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KMC clears Rs 145 cr drainage project for north, east Kolkata

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has approved a major sewer rehabilitation and upgradation project at an estimated cost of nearly Rs 145 crore, aimed at addressing chronic wa... Read More


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


Magistrate can't order FIR unless police first approached: Cal HC

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings arising out of a matrimonial dispute against the husband and his kin, holding that a magistrate's power to direct registrati... 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


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


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


Tourism: 'Sweetest Part of India' fails to find a berth in Union Budget

Darjeeling, Feb. 1 -- India's second most popular international tourist destination found no mention in the Union Budget 2026, a move tourism stakeholders have termed a letdown. With Assembly election... Read More


MSMEs take centre stage as Bengal industry backs Central Budget

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- Industry chambers, business leaders and sector experts in West Bengal have broadly welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27, with a strong consensus around its emphasis on MSMEs, supported... Read More