Shahid K Abbas New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) As the countdown to union Budget 2026 begins, all eyes are on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who will present her ninth consecutive budget on February 1—an event that has become the country’s biggest annual economic and political moment. Coming early in the second full year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term, the 88th union Budget is expected to outline the government’s medium-term growth strategy.
New Delhi, Jan 17, (UNI) Bangladesh's former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud on Saturday vowed that his party "would come back to power" with "Sheikh Hasina leading the government", while strongly criticised a UNHCR report on the July–August 2024 student movement, calling it "highly biased".
Jayanta Roy Chowdhury, New Delhi/Sittwe (UNI) Fresh fighting has broken out between the Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar’s military junta as both sides battle for control of the strategically vital port cities of Sittwe and Kyaukpyu in Rakhine State, according to security sources.
UNI News Analysis By Ramesh Bhan New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) Has the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize lost its sheen? Did Venezuelan Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado belittle the prestige of the coveted award by giving it away? María Corina Machado, who presented her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump as a symbolic gesture of 'gratitude for his support of Venezuela's freedom struggle,' faces criticism and joins a group of Nobel laureates who have rejected or presented their awards to others for different reasons.
Kolkata, Jan 17 (UNI) With the West Bengal Assembly elections approaching, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the state for a mix of official and political programmes over the weekend, covering Malda on Saturday, January 17, and Singur in Hooghly district on Sunday, January 18.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI): Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi reached Indore to meet the victims of the water contamination tragedy in the city on Saturday.
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 17 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the construction works of the second phase of development of the Vizhinjam International Seaport on January 24 at 4 pm.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (UNI) Blanket like fog engulfs national capital on Saturday affecting visibility severely.
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 17 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the State’s first ‘Work Near Home’ (WNH) centre under the brand “Commune” at Kottarakkara on January 19 at 4 pm, marking a major step towards decentralised, technology-enabled workplaces.
Pankaj Jain, New Delhi, Jan 17(UNI) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Saturday said that the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) has found no evidence of tampering or alteration in the audio-video recording of the House proceedings that were sent for forensic examination on the Opposition’s demand after the Leader of Opposition in the House, Atishi's alleged remarks on a Sikh Guru raised a lot of political dust.