New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Monday confirmed that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026-27 February 1, which happens to be a Sunday. The Finance Minister will begin the presentation of the Budget at 11 a.m. in the lower house...
New Delhi: Reiterating their support for the conclusion of the India–EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), India and Germany Monday signed a slew of agreements across sectors such as trade, technology, health and renewable energy. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the two sides concluded...
New Delhi: Former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar was admitted to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here Monday after he fell unconscious twice January 10, officials said. Dhankhar, 74, will undergo an MRI, the officials said. On January 10, he had "two bouts of...
Sriharikota: ISRO's PSLV-C62 rocket carrying 16 satellites, including a foreign Earth Observation satellite, encountered an anomaly, the space agency saidMonday, signalling the failure of the mission. Disturbances in the rocket and later deviation from the flight path were observed when strap-on motors were providing thrust...
New Delhi: Retail inflation rose to a three-month high of 1.33 per cent in December 2025 mainly due to higher prices of kitchen essentials, including vegetables and protein-rich items. The inflation was at 0.71 per cent in November. The previous high was 1.44 per cent...
Jammu: Multiple Pakistani drones were successfully tackled by the Army in Jammu and Kashmir’s border areas, both at the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border. Officials said that the Army late Sunday evening engaged Pakistani drones with firing after sighting them along the...
New Delhi: TVK chief and actor Vijay appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday for questioning in connection with the Karur stampede case, officials said. The Tamil superstar reached the CBI headquarters here and was taken to the team investigating the stampede, which...
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday inaugurated the International Kite Festival-2026 at Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad and later enjoyed kite flying with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. After paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at the Sabarmati Ashram, PM Modi and Chancellor Merz went to the Sabarmati...
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): ISRO's PSLV-C62, carrying an Earth Observation satellite and several commercial payloads, encountered "an anomaly during the third stage of the flight", space agency chairman V Narayanan said Monday. The 44.4 metre tall four-stage rocket lifted off as scheduled at 10.18 am from...
Los Angeles: Paul Thomas Anderson's ragtag revolutionary saga One Battle After Another took top honours at Sunday's 83rd Golden Globes in the comedy category, while Chloe Zhao's Shakespeare drama Hamnet upset Sinners to win best film, drama. One Battle After Another won best film, comedy,...
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