After the presentation of the Union Budget in the Parliament on Monday, mixed reactions emerged from Bihar with the common people saying that there is no direct benefit for them. ....

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed the Centre for not providing cash transfers to the poor in the Union Budget, and said the Modi government was planning to give the country's assets to a few capitalists. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her marathon 110-minute Budget speech and also inquired about her health soon after she completed her presentation. ....

A major fire broke out at a private hospital in Odisha's Cuttack city on Monday but has been doused without any loss of life or injuries, officials said. ....

In a bizarre incident, two criminals sprayed a chemical, purportedly a sanitizer, on a woman and fled with her gold bangles. ....

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has termed the Union Budget as all inclusive and a major step towards 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'. ....

The recent municipal poll results in Rajasthan have set the alarm bells ringing for both the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP, ahead of the bypolls to be held on four Assembly seats. ....

Andhra Pradesh Endowments Minister Vellampalli Srinivas made a personal contribution of Rs 5,01,116 for the construction of Ram Mandir in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya. ....

The Class 12 examinations conducted by the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) started on Monday following strict security arrangements and Covid-19 protocols. A total of 1,473 examination centres have been set up across the state for conducting these exams. ....

Amid the 2020-21 Union Budget being presented on Monday, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav has taken a jibe at the Narendra Modi government by saying that the government must make provisions for the restoration of self-respect of farmers and workers, women and the youth and freedom of speech. ....

Punjab Congress MPs Jasbir Singh Gill and Gurjit Singh Aujla wore black gowns to protest against the contentious farm laws on Budget day and held up posters proclaiming 'I am also farmer' as the farmers' protests at the Delhi borders continued into February without any breakthrough. ....

Uttar Pradesh Police has issued notices to around 220 tractor owners in various districts. ....

Ahead of organisational polls in the party slated for May, the Delhi Congress has passed a resolution calling for Rahul Gandhi to be appointed party President. ....

The schedule for board examinations to be conducted by the Board of Secondary Education in Madhya Pradesh has been finally announced. The exams for high school students would start from April 30 while those for higher secondary schools would begin from May 1. ....

In his first remarks on the violence and vandalism on Republic Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the country was sad to "see the insult to the Tricolour". ....

The Delhi Police have registered an FIR against 'The Caravan' magazine for allegedly spreading false information that a farmer died in police firing at the ITO intersection on January 26 after the proposed tractor rally by the protesting farmers rally turned violent in the national capital on Republic Day. ....

Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to West Bengal may have been postponed, but his masterstroke sitting in New Delhi has once again taken Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by surprise. ....

The ruling Janata Dal-United in Bihar has slammed opposition RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav over the low turnout in the RJD's 'human chain' event held here on Saturday. ....

Martyrs' Day is observed every year on January 30 to mark the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. On this occasion, Kerala remembered Gandhi on his 73rd death anniversary on Saturday. He had paid five visits to the state and the first one was regarding his most cherished issue of 'Hindu-Muslim' unity. ....

During the all-party meeting in the Parliament on Saturday, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also present, Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay tore into the BJP, saying that several opposition parties boycotting President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the Parliament on Friday was a strong message to withdraw the three Central farm laws. ....