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Union Budget will be tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2026

According to initial reports, four rounds were fired at the building by unidentified persons, the official said, adding that there were no report of injuries to anybody

The government, he said, has been "very conscious" of the importance of the MSMEs

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Observing that bigger operations signify a bigger footprint, the top court said a larger scale often means more resource use, more emissions and more waste, leading to more environmental stress

Slovakia PM accepts the resignation of Miroslav Lajcak, former UNGA president; British PM suggests Prince Andrew should tell American investigators whatever he knows about Epstein’s activities

The move comes almost one month after a military action ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump removed the South American country’s then-leader Nicolás Maduro from office

“Contrary to the hype of the contrived media war, structural arrangements for negotiations are progressing,” said Ali Larijani, head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council

The Supreme Court directs jail authorities to arrange specialist treatment after his counsel flags persistent stomach pain due to the water quality in jail

Aligned with the vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India’, the ICG is steadily moving towards self-reliance through the induction of indigenously-built ships, aircraft, helicopters, and advanced surveillance systems, while simultaneously prioritising infrastructure development and personnel welfare, the ICG said in a statement

Devika Sihag registered a 22-20, 21-13 win over Huang Yu-Hsun in the women’s singles semifinal

Anahat Singh fought her way back into the contest, overturning a 6-5 deficit in both the third and fourth games, to edge out the Egyptian Sana Ibrahim 8-11 8-11 11-7 11-8 11-7 in the PSA Bronze-level event

India’s Ketan Chawla began his Asian Snooker Championships campaign with a gritty 4-2 win over Mohanna Alobaidli in his opening Group ‘B’ match

Pearl Fernandes (49’) scored the only goal of the game right after the resumption in the second half