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Budget 2026 brings major relief for patients by exempting basic customs duty on 17 cancer drugs and medicines for seven rare diseases. Nirmala Sitharaman announced NIMHANS 2.0 in North India, expanded trauma care, three new Ayurveda institutes.

Budget 2026 places education and youth skills at the heart of India's growth plan. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced new design institute in eastern India, healthcare and AI training, STEM initiatives and girls’ hostels in every district.

Presenting Union Budget 2026-27 Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman projected a six-step process for India's growth.

Dr. C.J. Roy, founder and chairman of the Confident Group, was a billionaire entrepreneur with operations across India, UAE and US, Roy built a vast real estate and hospitality empire. His exact net worth was widely estimated to exceed $1 billion.

A five-month pregnant woman was allegedly murdered by her father-in-law in Raichur, following a family dispute. The accused stabbed her in the neck and face before fleeing. Despite severe injuries, Rekha came out seeking help but collapsed and died.

After retiring from playback singing, reports claim Arijit Singh is preparing to enter politics and may launch his own political party, with a major announcement likely from West Bengal.

Air India has unveiled the cabin interiors of its first Boeing 787-9 aircraft designed specifically for the airline. Delivered on 11 January 2026, the aircraft will begin flights between Mumbai and Frankfurt from February 1.

Amazon is set to lay off 16,000 employees tomorrow, with job cuts starting January 27. It's rumored that India will see the highest number of layoffs this time.

A 24-year-old newly married woman died by suicide near Yediyur Lake in Bengaluru, allegedly due to dowry harassment. Her parents accused her husband and his family of demanding more money to build a house, despite receiving Rs 8 lakh earlier.

A man in Belagavi allegedly strangled his wife, Rajeshwari Gilakkanvar, over frustration caused by childlessness and tried to pass the murder off as heart attack. The crime was exposed when her parents noticed injury marks during funeral preparations