Month: February 2026

The decision comes as Apple ​has been growing in India as it diversifies beyond China. File | Photo Credit: AP The Union government on Sunday (February 1, 2026) ​handed a…

As West Bengal braces for a fiercely contested Assembly election, the Union Budget presented on Sunday (February 1, 2026) has unmistakably strayed into campaign territory, rolling out high-visibility infrastructure proposals…

Iran’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran considers as “terrorist groups” the armies of EU countries ‍that listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the…

Image for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Budget 2026-27 has simplified customs regime by rationalising exemptions, waiving customs duty on 17 cancer drugs, while easing…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, before presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 on Sunday. | Photo Credit: PTI The ‘Sunday Budget’ presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was largely disappointing for…

The body of an unidentified man was recovered from the Porur Lake on Sunday (February 1, 2026) morning. A senior official from the city police said that on Saturday (January…

Image for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Budget 2026-27 has simplified customs regime by rationalising exemptions, waiving customs duty on 17 cancer drugs, while easing…

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has been allocated ₹4551.94 crore in the Union Budget, with a substantial amount marked for Prasar Bharati, India’s public broadcaster. | Photo Credit: V.V.Krishnan The…

With the current outdated definition of affordable housing, CREDAI said the affordable housing segment’s share could decline further from 18% to nearly 12% of total housing supply. Image used for…

People closely watching Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech at a television showroom in Mangaluru on February 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: H S Manjunath While the Union Budget…