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Budget focuses on manufacturing boost; buyback tax, STT miff markets

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T07:45:42+00:00

The budget proposes to encourage small and medium enterprises through a ₹10,000 crore SME growth fund and top up the self-reliant India fund with ₹2,000 crore

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Union Budget 2026 Highlights: Key announcements and takeaways

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T07:43:39+00:00

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech focussed on accelerating economic growth with significant reforms in manufacturing, infrastructure, and taxation

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Провал переговорів після здачі Донбасу дозволить Росії почати нову атаку вглиб України, - NYT

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-02-01T07:40:00+00:00

Москва вимагає передачі решти Донецької області, Київ називає це "бомбою уповільненої дії", а Вашингтон намагається реанімувати домовленості.

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Капитуляция или интеграция: что курдам Сирии оставит Дамаск

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-02-01T07:38:48+00:00

Сирийские курды в рамках второго с момента военной эскалации в январе 2026 г. соглашения о прекращении огня с новыми властями Сирии 30 января договорились интегрировать военную и гражданскую организацию под контроль Дамаска и позволить его силовикам войти на свою территорию. Об этом сообщает медиацентр курдских Сирийских демократических сил (СДС), опубликовавший текст соглашения.

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Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex crashes 1,225 pts to 81,044, Nifty tanks 366 pts to 24,954; Budget targets fiscal deficit at 4.3% of GDP for FY27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T07:32:29+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Price LIVE: Benchmark indices were trading in weakly positive territory at mid-morning, ahead of the Budget session. Sensex was at 82,341.73, up 71.95 points, while Nifty50 was at 25,331.20, up 10.55 points or (0.04%). BEL, Power Grid and ONGC among top gainers

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Trump claims India will buy Venezuelan oil instead of Iranian crude

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T07:27:34+00:00

India had been a major buyer of Iranian oil until 2019, when imports were significantly reduced following the reimposition of US sanctions on Tehran

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Gold, silver futures continue to fall in India

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T07:25:51+00:00

The yellow metal falls below ₹1.50 lakh per 10 gm and the white metal slips lower than ₹2.70 lakh a kg

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Markets slip into red as budget optimism fades, Nifty down over 2%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T07:19:20+00:00

Market breadth remained negative with 2,294 stocks declining against 1,602 advancing on the BSE, while 200 remained unchanged out of 4,096 stocks traded

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Union budget increases transaction taxes on derivatives trading

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T07:13:16+00:00

It ‌proposed to raise ​the securities transaction tax by more than 50% on futures to 0.05% from 0.02% and to 0.15% from 0.01% on options

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Sitharaman unveils initiative for high-quality sports manufacturing

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T07:02:19+00:00

Sitharaman proposed to introduce a scheme to revive 200 legacy industrial clusters "to improve their cost competitiveness and efficiency through infrastructure and technology upgradation"

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Calls grow in Iran for independent inquiry into protest death toll

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-01T07:00:21+00:00

Pressure mounts after government said it would publish names of those killed during recent unrestCalls are growing inside Iran for an independent inquiry into the number of people killed during recent protests after the government said it would oversee the publication of the names of the deceased.The highly unusual government move, announced on Thursday, is designed to head off claims that crimes against humanity have been committed and that as many as 30,000 Iranians have been killed. Iran’s official death toll released by the Martyr’s Foundation is 3,117, including members of the security se

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Inside Myanmar’s five-year armed resistance – a photo essay

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-01T07:00:21+00:00

Five years after the junta’s coup, the civil war devastating Myanmar has reached a turning point. The military is carrying out large-scale counter-offensives across the country to reclaim territory seized by pro-democracy rebels of various ethnic and religious backgroundsIn Tanintharyi, the southernmost region of Myanmar, the local resistance has managed to contain the military. After five years of guerrilla warfare, the revolutionary youth there remain determined to restore democracy through armed struggle.A long, narrow stretch of land at the southern tip of Myanmar, between the Andaman Sea

