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.

NDMC presents Rs 143 crore net surplus Budget for 2026-27, no hike in property tax

IANS | January 7, 2026 8:47 PM

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Without hiking the property tax or imposing any new levy, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Wednesday presented a Rs 143.05 crore net surplus Budget for 2026-27 with Chairperson Keshav Chandra announcing plans for fully mechanised road sanitation, net zero carbon target, hydrogen generation and a night bazar.

e-KYC, Aadhaar authentication mandatory for PM-Kisan benefits: Bhagalpur DM

IANS | January 7, 2026 8:44 PM

Bhagalpur, Jan 7 (IANS) District Magistrate (DM) of Bhagalpur, Nawal Kishor Choudhary, has said that e-KYC (electronic Know Your Customer) and Aadhaar authentication are mandatory for farmers to continue receiving benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme and other agricultural services.

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.

Pakistan: Railway track damaged after blast in Balochistan

IANS | January 7, 2026 8:15 PM

Quetta, Jan 7 (IANS) An explosion occurred after unknown assailants using explosive material targetted a railway track near the national highway in the Notal area of Nasirabad in Pakistan's Balochistan, local media reported on Wednesday.