The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram - February 02, 2025
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram - February 02, 2025
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In this issue
February 02, 2025
Bihar gets bulk of the allocations
BIHAR was written all over the Union Budget as it made significant allocations for the NDA-ruled state that will face assembly polls later this year.
1 min
Murder of 2-year-old: Police inspect house following father's complaint
THE BALARAMAPURAM police on Saturday inspected the house where a two-year-old, Devendu, was murdered by her maternal uncle.
1 min
All-India Science Conference to commence on February 8
THE BREAKTHROUGH Science Society will be organising the All-India Science Conference at Tagore Theatre in Thiruvananthapuram from February 8 to 10.
1 min
Elderly couple charred to death as son sets house on fire in Alappuzha
THE CHARRED bodies of an elderly couple were found in the remains of a house in Kottamuri, near Chennithala, which was allegedly set ablaze by their son in the early hours of Saturday.
1 min
Attukal Pongala: 30 wards declared as festival zones
Request placed to declare holiday for district on Pongala on March 13
1 min
Health sector bullish on 'Heal in India'
THE Union budget's proposed 'Heal in India' initiative is expected to enhance the medical tourism sector in the state, which has invested heavily in medical care, technology and expertise.
1 min
Duty Waiver for Life-Saving Drugs: A Big Relief
The Union budget's announcement of basic customs duty exemption on 36 life-saving drugs and medicines used in the treatment of cancer and rare diseases has received a mixed response from health experts.
1 min
50-Hubs List Beckons State's Attractions
Several tourist destinations in Kerala like Kumarakom, Kochi, Munnar, and Kovalam are likely to benefit from the Union budget's focus on travel and tourism, with the document's mention of \"50 tourist destinations that will be selected through challenge mode to be developed as tourism hubs.\"
2 mins
Wind in the sail for Kerala's shipmaking, ancillary industries
IN A MOVE to revitalise India's shipbuilding industry, the latest budget has set its sights on enhancing the nation's shipbuilding capacity.
1 min
Kerala sidelined, say LDF and UDF; BJP differs
THE first full budget of the third Modi government has opened a political blame game with the LDF and UDF ganging up on one side and the BJP on the other.
2 mins
Fishing for benefits: Kerala can enhance catch from high seas
THE Union budget gives stress to the fishing sector to tap the potential of the marine sector by enabling a framework for harnessing fisheries from India's Exclusive Economic Zone and the high seas which can be beneficial for Kerala's fisheries sector.
1 min
Mithilanchal matrix in Madhubani saree
Presenting her eighth consecutive Union Budget on Saturday, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a subtle yet powerful political gesture choosing to don a Madhubani-embroidered saree symbolising her 'affection' for the Mithilanchal in Bihar.
1 min
Neither A Halwa, Nor A Biryani
N his parliament speech on Budget 2024, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi had taunted the government by showing a picture of the finance minister and her mostly upper-caste officers participating in the ritualistic 'budget halwa ceremony' and asked metaphorically why India's budget halwa was not being shared proportionately with the oppressed sections.
3 mins
Prudence in the Time of Turmoil
The global macroeconomic backdrop to the finance minister's eighth budget is a turmoil caused by protectionist policies of the US and a stock market crash caused by a Chinese startup.
2 mins
Budget a force multiplier: Modi
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed his third-term government's first general Budget as a \"people's budget\" and a \"force multiplier,\" aimed at fulfilling the aspirations of 140 crore Indians.
2 mins
PM DHAN-DHAANYA SCHEME FOR 'FIRST ENGINE OF GROWTH'
FINANCE Minister Nirmala Sitharaman positioned agriculture as \"the first engine of growth\" in the Union Budget for 2025-26, announcing flagship schemes, including Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, to be implemented in partnership with state governments to benefit 1.7 crore farmers.
1 min
Healing touch to cancer care, med infra push
1.1L UG and PG medical education seats in 10 yrs
2 mins
Politically motivated: Oppn tears into govt
OPPOSITION parties on Saturday called the Union Budget a \"cruel betrayal of people\" and \"politically driven,\" with an eye on the Delhi and Bihar assembly elections.
1 min
FDI in Insurance Sector Increased From 74% to 100%
Capital Inflow
1 min
Listened to people's voices: FM
FINANCE minister Nirmala Sitharaman on hiking income tax exemption limit on Saturday said, \"we've listened to the voice of the people because we are a responsible government\".
2 mins
No cheer in stock mkts amid flat capex growth
DOMESTIC equity market witnessed significant volatility on Budget day, with benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty opening the special trading session on a positive note before experiencing a sharp decline between 11:45 AM and 11:55 AM.
2 mins
Fiscal deficit target cut to 4.4% for FY26
THE budget has pegged fiscal deficit, which is the quantum of government borrowings, for the next fiscal at 4.4% and the same for the current fiscal retained at 4.8%.
1 min
All Set To Boost Household Sentiments
The last budget laid out a framework for a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25, and Budget 2020 builds on this with great acumen.
2 mins
Clarification on Ulips cap gain tax
LTCG
1 min
TDS, TCS rates rationalised, new norms mooted
IN a significant step to simplify the tax regime and also to reduce compliance burden, the government has announced to reduce the number of TDS (tax deducted at source) rates.
