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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.A team of SIT officials questioned the BRS President for nearly five hours.After his...
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The Union Budget 2026-27 has allocated Rs 500 crore as a special package for the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) groups. The fund is expected to be used for the rehabilitation of the ULFA cadre who have surrendered and joined the mainstream. According to the Budget documents, an...
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A 32-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead by her partner at her home in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh, the police said on Sunday. Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Singh said that the deceased was identified as Preeti Rawat (32), working as an assistant at AIIMS hospital. The...
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An IndiGo Airlines aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi on Sunday following information about a bomb on board, the police said. According to Phulpur-Babatpur police, a note claiming that there was a bomb in the aircraft...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday allocated Rs 2,77,830 crore to the Ministry of Railways for capital expenditure in the financial year 202627.
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Sabarimala tantri Kandararu Rajeevaru, who was arrested in connection with the case relating to the loss of gold from the hill shrine, was shifted from jail to a hospital after he developed of chest discomfort on Sunday, officials said. Rajeevaru, who is lodged at the Thiruvananthapuram...
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The government on Sunday raised the limit for passengers bringing duty-free imported goods into India from Rs 50,000 to Rs 75,000.Under the Baggage Rules, 2026, notified on Sunday, a resident or a tourist of Indian origin arriving in India other than by land, shall be allowed clearance free of...
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A military victory is already visible in Ukraine across a number of parameters, deputy Chairman of Russia's National Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday, adding, it is also necessary to think about what comes next. As the war against the former Soviet republic completes four years...
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday announced that 'Garbh Sanskar' will be taught in all universities of the state and dedicated 'Garbh Sanskar' rooms will be set up in government hospitals.Describing 'Garbh Sanskar' as a means to empower future generations, Yadav said the state...
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The government on Sunday proposed a Rs 9,885.80 crore budget for the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship for the next fiscal beginning April 1, a sharp increase from the allocation made for 2025-26.As per the Budget 2026-27 document, the allocation for the Ministry during the...
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The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday has allocated Rs 1,492 crore for the functioning of both Houses of Parliament.The allocation for the Lok Sabha has been pegged at Rs 1,009 crore, which includes grants-in-aid for Sansad TV.The Budget provides Rs 1.56...
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The Centre allocated Rs 1,104.98 crore for Central Bureau Investigation in the Budget 2026-27 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, a nominal increase of 4.4 per cent from the ongoing fiscal.The agency received Rs 997.62 crore in the Budget Estimates for 2025-26, which was...
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Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed that some people from late Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's party were stopping him from uniting the two factions of the NCP, as it would have 'shut their shops'.Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Raut said...
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Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday said the Union Budget 2026-27 fails the test of economic strategy and economic statesmanship.Addressing a press conference at the All India Congress Committee headquarters in New Delhi, he said the government and Finance Minister...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that the estimate for nominal GDP at 10 per cent for the financial year beginning April 1, 2026, is realistic.As per the Budget document, India's GDP growth in absolute terms is estimated at Rs 393 lakh crore.Inflation is down in India, and it...
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said 'Miyas' will face 'trouble' as long as he remains in power, asserting that they should face persistent problems so that they leave the state.He maintained that as Miyas are 'illegal Bangladeshis', they should not be allowed to work in the...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday described the Union Budget for 2026-27 as a 'directionless and visionless Humpty Dumpty', claiming that it had nothing to offer to the common man and her state.Speaking to reporters at Kolkata airport before leaving for New Delhi, Banerjee also...
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The Congress on Sunday demanded answers from Narendra Modi following 'disclosures' in the Epstein files in the United States that some 'monsters' had access to him, and said the prime minister should come clean on the issue. Congress general secretary in charge of organisation, K C...
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A 12-year-old boy from Maharashtra's Thane district died weeks after being bitten by a stray dog, his family has said, prompting the local MLA to allege negligence by government hospitals.The government hospital where the child was taken immediately after the dog bite said he was given...
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Bhutan was on Sunday allocated the largest share of Rs 2,288 crore as development aid in the Union Budget for 2026-27 followed by Rs 800 crore to Nepal and Rs 550 crore each to the Maldives and Mauritius.The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) was allocated a total of Rs 22,118 crore as against...
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The Congress on Sunday described the Union Budget as 'totally lacklustre' and blind to India's real crises, saying it did not offer any solution to the country's economic, social and political challenges.Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the Narendra Modi government had run out of ideas...
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Draped in a purple Kanjivaram saree with golden checks and a coffee brown border featuring intricate thread work, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman honoured the weaving traditions of her poll-bound home state of Tamil Nadu as she presented a record ninth consecutive Union Budget in the Lok...
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The Delhi Police has been allocated Rs 12,503.65 crore in the Union Budget for 2026-27, an increase of 4.79 per cent from the previous fiscal year. The funds will be used for routine expenses and various schemes, including the development of a model traffic system and an enhanced...
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The Union Budget on Sunday allocated Rs 6,000 crore for Census 2027, with the 16th edition of the mega population head count slated to begin on April 1 after a delay of almost six years because of the Covid outbreak.The Budget Estimates for 2026-27 presented in Parliament by Finance Minister...
