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Mental health, affordable cancer treatment top focus
THE health sector received a 7% hike in the Union Budget 2026, with a major push to mental health, making cancer and rare disease treatment more affordable, and taking initiatives to develop India as a global biopharma manufacturing hub.
2 min |
February 02, 2026
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15% rise to keep borders safe, secure
THE Centre has allocated ₹7.85 lakh crore for defence in the Union Budget, marking a 15% jump from ₹6.81 lakh crore last year, even as defence spending remains at 1.9% of the 2026 GDP.
2 min |
February 02, 2026
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THE SPECIALISTS: GAMECHANGERS
Over the years, throwdown specialists have become an integral part of cricketing ecosystem. Gomesh S takes a deep dive into understanding their significance, the challenges they face, and whether it has become a viable career option
6 min |
February 02, 2026
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CM: No word on irrigation, Metro... it's injustice to us
CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the Union Budget is disappointing, vision-less and nothing but a statement of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
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Govt will borrow ₹17.2L cr, fiscal deficit target at 4.3%
PUTTING fiscal consolidation onto a slow lane, targeting only a 10 bps reduction from the current year to 4.3% of GDP, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday in Union Budget pushed for more market borrowings at ₹17.2 lakh crore as she increased the capital expenditure allocation to 12.21 lakh crore for the next fiscal.
2 min |
February 02, 2026
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7 MORE HIGH-SPEED CORRIDORS IN ₹2.77L CR PUSH TO RAILWAYS
THE Ministry of Railways, which has launched a range of high-budget development projects in rail services and infrastructure over the past decade, received an allocation nearly 10.25% higher than the previous year in the Union Budget presented on Sunday.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
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Over ₹95K cr for G RAM G kept in Budget
AS the VB-G RAM G scheme is yet to be implemented, the Centre has allocated ₹95,692.31 crore for it, while an allocation of ₹30,000 crore has been made for the MGNREGA, though Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not mention a single word on the scheme in her 90-minute speech.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
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Relief as govt U-turn on buyback tax
BUYBACK TAX
2 min |
February 02, 2026
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'Highway of immense opportunities'
YUVA SHAKTI
2 min |
February 02, 2026
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T20 WC: Pak govt disallows team to play India
THE Pakistan government has said that its cricket team will not take the field for the upcoming T20 World Cup game against India in Colombo on February 15.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
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Buffer to Trump tariff & global trade shocks
SHOT IN THE ARM
1 min |
February 02, 2026
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Top court to hear petition of Wangchuk’s wife today on continued detention
THE Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo the wife of jailed popular climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his detention under the National Security Act (NSA).
1 min |
February 02, 2026
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Customs duty tweaked to reduce manufacturing costs
INDIRECT TAX
2 min |
February 02, 2026
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Stormy session awaits J&K, Budget on Feb 6
THE nearly month-long budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, which is likely to be stormy, will begin on Monday.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
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₹3.5L cr outlay as Bihar session to begin today
THE budget session of the Bihar Assembly will begin on Monday with the opposition gearing up to corner the ruling party over various issues, including the suspected rape-death of a NEET aspirant in the state capital.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
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CAPEX UP 9% AT ₹12.2L CR, EXPERTS SAY EXECUTION A CHALLENGE
THE Union Budget has pegged capex at %12.2 lakh crore for 2026-27, up from 211 lakh crore announced for 2025-26.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
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Deadliest yet overlooked: Snakebite kills one in every 5 minutes globally
SNAKEBITE envenoming (SBE) kills one person every five minutes globally, despite being both preventable and treatable, said a global report.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
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Overhaul of TCS, TDS announced
THE Union Budget 2026-27 announced a broad rationalisation of tax collected at source (TCS) andtax deducted at source (TDS), to ease cash-flow pressures and further reduce compliance complexity for taxpayers.
1 min |
February 02, 2026
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UNEVEN PITCH FOR LESSER MORTALS
Ground staff are lowest paid while scorers next in line with their annual income depending on number of days they work. Firoz Mirza speaks with those who are forgotten in the ecosystem
5 min |
February 01, 2026
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FOR CONSISTENCY AND CALCULATED RISKS
THE 2026-27 budget is being presented at a time of rare macroeconomic stability in Indiastrong growth with low inflation.
4 min |
February 01, 2026
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A Site of Syncretic Histories
When my young, beautiful, and talented dancer friend, Arupa Lahiry, the Regional Director of IGNCA, invited me to the e Champaner-Pavagadh Heritage Festival 2025, I was over the moon.
2 min |
February 01, 2026
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Not Just the Little Black Dress
Bold, confident alternatives are the answer as designers and stylists suggest ways to embark on a refreshing evening dressing route and avoid the cliches
2 min |
February 01, 2026
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Renault wants India among its top five markets in world
FRENCH carmaker Renault aims to rank India among its top five global markets, ramping up its presence in the world’s third-largest passenger vehicle (PV) market with fresh models.
1 min |
February 01, 2026
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Shah slams TMC, vows jail for corrupt
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday attacked the Trinamool Congress in poll-bound West Bengal, alleging that no other administration in the country was as corrupt as the Mamata Banerjee-led regime and asserting that BJP would jail corrupt leaders if voted to power.
1 min |
February 01, 2026
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An Alternative Rebellion
We grew up hearing stories of the quest for an independent India, of the atrocities of the Raj, the crack of the lathis on protestors’ backs, the arrests, the hunger strikes, and the stubborn courage of our forefathers who fought so we could govern ourselves and live in peace.
2 min |
February 01, 2026
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A Singer Knows When to Leave, an Industry Doesn’t Know to Stop
Arijit Singh’s retirement exposes the deepest contradiction of contemporary Bollywood. It isn’t a career decision; instead it is a moral reckoning. In stepping away, he exposes Bollywood's deepest failure: one man knew when to stop when an entire industry refuses to stop. But his listeners stayed because he dominated not through popularity but emotional credibility
3 min |
February 01, 2026
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Breaking the Ice
Rapid Himalayan glacier melt is enlarging unstable moraine lakes that could burst during extreme rain or earthquakes
1 min |
February 01, 2026
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Ailing Wangchuk taken to AIIMS, released later
ACTIVIST Sonam Wangchuk was taken to AIIMS-Jodhpur for a medical examination following directions from the Supreme Court after his health deteriorated while in judicial custody.
1 min |
February 01, 2026
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Over 13L visitors in Parliament in 10 years: Data
THE new and old parliament buildings of India have emerged as some of the most preferred destinations for visitors of all ages.
1 min |
February 01, 2026
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A Morning Pilgrimage
Stairs leading to Nagi Gompa
2 min |