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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for the financial year 2026–27 in Parliament on Sunday, February 1. This will be the first time the annual budget will be tabled on a Sunday.Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla confirmed the date last month. This will be Sitharaman’s eighth Budget presentation in Parliament, making her...

Image credit: IANS NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav met West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday and lauded the Trinamool Congress chief countering the Bharatiya Janata Party’s “onslaught” in the country. He added that he would extend his support to Mamata in her “fight to save democracy”. Speaking on the Enforcement...

India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha (AP Photo) Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has launched a strong attack on the growing influence of politics in cricket, warning that it is damaging not just the sport but humanity itself. Speaking to ANI, Mushtaq underlined that cricket’s true purpose is to unite people, not...

Uttar Pradesh GST Deputy Commissioner in Ayodhya, Prashant Kumar Singh, has resigned citing moral reasons and support for CM Yogi Adityanath AYODHYA: Prashant Kumar Singh, deputy commissioner of the Uttar Pradesh GST department posted in Ayodhya, has resigned from service, citing moral reasons and expressing support for chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-127615041,imgsize-565142,width-400,resizemode-4/rijiju.jpg" alt="‘Can’t reverse gear’: Kiren Rijiju rules out discussion of VB–G RAM G law after all-party meet" title=" Kiren Rijiju (ANI image) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Kiren Rijiju (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Union minister of parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday made it clear that the government will not roll back the newly introduced VB–GRAM–G...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, welcomes European Council President Antonio Costa, left and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen before their meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. NEW DELHI: India and the European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA), earlier described by European Commission president Ursula...

Infosys has reportedly tightened its work-from-home (WFH) policy. The company is adding new conditions for employees to claim extra WFH days, a report claims. This move comes after rival software companies, including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Wipro, tightened their WFH policies.According to a report by The Economic Times, the Bengaluru-based company has capped extra...

Image credit: AFP NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is revisiting its media accreditation process for Bangladeshi journalists seeking to cover the T20 World Cup in India, following Bangladesh’s decision to withdraw from the tournament citing security concerns in the neighbouring country. The ICC has begun modifying the application procedure, even as several Bangladeshi...

BENGALURU: India was to ring in its 2026 space calendar with a launch that quietly captured the direction the sector is now taking. The PSLV-C62, carrying a clear private sector imprint, however, failed on Jan 12. Notwithstanding that setback, 2026 is still shaping up as the year when India’s private sector can show results in...

The idea of dark matter has existed for decades, mostly as a necessary explanation rather than something clearly seen. New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope are adding texture to that idea, without resolving it completely. Scientists working with Webb data have produced a detailed map showing where dark matter appears to sit in...