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'Social media exaggerating': Min downplays highway showdown with BJP MLA in Mahoba

India, Feb. 1 -- {Mahoba fiasco} 'No issue between us': Min downplays highway standoff with BJP MLA OR HT Correspondents letters@htlive.com JHANSI/KANPUR A day after BJP MLA Brijbhushan Singh Raj... Read More


"BJP Govt focused on issues which are not impactful on ground": Sachin Pilot ahead of Union Budget

Udaipur, Feb. 1 -- Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Sunday criticised the central government ahead of the Union Budget, saying it has focused on policies that have little impact on the ground. He also... Read More


Budget 2026 hikes capex to Rs 12.2 L crore in big push to infrastructure

Hyderabad, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1, announced a capital expenditure of Rs 12.2 lakh crore in the Budget for 2026-27 to boost big-ticket infrastructure proje... Read More


Budget 2026 | Tourism's trek to growth: Policy intent climbs as capital outlay plateaus

MUMBAI, Feb. 1 -- Trekking trails in the Himalayas and the Ghats, archaeological sites such as the Indus Valley Civilisation excavations in Gujarat and Haryana, and Buddhist sites in the northeastern ... Read More


State Minister Vikramaditya Singh says Union Budget overlooks Himachal's fiscal challenges

Shimla, Feb. 1 -- Himachal Pradesh Public Works Minister Vikramaditya Singh on Sunday expressed deep disappointment with the Union Budget presented on Sunday. He stated that the absence of a provision... Read More


Akhilesh Yadav flags "massive conspiracy" in SIR, questions use of pre-printed form 7 in UP villages

Lucknow, Feb. 1 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged a "massive conspiracy" to selectively delete voter names, claiming that opposition votes were being targeted under the ongoing Spec... Read More


"Railways a strong pillar of Viksit Bharat, this will be extraordinary budget": Union MoS Railways V Somanna

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Minister of State of Railways, V Somanna, on Sunday called the Railway sector a "strong pillar" of 'Viksit Bharat' and said that the Union Budget will be "extraordinary". S... Read More


India invited for observing Bangladesh polls: Interim govt

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Chief Adviser of the Interim government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, on Sunday said that India has been invited as an international observer to their elections scheduled to be held ... Read More


STT hike in F&O: Shankar Sharma, Deepak Shenoy, other market mavens react. Here's what they said

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The proposal in the Union Budget 2026-2027 to increase the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and options (F&O) transactions rattled the Indian stock market investors, tr... Read More


Did Union Budget not focus on poll-bound states enough? Nirmala Sitharaman's clarification

India, Feb. 1 -- While the Union Budget 2026-27 laid a strong emphasis on sectors like defence, transport, semiconductors, and rare-earths, one of the keenly-watched areas was the allocation made to p... Read More