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Union Budget aimed at economic betrayal of Bengal, says Trinamool Congress

Union Budget aimed at economic betrayal of Bengal, says Trinamool Congress

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee. File | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Highlighting that not a single meaningful financial allocation had been made to West Bengal in the Union Budget 2025-25 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership on Saturday (Saturday 1, 2024) said that the Budget was nothing short of an

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Adani’s Colombo Port Terminal Proceeds Despite International Challenges

Adani’s Colombo Port Terminal Proceeds Despite International Challenges

Adani Group’s Colombo Port West Container Terminal, set for February launch, emerges as the company’s sole advancing international project.  | Photo Credit: Thilina Kaluthotage/Bloomberg For the Adani Group, there is one major good news from abroad, after the string of bad news beginning with the 2023 Hindenburg Report on Adani’s round tripping of capital, and

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India’s Budget 2025-26: Key Announcements, Tax Cuts, and Political Reactions

India’s Budget 2025-26: Key Announcements, Tax Cuts, and Political Reactions

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2025-26 attempts to balance economic priorities with electoral considerations. While it seeks to boost agriculture, infrastructure, and employment, critics argue that the allocations appear politically motivated, particularly with Bihar receiving substantial benefits ahead of election. Agriculture takes centrestage, with an increased Rs.7 lakh cap on the subsidised Kisan Credit Card

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‘Band-aid for bullets,’ Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt over Budget 2025, netizens hit back, ‘kuchh to sharam kar’

‘Band-aid for bullets,’ Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt over Budget 2025, netizens hit back, ‘kuchh to sharam kar’

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit back the Centre on Saturday over Budget 2025 noting that the ‘government is bankrupt of ideas’ Commenting on the Budget 2025, which was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, he posted on X, “A band-aid for bullet wounds!” “Amid global uncertainty, solving our economic crisis demanded a paradigm shift. But

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India Budget 2025-26: Full Details of Major Policy Changes and Allocations

India Budget 2025-26: Full Details of Major Policy Changes and Allocations

The 2025-26 Union Budget introduces what the government calls reforms across agriculture, healthcare, technology and infrastructure sectors with a Rs.1.5 lakh crore state funding package. | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025-26, outlining what she called a roadmap for economic growth, social welfare, and technological advancement. With a strong

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Archegos CFO Gets Eight Years in Prison for Defrauding Banks

NYC Slams Uber, Lyft for ‘Disinformation’ on Driver Pay Hike

(Bloomberg) — New York City’s rideshare regulator said Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are “spreading disinformation” in emails sent to drivers and riders about proposed rules that would give drivers a roughly 6% pay hike. NYC’s Taxi and Limousine Commission, or TLC, which regulates yellow cabs and rideshare vehicles, rebuked the companies in messages

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Now Centre plans to draft in religious leaders and community influencers for TB elimination

Now Centre plans to draft in religious leaders and community influencers for TB elimination

New Delhi: The health ministry has asked all other ministries and departments to rope in religious leaders and community influencers to sensitize people during upcoming religious festivals about the need to eliminate tuberculosis this year itself. In a communication reviewed by Mint, the ministry refers to its plan to focus on 38 tribal districts, 27

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Economic Survey spotlights Tamil Nadu’s efforts to foster footwear manufacturing and education at the doorstep

Economic Survey spotlights Tamil Nadu’s efforts to foster footwear manufacturing and education at the doorstep

The Economic Survey describes Illam  Thedi Kalvi as an innovation in public education. The scheme was launched to bridge the gap in education caused by the  COVID-19 pandemic and the digital divide. The initiative focuses on education through physical methods, it says. The Economic Survey 2024-25, tabled in Parliament on Friday by Union Finance Minister Nirmala

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Childhood cancer registry’s first report released, 241 cases identified in 2022

Childhood cancer registry’s first report released, 241 cases identified in 2022

The Chennai Population-Based Childhood Cancer Registry (PBCCR) has found that the median time from the onset of symptoms to cancer diagnosis was 12.5 days, and the median time from diagnosis to the start of treatment was two days, indicating a rapid diagnosis and early treatment. The Chennai PBCCR, the country’s first dedicated childhood cancer registry,

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Why Atomic Power Fails as a Climate Solution – Data, Costs, and Industry Myths Debunked

Why Atomic Power Fails as a Climate Solution – Data, Costs, and Industry Myths Debunked

Thirteen years after his path-breaking book The Power of Promise: Examining Nuclear Energy in India comes Professor M.V. Ramana’s most recent offering, candidly titled Nuclear is Not the Solution: The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change. While the earlier book explored the ambitious claims of India’s energy programme, the current book

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