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Rs 6,000 crore allocated for Census 2026-27

India, Feb. 2 -- The Union Budget on Sunday allocated Rs 6,000 crore for Census 2026-27, with the 16th edition of the mega population head count slated to begin on April 1 after a delay of almost six ... Read More


India emerging major health tourism destination

India, Feb. 2 -- With India emerging as a major health tourism destination, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed a scheme to support states in establishing five regional medical hubs... Read More


Townships, hostels for girls in all districts

India, Feb. 2 -- Five university townships in the vicinity of major industrial and logistic corridors, girls' hostel in every district, setting up of content creator labs in 15,000 schools and 500 col... Read More


Budget to create future-ready infrastructure: LG

India, Feb. 2 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on Sunday, hailed the Budget 2026-27 as pragmatic, which he said will prioritise economic acceleration, create future-ready infrastructure, sustain gr... Read More


Welfare-oriented, people-centric & visionary: Nadda

India, Feb. 2 -- Union Minister JP Nadda on Sunday hailed the Union Budget as "people-centric, welfare-oriented and visionary", asserting that it gives a new direction to India's economic growth align... Read More


Budget to bolster India's global image: Shah

India, Feb. 2 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Budget announced on Sunday "turbocharges the momentum" to bolster India's position on the global stage as the most attractive investment destina... Read More


Budget blind to India's real crises: Rahul

India, Feb. 2 -- Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the Union Budget for 2026-27 is "blind to India's real crises", and highlighted how the youth are without jobs, manufactu... Read More


Expert Opinions

India, Feb. 2 -- Inspired by the Three Kartavya or responsibilities, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her 9th Union Budget amidst growing geopolitical uncertainty and India being a ... Read More


Unified 15.5% safe harbour margin sets for IT services

India, Feb. 2 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed to club various inter-connected sub-segments of IT, including software development services, IT-enabled services, knowledge proc... Read More


Cases registered for remarks against Justice Swaminathan, TN DGP tells SC

India, Feb. 2 -- Tamil Nadu DGP has told the Supreme Court that police have taken necessary action and cases have been registered against protesters who allegedly made caste and religion-based defamat... Read More