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The Centre’s fiscal deficit stood at Rs 9.8 lakh crore at the end of January, accounting for 63 per cent of the full-year Budget target for 2025-26, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), PTI reported.The deficit level was lower compared with 74.5 per cent of the annual target recorded during…
When it comes to chasing success with films, Hollywood loves playing it safe these days. Franchise after franchise, recycled plots, everything feels a bit predictable. However, amongst all those formulaic movies, there is this wild, offbeat comedy starring Daniel Radcliffe and Woody Harrelson that’s quietly grabbing attention once again, despite it not being a brand…
Arjun Rampal has been earning praise for his portrayal of Major Iqbal, an ISI officer, in Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, also starring R Madhavan, Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi. Arjun has been in the news also for his recent comments during an awards show. For those not in the know, Rampal…
Senior officials of the defence ministry and PSU BEL ink the mountain radar deal in New Delhi on Tuesday NEW DELHI: The defence ministry has inked a major capital acquisition contract with PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the procurement of two mountain radars, including associated equipment and infrastructure, for the Indian Air Force, at…
The moment FA9LA kicked in during Akshaye Khanna’s chilling entry in Dhurandhar, it stopped being just background music and became part of the character’s identity. The track rapidly crossed over from theatres to timelines, fuelling reels, reactions and viral dance videos — and in the process introducing Indian audiences to Bahrain-based singer-producer Flipperachi, aka Hussam…
On New Year’s Eve, more than 200,000 gig workers took to the streets across India to protest “10-minute delivery” promises, which the union labour ministry recently decried as responsible for unsafe and injurious driving practices. Major platforms subsequently rolled back explicit “10-minute” language from their apps and marketing, but the underlying competitive pressures remain unchanged….
DEO Alipurduar handed over the hard copies of the voter lists to the representatives of the recognized political parties at Alipurduar district, West Bengal today. (Image/ X) KOLKATA: The Election Commission (EC) has begun publishing the updated electoral rolls in West Bengal following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with early figures from Bankura district showing…
Union Budget 2026: Higher Education Allocation Rises To Rs 78,496 Crore Higher education allocations in the Union Budget 2026–27 rise in step with the broader expansion of the Ministry of Education’s spending envelope. This year, the Ministry has been allocated Rs 1,39,289.38 crore, up from Rs 1,28,650 crore in 2025–26, reflecting an increase of 8.27…
A new bill has been introduced in the US Congress that seeks to terminate the H-1B visa programme, in a move that comes amid a wider political push on immigration policy in the United States. Republican Representative Greg Steube of Florida has unveiled the Ending Exploitative Imported Labour Exemptions (EXILE) Act, which, if passed, would…
Lawmakers Approve HB 490, Sparking Debate Over Academic Freedom in Kentucky Kentucky’s Senate on Friday passed HB 490, a controversial bill that would give public college governing boards the authority to terminate faculty members for broadly defined financial reasons, including low enrollment in programs or majors and “misalignment of revenue and costs,” according to reporting…
