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SBI opens ‘CHAKRA’ centre to boost funding for India’s sunrise sectors
Business

SBI opens ‘CHAKRA’ centre to boost funding for India’s sunrise sectors

Mumbai, Jan 31: India's largest state-owned lender, State Bank of India, on Saturday announced the launch of CHAKRA -- a Centre of Excellence for financing sunrise sectors critical to India’s economic transformation.It will serve as a knowledge‑led platform to enable financing for...
Budget 2026 likely to focus on defence, capex, infra, fiscal discipline
Business

Budget 2026 likely to focus on defence, capex, infra, fiscal discipline

New Delhi, Jan 31: As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gears up to table the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament on February 1, economists say the emphasis this year will be on defence, infrastructure, capex, power, and higher growth in affordable housing, apart from balancing social welfare...
Northeast people’s groups flag ‘anti-people’ energy policies, warn of displacement
Guwahati

Northeast people’s groups flag ‘anti-people’ energy policies, warn of...

Speakers warned Northeast energy policies ignore social & environmental safeguards despite region’s fragile ecology & diversity
iPhone 16 leads sales chart as India’s smartphone buying pattern shifts
Business

iPhone 16 leads sales chart as India’s smartphone buying pattern shifts

Mumbai, Jan 31: Indian consumers’ smartphone buying patterns showed a marked shift moving away from the traditional budget‑segment dominance, as Apple Inc.’s iPhone 16 base variant emerged as the top‑selling smartphone model in 2025, a report has said.Counterpoint Research report said that...
Two dead, 17 injured as dumper rams passenger vehicle on NH-6 in Sribhumi
Featured

Two dead, 17 injured as dumper rams passenger vehicle on NH-6 in Sribhumi

All the passengers were members of a kirtan group travelling to Bajraghat in Sribhumi to participate in a Naam Kirtan event
‘We felt at home in Assam’: Kerala coach on Santosh Trophy support
Assam

‘We felt at home in Assam’: Kerala coach on Santosh Trophy support

Santosh Trophy final round in Dhemaji’s Dhakuakhana & Silapathar has pulled strong crowds during matches at venues
Assam govt to rewrite history textbooks; CM flags ‘errors’ in Saraighat battle
Assam

Assam govt to rewrite history textbooks; CM flags ‘errors’ in Saraighat battle

The Chief Minister said the decision has been conveyed to Education Dept, without detailing the rationale behind it
Congress’ ‘new’ Bor Axom masks bid to alter Assam’s identity: CM Sarma
Assam

Congress’ ‘new’ Bor Axom masks bid to alter Assam’s identity: CM Sarma

The Chief Minister comments came at Guwahati’s Me-Dam-Me-Phi ceremony, coinciding with the unveiling of Sui-Ka-Pha’s statue
Four Assam youths die in Bengaluru labour shed; suffocation suspected
Assam

Four Assam youths die in Bengaluru labour shed; suffocation suspected

Sealed shed, suffocation feared as officials await post-mortem reports to establish exact cause of deaths
Gold, silver prices plunge amid aggressive profit booking
Business

Gold, silver prices plunge amid aggressive profit booking

Mumbai, Jan 31: Gold and silver prices saw a meltdown this week, amid dollar strengthening and aggressive profit booking from investors after an unprecedented rally in metal.MCX gold February futures dipped 9 per cent while MCX silver March futures slid down 25 per cent on Friday. Currently...
TN CM inaugurates agri college, unveils Rs 2,872 cr projects in Sivaganga
National

TN CM inaugurates agri college, unveils Rs 2,872 cr projects in Sivaganga

Chennai, Jan 31: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday inaugurated a new Agricultural College and Research Institute near Karaikudi in Sivaganga district, marking the beginning of a packed two-day visit during which projects worth Rs 2,872 crore are being inaugurated and dedicated...
Centre intensifies drive to curb fertiliser diversion, misuse during crop season
National

Centre intensifies drive to curb fertiliser diversion, misuse during crop season

New Delhi, Jan 31: The government has issued 14,692 show-cause notices, suspended or cancelled 6,373 licenses and registered 766 first information reports (FIRs) to curb the diversion and misuse of fertilisers during the Kharif and the ongoing Rabi season 2025–26 (April–Mid January 2026), to...
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