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Michael Jackson detailed his thoughts on children in previously unheard audio

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-01T07:00:21+00:00

Late singer saids kids loved his personality and wanted to touch and hug him, and ‘sometimes it got me into trouble’As Michael Jackson saw it, children would become enamored with his personality as well as want to touch and hug him – and “sometimes it [got] me into trouble,” the late US pop superstar says in previously unheard audio recordings contained in a new documentary.The UK’s Wonderhood Studios included the recordings of Jackson voicing those thoughts for a new four-episode documentary series beginning on Wednesday that explores his acquittal on child sexual abuse charges after a 14-wee

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Ex-British army chief calls on ministers to back MDMA-assisted therapy for veterans

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-01T07:00:20+00:00

Nick Carter says easing controls on MDMA will allow drug to be used as alternative treatment for those with PTSDA former head of the British military is calling for the government to ease restrictions on the party drug MDMA so that it can be tested more cheaply as a treatment for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Sir Nick Carter, who was chief of the defence staff until 2021, said existing regulations meant a single gram of “medical grade” MDMA cost about £10,000 compared with a street price of about £40, inflating the cost of trials. Continue reading...

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Private school parents targeted by fraudsters stealing fee payments

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-01T07:00:19+00:00

Some families have lost up to £10,000 after being duped into sending money to fraudsters’ bank accountsForeign students attending independent schools in the UK are being targeted by fraudsters seeking to intercept their fee payments, according to new research.Some families have lost up to £10,000 after being duped into sending money to the bank account of a criminal, after receiving a fake email from the school bursar. Continue reading...

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Budget 2026 proposes ₹20,000 crore for carbon capture utilisation and storage

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T06:57:16+00:00

Carbon capture utilisation and storage or CCUS involves the capture of CO2, generally from large point sources like power generation or industrial facilities that use either fossil fuels or biomass as fuel 

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Railways: FM proposes seven high-speed, one dedicated freight corridors in Union Budget

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T06:52:47+00:00

According to the minister, these proposed corridors will be developed between Mumbai and Pune, Pune and Hyderabad, Hyderabad and Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai, Chennai and Bengaluru, Delhi and Varanasi and Varanasi and Siliguri

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L’Iran qualifie de « groupes terroristes » les armées européennes qui ont pris des mesures de représailles contre les gardiens de la révolution

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-01T06:50:32+00:00

La pression est montée ces derniers jours avec l’inscription par l’Union européenne sur la liste des « organisations terroristes » de l’armée idéologique de la République islamique, accusée d’avoir orchestré la répression des manifestations.

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FM announces ₹20,000-crore carbon capture, utilisation scheme

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T06:46:22+00:00

Presenting the Union Budget for 2026-27, the minister said the government will provide incentives for manufacturing seaplanes in the country as part of efforts to boost tourism

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Union Budget 2026-27: Here are the key numbers to watch out for

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T06:42:50+00:00

Sitharaman had, in her first Budget in 2019, replaced the leather briefcase -- which had been in use for decades for carrying Budget documents -- with a traditional 'bahi-khata' wrapped in red cloth

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Tata Motors and Hyundai report robust sales growth in January 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T06:42:19+00:00

Tata motor’s electric vehicle segment, combining international and domestic markets, grew by 72.7 per cent, reaching 9,052 units compared to 5,240 units in the prior year

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FM proposes 5 medical tourism hubs

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-01T06:36:49+00:00

She said these hubs will serve as integrated healthcare complexes that combine medical, educational and research facilities

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LIVE: India vs Pakistan – U19 Cricket World Cup 2026

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-02-01T06:31:37+00:00

Follow our live build-up, with toss and team news, ahead of the crucial group stage match in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

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LIVE: India vs Pakistan – U19 World Cup 2026

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-02-01T06:31:37+00:00

Follow our live build-up, with toss and team news, ahead of the crucial cricket group stage match in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

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