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TopicPunjab budget

Topic: Punjab budget

Punjab budget: Announcing Rs 1,000 a month for women, Mann says ‘all pre-poll promises fulfilled’

‘Mukh Mantri Mawaan Dhian Satkar Yojna’ will cover about 1.3 crore women who do not pay taxes. AAP faced opposition criticism for not fulfilling its 2022 poll promise of financial aid to women.

Free power & no new taxes in AAP govt’s Punjab Budget, but fiscal consolidation roadmap missing

Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema emphasised improving ‘fiscal health’ and augmenting tax revenues in AAP govt's maiden Budget Monday, but outstanding debt expected to rise by 8.4%.

Cheaper petrol, job promise, no new taxes: Congress govt in Punjab rains sops in budget

Punjab is estimated to lose Rs 800 to Rs 1,000 crore annually on account of the VAT reduction on fuel.

Shashi Tharoor has a rival in Punjab

‘This great region has written its own history and written it in red, with the blood of its martyred sons... embedded in its fertile fields.'

On Camera

Newspapers, TV channels hesitate to name a victor in Bengal. ‘Kaante ki takkar’

The CPI(M) and Congress barely made it to the headlines. While newspapers have written about the two parties, they have been almost completely ignored by television news.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.