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Former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao was on Sunday questioned by the Telangana Police SIT at his residence here in connection with a case related to alleged phone tapping during the previous BRS regime.

All construction work related to the Ram temple in Ayodhya is expected to be completed by April 30, with the overall cost of the project estimated at around Rs 1,900 crore, Ram Temple Construction Committee chairman Nripendra Mishra said on Saturday.

Gunshots were fired at filmmaker Rohit Shetty's residence in Mumbai on Sunday, leading to the detention of five persons in Pune, with the preliminary probe pointing at their links with Lawrence Bishnoi gang member Shubham Lonkar.

The Border Roads Organisation shared a viral clip of a family of three snow leopards walking in tandem in the upper reaches of the Himalayas.

Carbon is the elemental backbone of life on Earth and, increasingly, of our biggest climate challenge. The sixth element in the periodic table, carbon, forms the structure of every organic molecule - from DNA to proteins to fossil fuels.

Former India cricketer Atul Wassan minced no words after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that Pakistan would boycott their match against India at the T20 World Cup 2026.

A 5-year-old boy and his father detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held in Texas have been released following a judge's order. They have returned to Minnesota, according to the office of Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro.

A 55-year-old woman was arrested in Bilbao for killing her partner, a 67-year-old man, by stabbing and mutilation.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sunday that recent anti-government protests that saw killings and vandalism were akin to a coup.

Popular Park Street bar-cum-restaurant Olypub has issued a formal apology after unintentionally serving beef instead of goat meat to YouTuber Sayak Chakraborty, prompting him to withdraw his police complaint against the waiter involved.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has taken her battle against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to the highest court, filing a personal writ petition in the Supreme Court on Sunday.

Parts of Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall and rains on Sunday, even as night temperatures rose across the northern states.

A 28-year-old woman was killed after she was run over by a train while crossing a railway track here on Sunday, police said.

Iranian protester Erfan Soltani has been released on bail, as per reports, after the United States warned he was due to be executed though Tehran denied he had been sentenced to death.

A second Jeffrey Epstein accuser has alleged the late US sex offender sent her to Britain for a sexual encounter with former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, as per reports.

A commercial flight landed in the Sudanese capital Sunday for the second time since a devastating war broke out in the northeastern African country nearly three years ago.

The BNP on Sunday alleged it found an unusual voter migration in capital Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh ahead of the February 12 parliamentary elections.

Pakistan announced on Sunday that they will participate in the T20 World Cup 2026 but will boycott the match against India.

Brian Champagne, 47, was arrested in Seymour, Missouri, for attempting to enter a bedroom and harassing a woman whilst demanding Pepsi.

The district administration has invoked the stringent National Security Act against the accused in a triple murder case in Shamli district, authorities said on Sunday.

Praising the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, IT and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said it will help take India's semiconductor industry to the next step and also boost investment in data centres.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal called the Union Budget 2026 future-ready for a developed India (Viksit Bharat) by 2047.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's ninth budget speech offers a scope for growth to the middle class and small investors through various means.

An 18-year-old Swiss national has died in a Zurich hospital from injuries sustained in a Swiss Alpine bar fire, bringing the death count to 41 a month after the tragedy.

MLAs of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Manipur flew to Delhi today to meet the party leadership, amid buzz over government formation in the state which is under the President's Rule for nearly a year.

Kamalaben Mehta, 89, sells bracelets on Mumbai local trains to pay her family, inspiring many with her strength and resilience.

Congress's Shashi Tharoor, who has been making headlines lately over what many see as his softened stance towards the NDA government, was extremely critical of the Union budget 2026 presented today by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

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Union Budget 2026: India has made no allocation for the Chabahar port project in the 2026 Union Budget, a decision that comes amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran and uncertainty over US sanctions on Iran.

Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda stated that the 176 per cent increase in the health sector budget over the past 12 years reflects the Modi government's commitment to making healthcare accessible to all.

Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reduced the tax collection at source rate to two per cent for education remittances under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme in Union Budget 2026.

India's finance minister boosted spending in manufacturing and infrastructure projects while sticking to fiscal discipline, seeking to support an economy grappling with global risks and steep US tariffs.

Bihar Class 12 Board Exams 2026: Strict guidelines include dual-level frisking, CCTV surveillance, and magistrates for law enforcement.

Funding for the Election Commission increased by 25.33 per cent in the 2026 union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday morning.

Karnataka Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot has reserved the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025 for the consideration and assent of the President, citing significant constitutional, legal and procedural concerns.

Madhya Pradesh, the country's largest producer of wheat and pulses, boasting fertile black soil and endless expanses of soybeans, chickpeas, and lentils, was particularly keenly watched by farmers. However, they are disappointed with the budget.

Raising the seafood duty-free input cap to 3 percent directly offsets the squeeze from higher foreign tariffs.

A private hospital was vandalised and a doctor was assaulted by the family members of a woman who died a week after her delivery in Rajasthan.

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia welcomed the budget 2026 today saying it is a forward looking budget crafted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the youth of India.

The National Health Mission has been allocated Rs 39,390 crore, aimed at strengthening primary healthcare, maternal and child health services, and disease control programmes.

There has been a consistent rise in expenditure on major Union Budget items such as defence, education and health, according to data from FY26 and the allocation for FY27 announced today by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

PDP MLA Waheed Ur Rehman Para has given a notice to move a private member bill seeking to recognise and address psychological trauma and social harm arising from decades of violence and instability in Jammu and Kashmir during the Budget Session.

The Union Budget 2026-27 includes customs duty exemptions on drugs and medical foods used to treat seven rare diseases under India's National Policy for Rare Diseases, potentially lowering costs for patients reliant on imported therapies.

Australian Open 2026 Men's Singles Final LIVE Updates, Carlos Alcaraz vs Novak Djokovic: World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz has levelled the final against ten-time champion Novak Djokovic at 1-1.

The Union Budget 2026-27 has introduced significant cuts to important urban development programs.

Protests against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown spread across the United States on Saturday, as a federal judge declined to immediately halt Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, according to CNN.

Ukraine's power grid experienced mass outages for several hours on Saturday after a echnical malfunctioncaused electrical lines between Moldova, Romania and Ukraine to fail, Ukraine's energy minister said.

The Indian equity markets witnessed a sharp sell-off on Budget day as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's fiscal roadmap for 2026-27 failed to match D-Street's high expectations.

The expected big-ticket announcements ahead of crucial elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam may not have happened, but the Union Budget 2026 still had several proposals targeted at these states.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed a scheme for container manufacturing, with a budgetary allocation of Rs 10,000 crore over five years to create a globally competitive container manufacturing ecosystem.