New Delhi, 2/2: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday confronted police personnel deployed outside the Banga Bhawan in Delhi and alleged harassment of the families affected by the SIR exercise in her state. Police said security arrangements in the area have been stepped up after the incident.
New Delhi, 2/2: At the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, the Dalai Lama made history by winning his first Grammy Award for Best Audiobook, Narration, and Storytelling Recording. The win came as part of an evening full of achievements across 95 categories. The spiritual leaderjoined K-pop and Steven Spielberg as first-time winners. Grammy was for his…
New Delhi, 2/2:With the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) adamant on forfeiting their ICC T20 World Cup fixture against India, the game’s global governing body has literally urged them to consider the long-term repercussions of its decision and “explore a mutually acceptable resolution. It is worth mentioning that while the Pakistan government granted permission for its…
Bengaluru, 1/2: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday said that there was no benefit for the state from the union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament. He, however, said that he is yet to go through the budget in detail. “There is no benefit for our state from…
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…
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…
New York, 1/2: US President Donald Trump has claimed that India will be purchasing oil from Venezuela instead of Iran. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One while flying to Palm Beach in Florida on Saturday, Trump made the remarks while responding to a question on whether China would recover money it had lent to…
Melbourne, 1/2:With Rafael Nadal watching from the stands, Carlos Alcaraz created history by becoming the youngest ATP player to complete the Career Grand Slam in the Open Era on Sunday (February 1). Incidentally, the 22-year-old beat Nadal’s own record and it was quite befitting that the Spaniard was inside Rod Laver Arena to watch two…
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…
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…
