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Pankaj Lochan Mohanty Chairman, ASSOCHAM Odisha State Development Council Pankaj Lochan Mohanty Chairman, ASSOCHAM Odisha State Development Council Union Budget 2026 powerfully reinforces Odisha Vision 2036 and India Vision 2047. The Rs 12,200cr transformation of National Waterways 5 and 64 will connect Angul Talcher with...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday said the government expects the fiscal deficit to be at 4.3 per cent of the GDP in 2026-27, lower than 4.4 per cent projected for the current financial year. In her 2026-27 Budget speech, Sitharaman also said the...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday said the target for capex will be raised to Rs 12.2 lakh crore for FY27 from Rs 11.2 lakh crore earmarked for the current fiscal year and announced a slew of measures to boost infrastructure in the country....

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2026–27, marking a historic moment as it is being delivered a Sunday for the first time in independent India’s history. This will be her ninth consecutive Budget, making her the first woman finance...

New Delhi: India Saturday strongly rejected a reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein, describing it as "little more than trashy ruminations by a convicted criminal" that deserves to be dismissed with the "utmost contempt". The latest files...

Mumbai: Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar was unanimously elected as the leader of the NCP legislature party in Maharashtra Saturday, three days after the death of her husband and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. She is set to take oath as the first woman Deputy...

New Delhi: India will host the 2nd India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (IAFMM) Saturday, in New Delhi, marking a significant step in strengthening ties between India and the Arab world. The high-level meeting will be co-chaired by India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and will...

New Delhi: Declaring the right to menstrual health as part of the right to life under the Constitution, the Supreme Court Friday directed all states and Union Territories to provide free oxo-biodegradable sanitary napkins to girl students and functional, gender-segregated toilets for all the students....

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday stayed the recent UGC Equity Regulations on preventing caste-based discrimination on campuses, observing they are prima facie vague and capable of misuse. The apex court orally observed that if it does not intervene in the matter, it will lead...

New Delhi: Nirmala Sitharaman is the first woman to present the Union Budget for the ninth consecutive time, making history in the country's Parliamentary history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday. Addressing the 2026 Budget Session in Parliament, PM Modi said that one-fourth of the...