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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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Ajit Pawar’s wife sworn in as Maharashtra’s first woman Deputy Chief Minister

Sunetra Pawar on Saturday took oath as the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, marking a historic moment in the state’s political journey. Affectionately known as ‘Vahini’, she assumed office following the tragic death of her husband and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on Wednesday morning Ahead of the oath-taking…

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Odisha: Woman tourist, son drown while bathing in Puri sea

Bhubaneswar: A woman tourist and her son drowned while bathing in the sea in Odisha’s Puri town today. The deceased have been identified as Kusum Gupta and her son Ankit of Ranchi in neighbouring Jharkhand.As per reports, the incident took place while the mother-son duo along with other members of their family were taking bath in the sea…

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Odisha Cabinet approves 12 proposals, Kalyani Group’s Integrated New-Age Manufacturing Complex to come up in Dhenkanal district

Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Cabinet on Saturday approved 12 important proposals. Accordingly, another Integrated Automotive, Aerospace and Defence Equipment-components manufacturing complex by Kalyani Group will come up in Odisha under special provisions of IPR 2022.Apart from the specialty steel project of Kalyani Steel, the new integrated complex will also include super alloy project of Saarloha Advanced Materials…

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BADACHANA BLOCK VETERINARY OFFICE STAFFER NABBED BY ODISHA VIGILANCE WHILE TAKING BRIBE RS 30,000/- FOR RELEASE OF SUBSIDY AMOUNT UNDER POULTRY FARMING SCHEME.

Today i.e on 31.01.2026, a short while ago, Sri Subhasis Samal, Programme Assistant, O/o-Block Veterinary Officer, Badachana, Dist.-Jajpur has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and taking bribe Rs.30,000/- from a beneficiary under poultry farming scheme for release of first phase subsidy amount Rs.2,16,000/-and for further verification for release of second phase subsidy relating…

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