The North News New Delhi, February 2 The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a disproportionate assets case. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order while hearing Majithia’s plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order which denied him bail […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 2 The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL questioning the procedure to be adopted to record, classify and verify the caste data of citizens in the 2027 general census. The top court, however, asked the Centre and the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, […]
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The North News Dharamshala, February 2 Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday said his Grammy Award win was not a personal achievement but a recognition of a shared universal responsibility. The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, won his first Grammy in the category of best audio book, narration, and storytelling recording for his spoken-word […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 2 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday said the Union Budget reflects the spirit of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas and Antyodaya, asserting that it offers direct benefits to farmers, youth, women, MSMEs and the middle class. Highlighting the total budget outlay of Rs 53.5 lakh crore and capital […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, February 2 Expressing disappointment over the Union Budget 2026-27, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu described it as an anti-poor and anti-farmer budget and stated that it ignores interests of key sections of the society. Describing it as inequitable, the Chief Minister stated that Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has […]
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The North News Jalandhar, February 1 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the country is now working in a “mission mode” to realise Guru Ravidas’s vision of a society where nobody is deprived as he renamed the Adampur airport here after the revered saint. The prime minister also said the Union Budget 2026-27 laid […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 1 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented a Rs 53.47 lakh crore Budget for 2026-27, up 7.7 per cent from the current financial year ending March 31. As per the Revised Estimate, the size of the Budget for the current fiscal is Rs 49.64 lakh crore, lower from […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 1 India on Sunday set aside Rs 7,84,678 crore as defence outlay for 2026-27 in a steep hike of 15 per cent over last year’s allocation of Rs 6.81 lakh crore, with its military majorly focusing on boosting combat prowess in the face of increasing security challenges from China […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 1 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that the Income Tax Act, 2025 will be implemented from April 1 and rules and tax returns forms will be notified shortly. Beginning April 1, the Income Tax Act, 2025, will come into force replacing the six-decade-old tax law and the […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 1 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed to set up a Rs 10,000 crore fund to create champion small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to boost the economy. Presenting Union Budget 2026-27, she also proposed a scheme for container manufacturing to create globally competitive ecosystem. Also, mega textile parks […]
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