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CIAA files corruption case against Nepal Reinsurance Company chair Paudel

Kathmandu, Feb. 1 -- The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed a corruption case against Surendra Kumar Paudel, chairman of Nepal Reinsurance Company, on Sunday. The ant... Read More


Budget 2026: Tax holiday till 2047 for firms setting up data centres in India

India, Feb. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a tax holiday until 2047 for any foreign company that provides cloud services to customers globally by setting up data ce... Read More


'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' rooted in Sant Ravidas ideals: CM Yogi

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said Sant Ravidas envisioned a society where no one went hungry and everyone lived with dignity but successive regimes, including the Mughal... Read More


Gas, gunboats, and guarantees, By 'Mide Alabi

Nigeria, Feb. 1 -- The first time I met Dr Babs Omotowa, the former CEO of Nigeria LNG, I was struck by how calm he seemed. It was surprising because, if you've read his book, From Storeroom to Boardr... Read More


Amid roll revision, CM's book on SIR is a favourite at book fair

KOLKATA, Feb. 1 -- Ever since SIR began in Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has repeatedly highlighted in her speeches that people in the state are dying by suicide due to anxiety surrounding th... Read More


Mamata: Dankuni-Surat corridor 'tabled during my tenure as Rly Min'

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- After Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech proposed a new dedicated freight corridor linking Dankuni in West Bengal with Surat in Gujarat, Bengal Chief Minister... Read More


Budget 2026 Brings AVGC In Focus, But Execution Risks Loom

India, Feb. 1 -- It seems that the government wants to push India's animation, visual effects, gaming and comics (AVGC) sector further into the policy mainstream. What remains unclear is whether this ... Read More


Sachchidanand Shukla: A well-formulated budget that pays India's future due consideration

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The stakes couldn't be higher for Union Budget 2026-27. Global shocks and domestic frailties demanded a stroke of fiscal artistry-prudence on the fiscal path fused with audacious ... Read More


Ending Revenue Deficit Grant violates federal rights of states: Himachal CM Sukhu

Shimla, Feb. 1 -- The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Sunday termed the tapering and effective ending of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) as a "black day for Himachal Pra... Read More


Union Budget a 'betrayal' of common people: Amit Mitra

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- Amit Mitra, principal chief advisor to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Finance Department, on Saturday described the Union Budget 2026-27 as "a betrayal of the common people"... Read More