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'No big scheme' for poll-bound Tamil Nadu: Analyst draws a Bihar contrast in Union Budget 2026

India, Feb. 1 -- Poll-bound Tamil Nadu does not have anything significant in the Union Budget 2026-2027 that would attract people's attention, a noted political commentator said on Sunday. Political a... Read More


'It's a very good budget': Old video of Ramdas Athawale goes viral as Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2026

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Budget today, achieving a milestone as she became the longest-serving Finance Minister. Sitharaman's ninth Budg... Read More


Gold-silver ratio slumps sharply below historical averages: Does it signal more pain ahead for silver prices? Explained

Gold-silver ratio, Feb. 1 -- Gold prices have surged 73% in a year, but this performance gets eclipsed by the sharp 171% gains delivered by silver during this period, despite the pullback seen in pric... Read More


Mardaani 3 star Rani Mukerji: 'Labels like 'female-oriented cinema' need to go'

India, Feb. 1 -- Actor Rani Mukerji is all for good cinema and even more for movies that spread awareness about social issues. With her film Mardaani 3 in theatres now, the actor visited HT City's off... Read More


Three killed, two injured in road accident

Patna, Feb. 1 -- At least three people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in the Ghoswari police station area of Patna district. Police sources said here on Sunday that the victims... Read More


"Most corrupt president ever": Navjot Kaur Sidhu quits Congress, accuses Raja Warring of colluding with AAP

Chandigarh, Feb. 1 -- Months after being suspended from Congress, former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu resigned from the party, reiterating corruption allegations against the party's Punjab president, Amrinde... Read More


How child-free couples are rethinking identity, family and ageing

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- On weekends, Mumbai-based writer Sonam Deshmukh and her husband divide their time between freelance deadlines and caring for their rescued cats. Their home carries the markers of ... Read More


High-Speed Rail corridors and Tourism Schemes skipped Odisha: Naveen Patnaik on Budget 2026

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 1 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday expressed strong disappointment over the Union Budget 2026, criticising the Centre for ... Read More


TVS Motor total monthly sales climb 29% YoY in January'26

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Two-wheeler sales surged 28% year-on-year in January 2026, rising to 494,195 units from 387,671 units in January 2025. Domestic two-wheeler sales grew 30%, increasing from 293,860 un... Read More


Sahitya Parishad polls marred by alleged state machinery interference

India, Feb. 1 -- The Parivartan Utkarsh Aghadi has sought action against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajesh Pande, alleging misuse of the chief minister's name and government machinery in the ... Read More