Presenting the Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has pegged fiscal deficit at 4.3 per cent of the GDP for the year 2026-27, as against 4.4 per cent being targeted in 2025-26.
Macgregor, who has worked with Trump in the past, said the President would act very differently if he were truly independent. However, he argued that Trump is not a "free agent" and is constrained by wealthy donors who shape political priorities. MacGregor alleged that key principal targe
PTI staged a day-long protest outside Pakistan's Supreme Court, demanding Imran Khan's medical report be shared with his family. Leaders called his health reports "unsatisfactory" and warned of continued protests, while the government said he recently underwent a brief eye procedure.
"We expect the Centre's fiscal deficit in FY26-27 to be pegged at 4.2% of GDP. We estimate that this would take debt-to-GDP down to 55% in FY26-27. For FY25-26, we expect the fiscal deficit target of 4.4% to be met, despite serious slippage concerns," noted the report.
The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has filed a case with the cybercrime police against the Karnataka BJP's official X handle for posting defamatory content targeting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D Shivakumar, and other ministers.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Malviya has alleged that Trinamool-sponsored Bangla Pakkho had claimed on social media that 50 people died after a fire broke out at a manufacturing unit in Kolkata's Anandapur area on January 26.
Vihaan Malhotra made an unbeaten 109 off 107 balls with the help of seven boundaries. Abhigyan Kundu and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also scored crucial half-centuries which helped India get to a big total.
Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said that India's semiconductor design program has reached a significant level of achievement, enabling the nation to take off in the global chip industry.
India achieved nearly 20% ethanol blending in Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025, resulting in foreign exchange savings of approximately USD 19.3 billion and direct payments exceeding USD 15 billion to farmers over the last decade, said Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natura
Ahmad claimed he was informed by Congress Youth leaders about the instructions, saying, "I have not expressed an apprehension, but the leaders of the youth Congress have informed me this. I thank them for this...They are doing this on the instructions of the top leadership."
West Bengal BJP President and party MP Samik Bhattacharya on Monday accused the state government of failing to follow the Constitution, saying there is a "total breakdown of constitutional machinery" in the state and calling for immediate intervention.
"Governor Walz and Mayor Frey should turn over all Criminal Illegal Aliens that are currently incarcerated in their State Prisons and Jails to Federal Authorities, for immediate deportation," Trump said, adding that state and local law enforcement must agree to turn over all illegal aliens a