Hindustan Times Patna - February 02, 2025
Hindustan Times Patna - February 02, 2025
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February 02, 2025
8 Maoists Killed In Gunfight With Security Forces In C'Garh's Bijapur
Bijapur: Eight Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, police officials said.
1 min
Job creation, infra development steps on anvil for poll-bound Bihar
With an eye on the Bihar polls due later this year, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced measures for job creation and infrastructure development including green-field airports.
1 min
Oppn Decries Budget as 'Pro-Bihar', 'Anti-farmers'
The Opposition hit out at the Centre for failing to address the \"economic crisis\" and decried the Union Budget as a \"pro-Bihar\" budget.
1 min
₹15k-cr SWAMIH fund to help stalled projects
Experts said the fund will help middle-class families, who are juggling home loans and paying rent for alternative accommodation
2 mins
Centre Unveils ₹1L-Cr Urban Challenge Fund, Revamped PM-Svanidhi
An urban challenge fund of ₹1 lakh crore to transform cities into \"growth hubs\"; ₹15,000 crore fund for SWAMIH 2.0 (special window for affordable and mid-income housing) to construct 100,000 \"stuck\" housing units; and enhanced bank loans and UPI-linked credit cards under the revamped PM SVANidhi (Street Vendors Atma Nirbhar Nidhi) scheme—these were the major announcements made for the urban sector by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech on Saturday.
1 min
UDAN Scheme To Add 120 New Destinations In The Next 10 Yrs
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Saturday that the government will launch a modified version of its regional connectivity scheme, UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik), which will set out to connect 120 new destinations over the next decade.
1 min
Push for clean energy, critical minerals
Nuclear energy is expected to form a significant part of the energy mix for Viksit Bharat (developed India), Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech on Saturday, as she announced a ₹20,000 crore allocation for a programme for the research and development (R&D) of small modular reactors.
3 mins
Bhutan Takes Lion's Share in Allocation for MEA in Budget
India's close partner Bhutan once again garnered the largest share of the government's external aid portfolio, with an outlay of ₹2,150 crore in the 2025-26 Budget, which also retained a ₹100 crore to develop Iran's Chabahar port.
1 min
Lifesaving drugs exempted from full custom duty
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a full customs exemption for 36 lifesaving drugs to treat cancer, and other rare and chronic diseases, and approved a concessional customs duty of 5% for six other drugs—moves that experts hailed as steps that will increase accessibility to expensive advanced medicines for a larger section of patients.
1 min
Defence Spending Hiked, Focus on Modernisation
A significant portion of the modernisation outlay in defence will be spent on buying weapons, systems and equipment
3 mins
A High-Class Budget for Middle-Class India
In a giant leap of faith, the finance minister has put over ₹1 lakh crore in the pockets of income tax paying Indians, betting on better compliance and more scrutiny for higher future revenues, and higher consumption and savings for growth
3 mins
Riding on optimism, promising the riches
Optimism seems to be the key sentiment driving the FY26 Union Budget.
3 mins
Agriculture Budget Is Big On Strategic Vision
The chief economic adviser termed agriculture \"the sector of the future\" at the release of the Economic Survey 2024-25.
3 mins
Preparing the ground for next generation of reforms against global headwinds
By increasing access to agricultural credit and improving storage capacities, the PM Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana seeks to address key challenges in the farming sector and contribute to food security.
3 mins
Failing to make use of demographic dividend, the threat of walking into middle-income trap looms
The headline item on which the finance minister wants us (and Delhi's voters) to focus is the income tax break.
3 mins
Six smart themes that define Budget 2025-26
The finance minister's eighth budget has an internal consistency, which should help the government pursue and deliver on the targets in its focus areas
4 mins
A Highwire Walk That Must Balance Between Economic Growth and People's Welfare Needs
As India approaches the close of FY24-25, the economy finds itself at a crossroads.
4 mins
Debt-ridden Couple Die by Suicide at Two Separate Places in Muzaffarpur
An elderly couple of Musehri block of Bihar's Muzaffarpur district reportedly died by suicide at two separate places on Saturday, police said.
1 min
5 Nepali citizens returning from Mahakumbh die in road mishap in Muzaffarpur district
Five Nepali citizens lost their lives, and four others were injured when the vehicle they were travelling in overturned in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district on Saturday noon, police said.
1 min
Eleven Minor Girls Rescued, 27 Women Among 33 Arrested in Purnia Distt
Eleven minor girls were rescued following a raid carried out by district police at the city's red light area in Khushkibagh locality under the Sadar police station of Bihar's Purnia district on Saturday, police said.
