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Kerala: Senior BJP leaders watch Union Budget 2026-27 live at party state
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Among the spectators were National General Secretary Vinod Tawde, State President Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Thiruvananthapuram Mayor, councillors, and other party functionaries.
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Step forward for India's growth: IMC praises Budget 2026
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Sanjay Mehta, Deputy Director General of IMC, stated that the budget covers both traditional and frontier technology areas, helping India leverage these technologies and realise their benefits.
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"Completely insipid": Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Union Budget 2026-2
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In a post on X, Ramesh noted several issues with the budget, including a lack of transparency, and stated that the budget couldn't live up to the hype. He noted that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not clarify budget allocations for several major programs in her speech.
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Manipur Police conduct extensive operations, arrest militants, seize arms
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The overall law-and-order situation in Manipur remained normal over the past 24 hours, police said on Saturday, adding that security forces continued extensive search operations and area domination across fringe and vulnerable locations in the state.
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Budget 2026: Govt to upgrade allied health institutions, train 1 lakh prof
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
While presenting the Union Budget 2026, the Finance Minister stated that the government will also develop a strong care system covering geriatrics and allied care services. To achieve this, a range of National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF)-aligned programmes will be developed to
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Antonio Guterres warns UN faces "imminent financial collapse" amid unpaid
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The warning comes as the world body ended 2025 with record levels of unpaid dues and dwindling cash reserves. In a letter dated January 28 to ambassadors from all 193 member states, Guterres highlighted that the UN could run out of regular budget funds by July 2026 if current trends continu
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Union Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman proposes regional hubs to boost medical t
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
While presenting the Budget in Parliament, the Finance Minister said, "To promote India as a medical tourism hub, I propose a scheme to support states to set up 5 regional hubs in the country."
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Union Budget 2026: Centre allocates Rs 1.4 lakh Cr for state local bodies,
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Centre has allocated Rs 1.4 lakh crores for states for the Financial Year 2026-27 as Finance Commission grants, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday.
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Union Budget: Govt to launch coconut promotion scheme, boost cashew and co
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking while presenting the Union Budget 2026-27, Sitharaman said the scheme will focus on major coconut-growing states and include measures such as replacing non-productive trees with new, high-yielding saplings.
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Rain and snowfall lash parts of Himachal; IMD warns of thunderstorms and f
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the IMD's morning weather bulletin issued from Shimla, there was no significant change in minimum and maximum temperatures across most stations in the state. However, minimum temperatures at a few places rose by 2 to 6 degrees Celsius, while at some stations they remained nea
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Finance Minister proposes to introduce dedicated SME growth fund worth Rs
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Finance Minister of India, Niramala Sitharaman, has proposed to introduce a dedicated 10,000 crores SME growth fund to create future jobs, incentivising enterprises based on select criteria. She stated that the government recognises MSMEs as a vital engine of growth, and proposes a th
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"Hate speech. Threats. And now a claim that it was politically encouraged"
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"Mamata Banerjee asked me to give hate speeches against Hindus to ensure Yusuf Pathan's victory -- TMC MLA Humayun Kabir. This is the same Humayun Kabir who, in 2024, openly threatened that he would throw Hindus into the Bhagirathi River. Let that sink in. Hate speech. Threats. And now a
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