2 mins
Exemptions for Life-Saving Drugs, Critical Minerals
Customs Duty
1 min
Tax benefits for NPS Vatsalya subscribers
FINANCE minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that NPS Vatsalya subscribers will receive the same tax benefits under Section 80CCD(1B) as regular NPS subscribers for their contribution, provided they opt in to remain under old income tax regime and not in the new regime, which does not allow any deductions but offers a higher tax-free income level.
1 min
₹10K cr fund will give fillip to startup eco
NEXT GEN
1 min
UDAN scheme to connect 120 new destinations
Transformative shift
2 mins
Investment, Turnover Limit for MSMEs Up
In a bid to support Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced increases in the investment and turnover limits for MSME classification, raising them by 2.5 and 2 times, respectively.
1 min
Allocation Stands at ₹574 Cr, Census & NPR Unlikely to Begin in '25
A meagre allocation of ₹574.80 crore under the Union budget for Census, Survey and Registrar General India indicated that the delayed decadal head count exercise in the country may not be carried out this year too.
1 min
Living texts of new voices, lingering memories and old wounds at lit fest
A narrative from Kashmir to Los Angeles
2 mins
Def gets ₹6.8L cr, enhanced by ₹59.6 cr
Seven public enterprises, corporatised from Ordnance Factory Board, allocated a total of ₹1,494 crore this fiscal
1 min
Truck with 150 gas cylinders catches fire in UP
A massive fire broke out in a truck loaded with around 150 gas cylinders leading to a series of blasts for about half an hour in UP's Ghaziabad district on Saturday.
1 min
Dhami Likely to Rejig Cabinet After Civic Body Polls in Uttarakhand
DESPITE winning 10 out of 11 mayoral positions in Uttarakhand's municipal corporations, the BJP is facing growing concerns over its weak performance in key ministerial and legislative areas.
1 min
On fast track: Fillip to infra, 200 new Vande Bharat trains
THE Union Budget for 2025-26 on Saturday made significant provisions for the rail sector, with the government planning to introduce 200 new Vande Bharat trains, including both sleeper and chair versions, along with 100 Amrit Bharat and 50 Namo Bharat train sets, besides numerous projects and infrastructure development.
1 min
8 Naxals gunned down in C'garh's Bijapur encounter
EIGHT cadres of the banned outfit CPI (Maoist) were killed in an intense gun battle with the security forces in the Bijapur district, about 400 km south of Raipur, on Saturday.
1 min
Look Northeast: Assam to get urea plant, CMs of seven states elated
The Chief Ministers of the states in the Northeast and industry bodies hailed the Union Budget, 2024.
1 min
Won't Accept Gaza Residents: Arab Nations
Reject Trump's plan to relocate residents of war-torn territory to Egypt and Jordan
2 mins
6 Dead in Second US Plane Crash
A medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff on Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes.
1 min
Italy forced to take back 43 migrants as court blocks their expulsion
AN Italian navy ship on Saturday took migrants to Italy from asylum processing centres in Albania following a court decision in Rome.
1 min
3 Israelis, 183 Palestinian prisoners freed in fourth swap after truce
HAMAS militants freed three male hostages held for more than a year in the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails in the fourth such exchange of a ceasefire deal that has halted 15 months of intense fighting.
1 min
Harris Gets Top Billing at Chennai Open
THE Chennai Open ATP Challenger 100 Men's International Tennis Championship 2025 will be organized by the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association from February 2 to 9 at the SDAT Tennis Stadium, Nungambakkam, Chennai.
1 min
Ramkumar and Mukund put India in command
INDIA made a strong start to their Davis Cup 2025 campaign on Saturday, taking a 2-0 lead over Togo on the opening day of the World Group I Playoffs at the DLTA Complex.
1 min
Salah Scores Double as Liverpool Extend Lead in EPL
MOHAMED Salah's controversial penalty put Liverpool on course for a 2-0 win at Bournemouth as the Premier League leaders moved nine points clear on Saturday.
1 min
Punjab's Arjun and Ojasvi take spotlight
Punjab's Arjun Babuta & Ojasvi Thakur won the 10 air rifle mixed team gold
1 min
Lifetime achievement award for Sachin
FORMER India captain and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was honoured with the Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award at the BCCI annual awards in Mumbai on Saturday.
1 min
Between Nature and Humanity
The fearlessness that reflects in artist GR Iranna's experimental mediums creates a deep aesthetic which elevates the canvas into a third dimension
2 mins
Wake Up to the Importance of AI in Education
For a couple of years or so the brouhaha about AI has been on us. The one worry that consistently nags me is the lack of readiness in terms of expertise and acceptance in terms of use of AI in education in my country.
2 mins
Increasing Man-animal Conflict is a Sign of Disasters Waiting to Happen
Acute Angle
4 mins
The Secret Sauce to Lasting Friendships
In the first week of January, I received an unexpected phone call from a cherished family friend, someone I hadn't met in 17 long years.
1 min
Eating with Eyes Wide Shut
Find yourself gaining weight and feeling excessively full in the mornings for no explicable reason? You may be suffering from sleep-related eating disorder
2 mins
Battles, Imagination and a Little History
The Cholas held power over a large geography, spanning the Lakshadweep in the west to Malaysia in the east
2 mins
A Heady Mix of Ambition and Academia
The narrative explores the venerable institution and walks the precipice between aspiration and necessity
2 mins
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