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Home loan benefits, FD tax cut: Taxpayers eye big relief in Union Budget 2026-27

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 29 -- With the Union Budget just a couple of days away, public anticipation is steadily mounting. Taxpayers across the country are keenly watching what Finance MinisterNirmala Sithar... Read More


Gandhi and the State

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The 78th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Nation, who was shot dead on 30 January 1948 by the Hindu fanatic Nathuram Godse, coincides with the proposed rena... Read More


Budget Session: Lok Sabha adjourned to meet again on Feb 1 at 11 am

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Thursday afternoon and will again meet on February 1 at 11:00 am. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey of India in ... Read More


Ajit Pawar laid to rest with state honours in Baramati

Baramati, Jan. 29 -- The last rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar were carried out with full state honours at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati, where his sons lit the funeral... Read More


Ajit Pawar's last rites: HM Shah, Nitin Nabin, Gadkari pay last respects to longest serving Maharashtra DyCM

Baramati, Jan. 29 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin, along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Ek... Read More


21 dead in warehouse fire near Kolkata, 28 still missing; BJP accuses govt of 'lapse'

India, Jan. 29 -- The death toll in the fire near Kolkata on January 26 has reached 21, with 13 more bodies found from gutted buildings. 28 others are still missing, with concerns that the number of c... Read More


India emerging as ray of hope for the world, claims PM Modi

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that the country was emerging as a "ray of hope" for the world and pointed to the free trade pact with the European Union, sayin... Read More


'On same page': Tharoor says 'all's good' after Kharge-Rahul meet

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday met party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi for redressal of his grievances, after which he said "all is good" and "... Read More


Track commissioning more than doubled post-2014: Economic Survey

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Sustained investments have enabled faster rail network expansion, with track commissioning rates more than doubling in the post-2014 period compared to the previous decade, the E... Read More


UP govt clears cashless healthcare for teachers, over 14L to benefit

Lucknow, Jan. 29 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday approved a major welfare decision for teachers, extending cashless medical treatment facilities to them on the lines of state government emp... Read More