1 min
Nitish unveils ₹1,200-cr projects at Bhagalpur
Coinciding with the Union budget, chief minister Nitish Kumar launched various developmental projects to the tune of ₹1,200 crore during his fourth leg of Pragati Yatra in Bhagalpur on Saturday, two days after concluding his third phase of the ongoing Yatra in Madhepura, officials said.
2 mins
CM Announces ₹2L Ex-Gratia to Victims as Kumbh Toll Turns 11
Expressing his deep shock over the death of eleven people from Bihar in a stampede in \"Maha Kumbh\" in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh on Saturday.
1 min
Clad in Madhubani painted saree, Nirmala wins Mithila
Dulari Devi, a renowned Mithila painter from Bihar, had met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman when the latter visited Madhubani last year and gifted her a saree with Madhubani painting, requesting her to wear it during her Budget speech.
2 mins
CM, NDA leaders belaud, Tejashwi belittles budget
Andhra CM N Chandrababu Naidu has secured benefits for his state upto ₹1 lakh crore. What has happened for Bihar's special package and special status? TEJASHWI YADAV, RJD leader and Bihar LoP
2 mins
Poll Vault: 'Special' budget boost to Bihar, Nitish govt
The Union budget 2025 has left the NDA leaders in poll-bound Bihar upbeat as Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced state-centric projects.
3 mins
New tax regime, TDS relief on house rents make people upbeat
THE TAX PROFESSIONAL SAID THAT THE MIDDLE CLASS, HAVING ANNUAL INCOME BELOW THE TAXABLE BAR, WOULD HAVE THE REASON TO FEEL GOOD
2 mins
German Doctor Convicted of Raping Patients
A German court on Friday handed a doctor a six-and-a-half-year jail term for raping female patients while carrying out colonoscopies.
1 min
FBI Purge Targets Agents in Trump Investigations
FBI agents who participated in the investigations that led to now-abandoned criminal charges against President Donald Trump are expected to be fired in a sweeping purge of the top US law enforcement organization, US media reported on Friday.
2 mins
Pakistan: 12 terrorists, 18 security personnel killed in Balochistan
At least 18 security personnel and 12 terrorists were killed during a clash between them in Pakistan's southwest troubled Balochistan province.
1 min
Hamas Frees 3 Hostages, Israeli Govt Releases Palestinian Prisoners
A drone views shows Palestinians and Hamas militants gathering on the day of the release of Keith Siegel, a US-Israeli dual national hostage held in Gaza, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, on Saturday.
2 mins
Medical transport aircraft crashes in the US, at least 6 aboard killed
On Wednesday night, an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided in midair in Washington, DC
3 mins
Trump's Greenland bid 'not a joke': Rubio
The top US diplomat said President Donald Trump's proposal to buy Greenland \"is not a joke\" because of the risk that China would station resources on the island that threaten American security and the importance of Arctic shipping lanes for energy exports.
1 min
Sports and youth affairs budget raised by over ₹350 cr
The government's flagship Khelo India programme to scout and nurture athletes at the grassroots level was the biggest beneficiary as the allocation for sports and youth affairs was hiked substantially by ₹351.98 crore in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Saturday.
2 mins
Mukund And Ramkumar Post Easy Wins, India Lead Togo 2-0
Sasikumar Mukund returned to Davis Cup action with a fluent straight-set victory while Ramkumar Ramanathan hardly broke a sweat in his match as an untroubled India took a 2-0 lead in the World Group I play-off tie against Togo, here Saturday.
1 min
Sky and Samson's form in focus as India take on England in fifth T20I dead rubber
The series already in their pocket, India would look to address their nagging batting woes against an England team gunning for revenge after feeling hard-done by a debatable concussion substitute when the two teams clash in the fifth and final T20 International here on Sunday.
2 mins
India Eye Women's U19 T20 WC Defence
Unbeaten so far in the tournament, a dominant India will start as overwhelming favourites to win their second consecutive title when they take on South Africa in the final of the Women's U19 T20 World Cup here on Sunday.
1 min
Australia Hand Sri Lanka Their Worst Ever Test Defeat
Sri Lanka suffered their heaviest defeat in Test cricket history on Saturday as Australia flexed their muscles to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series with a crushing victory by an innings and 242 runs.
2 mins
No 2nd Innings for Kohli as Delhi Crush Railways
Off-spinner Shivam Sharma grabbed five wickets as Delhi ended their Ranji Trophy league campaign on a high, sealing a bonus point win over Railways here on Saturday.
2 mins
Absolutely Shattered: Samantha on Kochi Teen's Suicide
Actor Samantha took to Instagram Stories on Friday to amplify a note posted by a resident of Kochi (Kerala) with the hashtag #JusticeForMihir.
1 min
Udit Narayan Jha on Backlash for Kissing Fans
After a video showing him kissing a fan on the lips sparked outrage online, the singer says this is how fans show love
1 min
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