two of the four states, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, are set to go to Assembly elections in 2026

1 Feb 2026 11:55 am
Navjot Kaur Sidhu quits Congress, takes dig at Punjab party chief

She criticised Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, blaming him for damaging the organisation and blamed him of selling the party for petty gains with an understanding with AAP

1 Feb 2026 11:48 am
Union Budget 2026 announces seven high-speed rail corridors

The Finance Minister said this is being done to develop environmentally sustainable passenger system.

1 Feb 2026 11:45 am
Union Budget 2026: Twenty new National Waterways to be operationalised over five years, FM Sitharaman announces

A coastal cargo scheme was also announced in order to increase the share of coastal shipping and inland waterways

1 Feb 2026 11:44 am
Union Budget 2026: India will continue to move towards Viksit Bharat, says Nirmala Sitharaman as she presents her 9th Budget

The government has chosen the path of reforms over rhetoric, FM Sitharaman said in the Lok Sabha

1 Feb 2026 11:44 am
Union Budget 2026: Sitharaman proposes 10,000 crore investment in biopharma over next 5 years

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also proposed interventions in six areas, including manufacturing, strategic and frontier sectors, healthcare and advanced technology

1 Feb 2026 11:42 am
Anurag Kashyaps long-delayed Kennedy to finally land on OTT in India

The neo-noir thriller, which premiered at Cannes in 2023, will finally stream in India following years of delays

1 Feb 2026 11:31 am
The worlds first handheld scientific calculator

On February 1, 1972 just a day before a year was completed from the official go-ahead for the product HP-35 was made available to the world. Now recognised as the worlds first scientific pocket calculator, the gadget revolutionised the way we looked at handheld equipment. A.S.Ganesh punches some keys to give you the tale of these number crunchers

1 Feb 2026 11:24 am
Union Budget 2026: Sixteenth Finance Commission report for 2026-31 tabled in Parliament

The 16th FCs recommendations would apply for a period of five years beginning on April 1, 2026

1 Feb 2026 11:22 am
We have three kartavyas towards people: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The Finance Minister said this is first budget prepared in Kartavya Bhavan

1 Feb 2026 11:21 am
Budget 2026-27 approved by Cabinet

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth record Budget in the Lok Sabha

1 Feb 2026 11:16 am
India to buy Venezuelan oil instead of Iranian crude, claims Trump

India had been a major buyer of Iranian oil until 2019, when imports were significantly reduced following the reimposition of U.S. sanctions on Tehran

1 Feb 2026 11:11 am
In place of BNSS, CrPC is still being used in Jharkhand, says former Congress MLA Amba Prasad

She pointed out that a dead law is still being used in official government documents throughout the state, and ironically, everyone, from the administration to the opposition, is silent.

1 Feb 2026 10:55 am
Trump says U.S. is 'starting to talk to Cuba' as he moves to cut its oil supplies

It comes in the wake of his moves in recent weeks to cut off supplies of oil from Venezuela and Mexico.

1 Feb 2026 10:54 am
Judge orders U.S. to release 5-year-old, dad taken into custody in Minnesota crackdown

Images of Liam Conejo Ramos, with a bunny hat and Spiderman backpack being surrounded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Officers, sparked outcry

1 Feb 2026 10:49 am
PM Modi reiterates Indias continued support for Palestinians

Foreign Ministers of Arab countries called on PM Narendra Modi, who appreciated their role in supporting peace and stability in West Asia

1 Feb 2026 10:47 am
Grains to gigabytes: Unboxing India through Finance Ministers Budget speeches

A timeline tracing the five decisive phases of India through Finance Ministers Budget speeches

1 Feb 2026 10:45 am
Economic Offences Wing Kashmir chargesheets two in fake international prize scam

The man who got scammed was asked to deposit money into different accounts to win a prize of 2.35 crore along with a car

1 Feb 2026 10:43 am
Congress takes dig at govt after Trump's 'India to buy Venezuelan oil' remark'

President Trump continues to give us information on what our own government has done or will be doing, Mr. Ramesh said

1 Feb 2026 10:21 am
15 Pakistani soldiers, 92 militants killed in security operations in Balochistan

The Pakistani Army said the militants attempted to disturb peace by carrying out terrorist activities in and around Quetta, Mastung, Nushki, Dalbandin, Kharan, Panjgur, Tump, Gwadar and Pasni

1 Feb 2026 10:17 am
Budget 2026: Stock markets fluctuate in narrow range

The Union Budget for 2026-27 will be presented in Parliament later in the day.

