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    Budget 2026 puts Tamil Nadu in spotlight with rare earth and rail push

    Shweta Tripathi
    1 Feb 2026 8:25 PM IST

    From rare earth corridors to high-speed rail and eco-tourism trails, Budget 2026 lays out multiple promises for poll-bound Tamil Nadu. Will they deliver real gains?

    As Tamil Nadu prepares for the 2026 Assembly elections, Nirmala Sitharamans Budget 2026 brings key announcements for the state
    India
    Budget 2026 raises questions on political ambition
    Business

    Budget 2026 bets on long-term growth, but is it politically ambitious? | Capital Beat

    1 Feb 2026 7:23 PM IST
    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman makes fresh bet on MSMEs
    Business

    Budget 2026 and the unanswered crisis facing India’s MSMEs

    1 Feb 2026 5:23 PM IST
    Can India impose conditions on cash transfers? | Interview with economist
    Business

    Can India impose conditions on cash transfers? | Interview with economist

    31 Jan 2026 8:57 PM IST
    Former FICCI president Naina Lal Kidwai assesses India’s macro outlook ahead of Budget 2026

    Why lower corporate taxes haven’t spurred private investment | AI With Sanket

    31 Jan 2026 8:22 PM IST
    Sunetra Pawar as Maharashtra Dy CM: Why the sudden elevation | Capital Beat

    Sunetra Pawar as Maharashtra Dy CM: Why the sudden elevation | Capital Beat

    31 Jan 2026 7:33 PM IST
    Budget 2026

    Budget 2026: What to expect from FM Sitharaman | Experts explain

    31 Jan 2026 5:24 PM IST
    Economic Survey 2025-26 touts 7%+ growth

    Why Economic Survey talks about obesity, mobile addiction? AI With Sanket

    30 Jan 2026 8:28 PM IST
    Congress alleges Form 7 misuse during SIR; what experts say | Capital Beat

    Congress alleges Form 7 misuse during SIR; what experts say | Capital Beat

    30 Jan 2026 7:15 PM IST
    Gold price surge crosses ₹1.68 lakh as weddings turn unaffordable

    Gold price surge crosses Rs 1.68 lakh as weddings turn unaffordable

    30 Jan 2026 9:48 AM IST
    Congress is sharpening its attack on the BJP government

    Assam election: Congress’s Manoj Chauhan targets Himanta on graft, evictions

    29 Jan 2026 9:14 PM IST
    Supreme Court stay on UGC Equity Rule | Justice Vs Injustice decoded| AI with Sanket

    Supreme Court stay on UGC Equity Rule | Justice Vs Injustice decoded| AI with Sanket

    29 Jan 2026 7:53 PM IST
    The Gauhati High Court has taken up a public interest litigation seeking judicial intervention, raising constitutional questions

    Did Assam CM cross Constitutional limits by openly targeting ‘Miya Muslims’ amid SR?

    29 Jan 2026 7:44 PM IST
    UGC’s new equity rules BJP uttar pradesh

    Will UGC rollback cost BJP Uttar Pradesh? Political impact decoded | AI With Sanket

    29 Jan 2026 10:38 AM IST
    With Ajit Pawar’s untimely death, questions mount over NCP’s future

    After Ajit Pawar’s death, can NCP factions reunite or will succession reshape party?

    Neelu Vyas
    29 Jan 2026 7:24 AM IST

    With Ajit Pawar’s untimely death, questions mount over NCP’s leadership, succession, and the party’s future in Maharashtra’s volatile political...

    NEET PG data breach could have happened only via government portal

    'NEET PG data breach could have happened only via government portal'

    28 Jan 2026 4:37 PM IST
    Protest against UGCs new equity rules ‘manufactured’? Yogendra Yadav interview

    Protest against UGC's new equity rules ‘manufactured’? Yogendra Yadav interview

    28 Jan 2026 7:44 AM IST
    India–EU FTA decoded: Trade expert Biswajit Dhar on winners, losers, and hidden risks

    India–EU FTA decoded: Trade expert Biswajit Dhar on winners, losers, and hidden risks

    27 Jan 2026 8:06 PM IST
    The Budget should take up soil carbon credits to help farmers: Grow Indigo

    What Budget 2026 can do to unlock agriculture carbon credits for farmers

    27 Jan 2026 4:43 PM IST
    UGC’s 2026 equity regulations

    Why some sections of society are protesting against UGC's equity rules | AI with Sanket

    27 Jan 2026 4:42 PM IST
    How YouTube-promoted ‘medicines’ are turning killers

    Doctors urge caution after YouTube weight-loss hack turns fatal for TN student

    27 Jan 2026 4:42 PM IST
    January 2026 surprised residents with unusually low temperatures

    Why is Chennai like Ooty these days? Scientist S Balachandran explains

    27 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    RSS centenary: Historian explains why distorting the past is deeply problematic

    RSS centenary: Historian explains why distorting the past is deeply problematic

    26 Jan 2026 7:15 PM IST
    California Burrito CEO Bert Mueller bets on value, not price

    Why California Burrito has resisted over-Indianising its menu | CEO interview

    25 Jan 2026 5:49 PM IST
    Transparency, fair practices gig economy

    14-hour workday in oppressive conditions: Expert shares dark truths of gig work

    25 Jan 2026 12:53 PM IST
    After Modi’s Mann Ki Baat mention, IISc’s music school

    After Modi’s Mann Ki Baat mention, IISc’s little-known music school comes under focus

    25 Jan 2026 10:17 AM IST
    Infertility in India: Lifestyle risks, advanced AI-driven IVF technologies

    Infertility in India: Lifestyle risks, IVF advances and path forward

    25 Jan 2026 10:04 AM IST
    Trump tariffs and TACO trade war playbook

    Trump tariffs and TACO: How markets learned his trade war playbook

    25 Jan 2026 9:51 AM IST
    IT professional Yuvraj Mehta died after his car plunged into an unmarked, water-filled construction pit in Noida during dense winter fog.

    Are governance failures and accountability lapses to blame for Noida techie’s death?

    24 Jan 2026 8:19 PM IST
    Trump’s Board of Peace launch

    Trump’s Board of Peace: Why New Delhi chose caution over optics

    24 Jan 2026 12:36 PM IST
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