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Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday accused the Centre of seeing people of West Bengal as Bangladeshis, as he lambasted the finance minister for not mentioning the state in her Budget speech. Asked about the Budget, Banerjee said it has no solutions for...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced schemes in the Union Budget for Tamil Nadu including high speed rail links for Chennai, ecologically sustainable mountain trail in Podhigai Malai in the Western Ghats and a rare earth corridor. Bird watching trails along the Pulikat...
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The Budget 2026-27 has simplified customs regime by rationalising exemptions, waiving customs duty on 17 cancer drugs, while easing baggaing rules and reducing duty to 10 per cent on goods imported for personal use. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday unveiled a trust-based customs...
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India on Sunday categorically rejected as baseless Pakistan's allegations of an Indian hand in attempts to disturb peace in Balochistan, and said it is Islamabad's usual tactics to deflect attention from its internal failings. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, trashing...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed to set up three new All India Institutes of Ayurveda to strengthen research in traditional medicines. Presenting the Union Budget 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha, the finance minister said Ayurveda gained global acceptance and recognition after...
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In a departure from the past, India has not allocated any funds for the Chabahar port project in its Union Budget, a move that came against the backdrop of Washington's fresh sanctions on Iran. In the last few years, India has been making an annual outlay of Rs 100 crore to the mega...
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The Pune police on Sunday detained four persons in connection with firing at filmmaker Rohit Shetty's residence in Mumbai, officials said.The assailants fired at the first floor of the nine-storey building located in Mumbai's Juhu area at around 12.45 am. At least five rounds were fired, they...
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The government on Sunday set aside Rs 7,84,678 crore as defence outlay for 2026-27 as against last year's allocation of Rs 6,81,210 crore. The total capital outlay has been pegged at Rs 2,19,306 crore The revenue expenditure has been put at Rs 5,53,668 crore that included Rs 1,71,338...
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The famed Amrit Udyan will open for public viewing from Tuesday, as President Droupadi Murmu graced the opening of its Winter Annuals Edition 2026 on Sunday, an official statement said. People can visit the Udyan six days a week between 10 am and 6 pm (last entry at 5 pm). It will remain...
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The Congress on Sunday said the Union Budget was totally lacklustre and fell woefully short of the hype that was generated around it.Congress general secretary, Communications, Jairam Ramesh said the budget speech given by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was also non-transparent as it...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced setting up of one girls' hostel in every district of the country. There are over 700 districts in the country.>>>> Track LIVE Budget Updates HERE She also proposed a loan-linked capital subsidy support scheme for...
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NCP-SP president Sharad Pawar left for Mumbai from Baramati on Sunday morning, four days after the air crash that claimed the life of his nephew and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. NCP leader Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar, who took oath as deputy CM in Mumbai on Saturday,...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that the Self-Reliant India Fund will be topped up by Rs 4,000 crore in 2026-27 to support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Follow live updates HERE
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said pollution is no longer just an environmental issue but a national health emergency, and asserted that Parliament must discuss it as well as the government must act.The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha also said that the Union Budget must put real...
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Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday arrived at the parliament to attend the Budget session and asserted that she has not much expectations from the Union Budget 2026-27. I don't have much expectations, but let's see, Gandhi said. Congress MP Manish Tewari said...
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An octogenarian woman who had repeatedly appealed to her Hizbul Mujahideen commander son through social media to shun violence and surrender died in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, with her last wish remaining unfulfilled.Janna Begum, a resident of Aniyar village in the Marwah belt, passed...
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Night temperature in the national capital was higher than normal on Sunday, with a couple of spells of rain expected in parts of the city. Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 12.1 degrees Celsius, about 3.7 notches above the season's average, the weather department said. Relative...
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The Congress on Sunday took a swipe at the Modi government over US President Donald Trump's remarks that India is going to buy oil from Venezuela instead of Iran, saying the American leader continues to give information on what our own government has done or will be doing.The opposition party's...
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Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fluctuated in a narrow range in early trade on Sunday ahead of the Budget 2026-27 presentation. After opening the day on a positive note, the 30-share BSE Sensex later fluctuated and quoted 13 points up at 82,282.82. The 50-share NSE Nifty...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called on President Droupadi Murmu before presenting the Union Budget 2026.As per established tradition, the finance minister met the President at the Rashtrapati Bhavan before heading to Parliament. President Murmu offered dahi-chini (curd-sugar),...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday will present her nineth bBudget, which she will deliver from a digital tablet enclosed in a traditional 'bahi-khata' style pouch.Sitharaman, India's first full-time woman Finance Minister, broke away from the colonial tradition of carrying a Budget...
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United States President Donald Trump has claimed that India will buy Venezuelan oil, as opposed to purchasing oil from Iran. Trump made the comments while speaking to reporters on Saturday onboard Air Force One, en route to Florida from Washington, DC.China is welcome to come in and make a...
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Unidentified persons opened fire outside film maker Rohit Shetty's residence in western suburbs of Mumbai's Juhu, officials said on Sunday. The incident took place in the early hours of the day following which security outside the building was intensified, an official said. Someone...
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to present a Rs 54.1 lakh crore Union Budget for FY2026-27, registering a year-on-year growth of 7.9 per cent, according to a report by Sunidhi Securities & Finance Limited. The report highlighted that the size of the Union Budget,...
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