Lahore: Pakistan on Sunday formally announced its decision to boycott its marquee ICC T20 World Cup group league match against India, even as the government cleared the national team’s participation for the rest of the tournament, starting February 7. Pakistan government’s decision is being perceived as a mark of protest after ICC replaced Bangladesh with…
New Delhi: India on Sunday set aside Rs 7,84,678 crore as defence outlay for 2026-27 in a steep hike of 15 per cent over last year’s allocation of Rs 6.81 lakh crore, with its military majorly focusing on boosting combat prowess in the face of increasing security challenges from China and Pakistan. The increase in…
Jalandhar (Punjab) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday unveiled the new name of the Adampur airport here as Sri Guru Ravidass Maharaj Ji Airport, Adampur, and also virtually inaugurated the terminal building at the Halwara airport in Ludhiana. The prime minister reached the Adampur airport at around 3.45 pm from Delhi following the presentation of…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the Union Budget 2026-27 as “historic”, saying it reflected the aspirations of 140 crore Indians and strengthened the reform journey, and charts a clear roadmap for Viksit Bharat. In his televised post-budget comments on the Budget, presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha,…
Thiruvananthapuram: The BJP, facing criticism over the Union Budget not carrying any major announcements for Kerala, on Sunday shifted the blame to the state government, alleging failure to implement projects sanctioned by the Centre. Speaking to reporters after the Budget, BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the Modi government had lifted India from a weak…
New Delhi: The sports goods manufacturing sector emerged as a major beneficiary with a first-time allocation of Rs 500 crore as the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ allocation was hiked by over Rs 1000 crore in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Sunday. The overall budget allocation for the…
New Delhi: 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, manufacturing is falling, and farmers are in distress. “Youth without jobs. Falling manufacturing. Investors are pulling out capital. Household savings are plummeting. Farmers…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a fresh chargesheet in the Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) Siemens project case, stating that while government funds were “diverted” by certain accused, no role of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu was found in the laundering of the proceeds of crime. The previous YSRCP-led Andhra Pradesh government…
Guwahati: Federation of Industry and Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER) on Sunday termed the Union Budget a “balanced and fiscal-disciplined” and not a populist one. They maintained that it was drafted keeping in mind the “geo-political tensions”, including the Russia-Ukraine war, tariff hikes by the US and “other negativities”. “This is not a populist…
New Delhi: Shares of electronic manufacturing companies rose up to 6 per cent after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed to increase the outlay on electronics manufacturing to Rs 40,000 crore in 2026-27. The stock of Syrma SGS Technology jumped 5.95 per cent to Rs 806.35, Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd climbed 4.21 per cent…
