Shashi Tharoor (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday dismissed speculation of a rift within the party, asserting that he is on the same page with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. The statement comes after a recent closed-door meeting with the party’s top leadership.Referring to…
UCO Bank SO recruitment 2026-27: UCO Bank has already started the online registration process for the recruitment of Specialist Officers (SO) and Generalist Officers for the 2026-27 recruitment cycle. The registration window is set to close tomorrow, February 2, 2026. As per the official notification, a total of 173 vacancies will be filled through this…
HYDERABAD: In yet another incident of stray dog killings in Telangana, nearly 100 canines were allegedly “poisoned to death” in Jagtial district on Sunday, police said.With the latest incident, the reported toll of stray dog touched 1,300, animal rights activists claimed.An FIR was registered in connection with the fresh incident that allegedly occurred at Abbapur…
JEE Main session 2: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has started the online registration process for Joint Entrance Examination (Main) 2026 Session 2. As per the official public notice issued on February 1, 2026, eligible candidates can apply online through the official website at jeemain.nta.nic.in.Candidates must note that the application process is completely online. Applications…
LUCKNOW: The Union Budget 2026-27 on Sunday drew mixed reactions from the top echelons of Uttar Pradesh politics, with chief minister Yogi Adityanath terming it a welfare-oriented blueprint for building a ‘Viksit Bharat’, and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav rebuking it as an “invisible ledger” of the BJP’s corruption.In a post on X in Hindi,…
The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, presented the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament today with education placed firmly inside the employment conversation. It was not framed around as a standalone social sector, but as a feeder system for services, health, tourism and technology.The Ministry of Education has been allocated ₹1,39,285.95 crore…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman may not have opened the purse strings for poll-bound states in Union Budget 2026 but she made them a part of many ambitious development initiatives like the rare earth corridor, dedicated freight passage and the proposed high-speed rail networks.Assembly elections are scheduled in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam…
Budget 2026 sharpens focus on Kendriya and Navodaya Vidyalayas as school education gets fresh funding push. India’s Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (NV) two central schools systems have again been given new priorities in the Union Budget 2026-27 with increased funds being given to improve access to these schools, infrastructure, and day-to-day running…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Union Budget 2026–27 as “historic”, saying it lays out a clear roadmap towards a Viksit Bharat by 2047 and gives fresh momentum to India’s reform push. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget for a record ninth consecutive time, raising capital expenditure to Rs 12.2 lakh crore, with…
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday delivered a 1 hour 25 minute presentation of the Union Budget 2026-27, marking her record ninth consecutive budget. She made several major announcements covering income tax, defence, railways, MSMEs, healthcare, and more.The budget was hailed as “historic” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…
