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The proposal to set up a dedicated ₹10,000-crore growth fund for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Union Budget 2026-27 will be a “game-changer”…

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Feb 2, 2026 09:13 AM IST Indian Railways, on January 31, started the application for the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Group D…

BRS president K Chandrasekar Rao (File photo) HYDERABAD: Telangana’s former chief minister and BRS president K Chandrasekar Rao, who was questioned for five hours on Sunday…

In her previous Budget in February 2025, Ms. Sitharaman had also outlined an alternate path to fiscal consolidation by focussing on the Centre’s debt-to-GDP ratio and…

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Feb 1, 2026 05:19 PM IST The Sixteenth Finance Commission has recommended a grant of ₹7.91 lakh crore for local bodies for…

The special Budget-day trading session on Sunday proved a painful one for the markets, which were left shell-shocked by the hike in Securities Transaction Tax (STT)…

The FM mentioned in her Budget speech that Odisha, Karnataka, and Kerala will develop Turtle Trails to protect and promote nesting sites. | Photo Credit: Asit…

1 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Feb 1, 2026 01:58 PM IST Gold prices continued to decline on Sunday, with 24-carat gold on the MCX falling to Rs…

Shots fired at Rohit Shetty home in Mumbai MUMBAI: A bike-borne gunman fired five rounds at the Juhu bungalow of filmmaker Rohit Shetty shortly after midnight…

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday (February 1, 2026) used a cricketing analogy to express his disappointment with the Union Budget, saying Finance Minister Nirmala…