CCPA 'proposes' Feb 1 date for Union Budget 2026

IANS | January 7, 2026 8:52 PM

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) on Wednesday proposed presenting the Union Budget for 2026–27 on February 1, even though the date falls on a Sunday.

India’s GDP growth likely to scale 7.5 per cent in FY 26: SBI report

IANS | January 7, 2026 8:38 PM

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) While the 7.4 per cent GDP growth rate projected for FY 26 in the first advance estimates of the Ministry of Statistics "is quite expected and reasonable", the actual figure is eventually likely to be higher at around 7.5 per cent, an SBI Ecowrap report released on Wednesday stated.

Hazaribagh workers see hope in VB-G RAM G amid political row

IANS | January 7, 2026 8:19 PM

Hazaribagh, (Jharkhand) Jan 7 (IANS) As the political debate intensifies nationwide over the VB-G RAM G scheme (Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission –Gramin), contrasting ground-level reactions are emerging from rural India.

MP: Rural women get employment at school kitchens in Damoh courtesy PM POSHAN scheme

IANS | January 7, 2026 7:08 PM

Bhopal, Jan 7 (IANS) PM POSHAN, a central government scheme running under the Ministry of Education, was launched with an objective to provide hot cooked meals to the children studying in government as well as government-aided schools across the country, aiming to cover all eligible children pertaining to the lower strata.