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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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