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Hyderabad, Feb 1 (IANS) The examination of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and former chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the telephone-tapping case was underway at his residence here on Sunday.Amid tight security, a...
Guwahati, Feb 1 (IANS) Air Marshal Devendra P. Hirani on Sunday assumed charge as the Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) at the Headquarters of Eastern Air Command of the Indian Air Force, officials said. Air Marshal Hirani was commissioned into...
Jalandhar, Feb 1 (IANS) To mark the 649th birth anniversary of Sant Guru Ravidas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the new name of Adampur Airport in Punjab as Shri Guru Ravidas Maharaj Ji Airport on Sunday. Later, he will be...
Jaipur, Feb 1 (IANS) Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra has termed the Union Budget 'extremely disappointing,' alleging that despite Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma’s frequent visits to Delhi, Rajasthan has not received a single rupee in the budget.Speaking to...
Guwahati, Feb 1 (IANS) The North East India Regional Council of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27, stating that it places strong emphasis on advancing tourism, green mobility and accelerated development of the Northeastern...
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) When a regulation vests wide discretionary power in authorities without clear guardrails, it stops being reformist and begins to look coercive. That is precisely how the University Grants Commission's latest equity regulations have been perceived...
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday termed the Union Budget 2026-27 as "visionless, directionless and full of lies" with no funds allocated to the state.Speaking to media persons outside Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International...
Nagpur, Feb 1 (IANS) Reacting to the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) President B.C. Bhartia said that this Budget has been prepared with a fresh economic perspective, moving away from traditional...
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled Persons (NCPEDP) has welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27 for introducing targeted initiatives for specially abled persons, describing the measures as timely and critical for advancing dignity,...
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday welcomed the Union Budget 2026 and expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the allocation of Rs 7.8 lakh crore for the defence...
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that the Union Budget 2026-27 is designed to accelerate economic growth and create more jobs across sectors.Addressing journalists after the presentation of the budget, the Finance Minister said:...
Bhopal, Feb 1 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav hailed the Union Budget 2026-27, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as a decisive and effective stride towards realising the vision of a Viksit Bharat 2047. He described the budget...