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Union budget: Urban development, high-speed rail corridors to keep Uttar Pradesh on growth track

India, Feb. 2 -- Uttar Pradesh's share in the Union budget 2026-27 went up by approximately Rs.34,000 crore to nearly Rs.4.26 lakh crore, which includes central tax devolution and centrally sponsored ... Read More


Union budget: Urban development, high-speed rail corridors to keep Uttar Pradesh on growth track

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Uttar Pradesh's share in the Union budget 2026-27 went up by approximately Rs.34,000 crore to nearly Rs.4.26 lakh crore, which includes central tax devolution and centrally sponsore... Read More


Balancing on 41%: Why the 16th Finance Commission refused to budge on devolution

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- In India's federal set up, devolution of funds ensures proper transfer of resources, from the central government to the states, and further down to local bodies. Article 280 of th... Read More


Goldman Sachs sees constructive India outlook as FY27 Budget stays on consolidation path

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- India's medium-term macro outlook remains constructive as the Union Budget for FY27 signals continuity in capital expenditure alongside a softer fiscal drag, according to a report... Read More


Congratulations to Vietnam on Communist Party of Vietnam's 96th founding anniversary

Hanoi, Feb. 2 -- On the occasion of the 96th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (February 3, 1930 - 2026), the Central Committees of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPR... Read More


"President's address has been remarkable": Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Motion of Thanks

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The motion of thanks has begun for President Droupadi Murmu's address in the Lok Sabha. Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sarbananda Sonowal rose to initiate the... Read More


"Disappointing budget, not pro-poor": Karnataka Minister Parmeshwara

Bengaluru, Feb. 2 -- Karnataka Home Minister G Parmeshwara on Monday mounted a scathing attack on the Centre over the Union Budget 2026, terming it "disappointing" and "not forward-looking." Parmeshw... Read More


"I will fight, our party will fight": CM Mamata Banerjee to meet Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over SIR in West Bengal

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is set to meet Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday over concerns related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of ... Read More


Police harassing SIR-affected families brought to Delhi: Mamata

New Delhi/Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- Hours before her meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi over the "unplanned" implementation of the SIR in Bengal, Chief Minister and Tri... Read More


'Himachal faces over Rs 10K cr annual loss'

Shimla, Feb. 2 -- After Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu mounted a major attack against the Centre, it was Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri who raised strong objections and questioned the C... Read More