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Healthy and Graceful Ageing

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- At a time when advances in medical science are increasing life spans faster than societies are learning to cope, ageing has emerged as one of the defining public health challenges... Read More


Budget allocation for J&K peanuts, says Congress; LG says will spur growth

Srinagar, Feb. 2 -- The budget allocation had a mixed response in J&K with Opposition criticising it as more security and administration oriented than development while the BJP hailed it for being aim... Read More


PremjiInvest bets nearly $33 mn on Bharat Forge subsidiary

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- PremjiInvest, the family office of Wipro founder-chairman and billionaire Azim Premji that invests in both privately held and publicly listed companies, has agreed to pump Rs 300 ... Read More


Budget focusses on investment as tool to boost consumption: FM

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the Union Budget for FY2026-27 has focussed on investment as a priority tool for boosting consumption, and the trajectory of fis... Read More


FinMin contemplating raising FDI in PSBs to 49%: DFS Secy

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Finance Ministry is contemplating hiking foreign direct investment in public sector banks to 49 per cent from the current 20 per cent to enhance their capital base. "We are s... Read More


Saini: Budget will accelerate economic growth, empower youth, farmers, MSMEs in Haryana

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini said the 2026-27 Union Budget 2026-27 presented by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was extremely significant for the development of H... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27: Budget to build economy-not Hashtags

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Union Budget 2026-27, presented on 1st February by Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, is a budget that deliberately avoids headline-hunting populism and instead focuses on economic funda... Read More


"They don't know to how to read": BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal on Congress' criticism to Union Budget

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sanjay Jaiswal on Monday lauded the Union Budget 2026-27, slamming Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his criticism of the bud... Read More


Union Budget FY27 gives hope to the infra space, after two disappointing years: Nuvama

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Union Budget for FY27 "gives some hope to the infra space after two consecutive years of disappointment," signalling a potential rebound in government spending, noted a Nuvama... Read More


Chandigarh budget slashed by rRs.r437.6 cr as energy sector funding shrinks

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- In the Union Budget 2026-27, presented by Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, Chandigarh had to make do with an allocation of Rs.6,545 crore, which is Rs.437.66 crore ... Read More