1 Feb 2026 10:16 am
Budget 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman opts for a traditional Kanjeevaramsaree from Tamil Nadu

Kanjeevaram sarees are traditional handwoven silk sarees and the silk weaving tradition of Kancheepuram dates back several centuries

1 Feb 2026 10:15 am
Gross GST collections rise 6.2% to over 1.93 lakh crore in January

Net Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues, however, grew 7.6% to about 1.71 lakh crore in January

1 Feb 2026 10:12 am
Kerala for All conclave Day 2: Final day to deliberate on future of Kerala tourism

Day Two brings policymakers, administrators, practitioners and industry leaders together to outline pathways to embed inclusive thinking into the future of Keralas tourism landscape

1 Feb 2026 9:55 am
Printmaking in the age of AI

A Print Biennale and exhibitions in Kolkata and Delhi underline how the practice is not threatened by AI and may well add it to its tool kit

1 Feb 2026 9:53 am
Commercial LPG price hiked by 49, domestic cylinder rates unchanged

In the national capital, the retail price of a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder has been revised to 1,740.50, while the price of the 14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinder remains unchanged

1 Feb 2026 9:49 am
The Great Nicobar project | Between the sea and the state

The 72,000-crore mega-infrastructure initiative, which envisions transforming the remote outpost into a major transshipment and defence hub, has sparked procedural, ecological and displacement concerns

1 Feb 2026 9:46 am
Why have the new UGC regulations been stayed? | Explained

Why have there been protests? How have the regulations defined caste-based discrimination? Why were new regulations introduced? What was the main thrust of the 2026 regulations on grievance redressal mechanisms as opposed to the 2012 ones?

1 Feb 2026 9:27 am
Union Budget 2026-27: Centre must fulfil promises to Kerala, including AIIMS, says Tharoor

The Congress MP also said unemployment was another major concern facing the country and hoped the budget would include measures to tackle it.

1 Feb 2026 9:26 am
LA Olympic chief deeply regrets flirty Maxwell emails in Epstein files

Casey Wasserman says his 2003 email exchanges with Ghislaine Maxwell who is serving a 20-year sentence for trafficking underage girls for Epstein took place before her crimes were known

1 Feb 2026 9:25 am
Indias only Chinatown in Kolkata, fading away

The Chinese community in Kolkata now has only about 2,000 people, down from about 50,000 in the 1960s. In the SIR process in West Bengal 389 of 484 voters have beencategorisedas untraceable or absent. For a community that began coming to the city since the 1840s, and has dealt with racism in many forms, the dwindling numbers in the SIR are a reflection of many leaving the country, reports Shrabana Chatterjee

1 Feb 2026 9:23 am
Union Budget 2026 LIVE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present her ninth Budget today

The Budget is expected to unveil measures to sustain growth momentum, maintain fiscal discipline, and contain reforms that could buffer the economy from global trade frictions, including U.S. tariffs

1 Feb 2026 8:21 am
Future of work: Indias youth under the new Codes

The four Labour Codes aim to promote formalisation of employment and improve ease of doing business; gap in coverage of benefits is a major challenge

1 Feb 2026 7:58 am
Firing outside film maker Rohit Shettys Mumbai residence, probe launched

According to initial reports, four rounds were fired at the building by unidentified persons, the official said, adding that there were no report of injuries to anybody

1 Feb 2026 7:49 am
Union Budget 2026-27: Confident it will be very good, says Piyush Goyal

The government, he said, has been very conscious of the importance of the MSMEs

1 Feb 2026 7:12 am
If firm profits more from its scale, it has to bear more responsibility for environmental costs: Supreme Court

Observing that bigger operations signify a bigger footprint, the top court said a larger scale often means more resource use, more emissions and more waste, leading to more environmental stress

1 Feb 2026 6:54 am
Epstein files lead to resignation in Slovakia and calls in Britain for former Prince to co-operate

Slovakia PM accepts the resignation of Miroslav Lajcak, former UNGA president; British PM suggests Prince Andrew should tell American investigators whatever he knows about Epsteins activities

1 Feb 2026 6:38 am
About 60% of the backward taluks are concentrated in north Karnataka: Panel report

The most backward taluks are concentrated in Kalaburagi division, followed by Belagavi division

1 Feb 2026 6:33 am
Professors, students protest against apex court stay on UGC equity rules

Protesters question opposition to new regulations by some general category studentsand their call for a Bharat Bandh today; instances of caste bias on college campuses flagged; this is the beginning of a movement for social justice: JNUSU president

1 Feb 2026 1:03 am
Full respect for Djokovic but Nadal tips Alcaraz for Melbourne title

A two-time Australian Open champion himself, Nadal believes world number one Alcaraz is the clear favourite, but would not be surprised if 38-year-old Djokovic caused an upset

1 Feb 2026 1:00 am