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CM Yogi sets target at 62% byend of financial year as UP's credit-deposit ratio crosses 60%

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has set a target to take the total credit-deposit (CD) ratio in the state to more than 62% by the end of the current financial year. While chairing th... Read More


Health Minister sends letter of demand for one billion rupees in damages from Niroshan Padukka

Sri Lanka, Feb. 2 -- Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has sent a letter of demand seeking Rs. 1 billion in damages from former Western Provincial Councilor Niroshan Padukka, acc... Read More


'Sins of 1962': BJP's China retort to Rahul Gandhi over ex-army chief's unpublished book

India, Feb. 2 -- Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju reacted with questions over India's history with China on Monday, after the Lok Sabha saw pandemonium when Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandh... Read More


Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind moves SC against Assam CM's 'Miya' remarks

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, an organisation of Indian Muslims and Muslim scholars, has filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the recent remarks made by the Chief Minister of Assa... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27 proposes 15.5% minimum profit for taxing foreign tech units

Bengaluru, Feb. 2 -- The Centre has proposed ending a long-standing tax uncertainty for Indian units of overseas tech services firms and global capability centres (GCCs) by setting a uniform profit ma... Read More


Congress MP Manickam Tagore moves adjournment motion in LS to discuss PM Modi's reference in Epstein files

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday moved an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha to discuss the reference of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in one of the emails of convicted sex offen... Read More


'Nothing for farmers': Punjab ignored in Union Budget, say experts, farm bodies

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- Agricultural experts and farmer organisations have said Punjab once again found no mention in the Union budget 2026-27, with key demands such as a legal guarantee for minimum sup... Read More


BJP fraudsters are trying to get PDA votes removed from the voter list: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow, Feb. 2 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) National President Akhilesh Yadav has levelled serious allegations against BJP regarding the alleged misuse of Form-7, used in removing names from the voter lis... Read More


Double-Engine government's major boost: Rs. 7,470 crore allocated for railway development in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, Feb. 2 -- Welcoming the historic budgetary provision of Rs. 7,470 crore for railway infrastructure development in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has expressed heartfelt gratitude ... Read More


Union Budget failed Punjab once again: CM Bhagwant Mann

Chandigarh, Feb. 2 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann said the Union Budget 2026 had once again failed to meet the expectations of Punjab. He stated that the budget offered no MSP guarantee for f... Read More