Politics
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Govt sees people of Bengal as Bangladeshis: TMC on Union Budget 2026
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday, February 1, accused the Centre of branding people of West Bengal as “Bangladeshis” and lambasted the finance minister for not mentioning…
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Union Budget allocates Rs 6,000 crore for Census 2027
New Delhi: The Union Budget on Sunday, February 1, allocated Rs 6,000 crore for Census 2027, with the 16th edition of the mega population head count slated to begin on April 1…
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BJP hails Budget 2026 as historic, Congress calls it ‘lacklustre’
The Union Budget 2026-27 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1, received mixed reactions, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) describing it as a “highway of opportunities” and…
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Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas: Budget 2026 prioritises people’s development
The Union Budget 2026-27, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1, in the Parliament, places a strong emphasis on people-centric development. In her speech, the Finance Minister said that…
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Poll-bound Bengal in Budget 2026 spotlight
Kolkata: With West Bengal bracing for a fiercely contested assembly election in the coming months, the Union Budget presented on Sunday has unmistakably slipped into campaign territory, rolling out high-visibility infrastructure proposals…
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Pollution now a national health emergency, govt must act: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday, February 1 said pollution is no longer just an environmental issue but a national health emergency, and asserted that Parliament must discuss it as…
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Sunetra Pawar took oath without Sharad Pawar’s knowledge: NCP (SP)
Mumbai: NCP (SP) Maharashtra President Shashikant Shinde has claimed his party chief Sharad Pawar and other leaders had no prior knowledge about NCP leader Sunetra Pawar’s swearing-in as the state’s Deputy Chief…
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BRS MLAs defection case: Danam Nagendar’s hearing deferred to Feb 18
Hyderabad: Telangana Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Friday, January 30, deferred the disqualification hearing of Khairtabad MLA Danam Nagendar to February 18 after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Alleti Maheshwar Reddy asked…
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Phone tapping case: KCR agrees to appear for questioning at Banjara Hills
Hyderabad: Former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR), on Saturday, January 31, agreed for questioning with regard to the phone tapping case at 3:00 pm on February 1, at his Banjara…
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Ex-YSRCP MLA claims TDP workers attempted to murder him
Guntur: Former Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) minister Ambati Rambabu was reportedly attacked at his house by a large group of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) workers, with some attacking his house…
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Asaduddin Owaisi begins municipal election campaign from Tandur
Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president, Asaduddin Owaisi, started his campaign for the municipal elections from Tandur of Vikarabad district in Telangana, on Saturday, January 31. Accompanied by Bahadurpura MLA,…
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Sharad Pawar denies knowledge of Sunetra’s Dy CM swearing-in
Baramati: Amid reports that Sunetra Pawar, wife of Ajit Pawar, will be sworn in as the Maharashtra deputy chief minister, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday, January 31, distanced himself from…
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Amit Shah to address BJP workers’ meeting in West Bengal
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal, is scheduled to address a workers’ meeting and hold an organisational meet in the southern and northern…
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Sunetra Pawar set to become Maharashtra’s first woman Dy CM
Mumbai: Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar, who is all set to be sworn in as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister replacing her deceased husband and NCP chief Ajit Pawar in the state cabinet,…
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Padi Kaushik Reddy lands in trouble after communal remark against Karimnagar CP
Hyderabad: Huzurabad MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy issued an apology on Friday, January 30, after the Telangana IAS Officers’ Institute condemned his communal statements against Karimnagar Commissioner of Police, Gaush Alam. Reddy had gotten…
