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Pakistan to boycott T20 World Cup game against India

Islamabad, 1/2: Pakistan on Sunday announced that it would boycott games against India in the upcoming T20 World Cup. However, the Pakistani government clarified that the team would participate in the tournament. The boycott announcement came after ICC replaced Bangladesh with Scotland, rejecting the former’s demand of shifting its matches from India to Sri Lanka…

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Union Budget 2026 | India lowers import barriers, custom duty to counter Trump’s tariffs

New Delhi, 1/2: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a series of customs duty-related restructuring, including cutting taxes on all dutiable goods imported for personal use from 20 per cent to 10 per cent and allowing duty-free imports of raw material. In the Union Budget 2026-27, Sitharaman also announced to extend the existing…

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Nirmala Sitharaman dons Kanjeevaram silk saree from Tamil Nadu for her 9th budget

New Delhi, 1/2:  With Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman all set to present her ninth consecutive budget at 11 am in Lok Sabha today, all are eagerly awaiting for the government’s revenue projections and fiscal policies for the FY26-27. However, it is not only the economic outlook of the country but also Sitharaman’s attire on budget…

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Union Budget 2026: Making new records & surpassing old ones: Nirmala Sitharaman presents 9th budget in Parliament

New Delhi, 1/2: Presented on Sunday for the first time and prepared in a new office but printed in the press in the old office, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman created Parliamentary records when she presented her ninth consecutive budget Nirmala, India’s only second woman Finance Minister after Indira Gandhi, had presented the budgets on Saturday…

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Over creamy chicken, Europe’s leaders try to reduce dependence on Trump

London, 31/1: After President Donald Trump shocked the world last week by threatening Europe with economic pain, humiliating its politicians and excoriating their values, leaders from across the Continent wrestled with the fallout the next day at an emergency dinner meeting in Brussels. The dishes were neat and traditional — chicken supreme, a classic French…

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Will carry forward legacy, ideals of Ajit Pawar, says newly-appointed Maharashtra Dy CM Sunetra Pawar

Mumbai: NCP’s Sunetra Pawar was appointed as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister on Saturday – the first woman to hold the position since the formation of the state 66 years ago. After assuming the charge, she expressed her feelings on social media, saying she would carry forward the legacy and ideals of her late husband Ajit…

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