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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented the Union Budget for 2026–27, marking her ninth straight budget presentation in Parliament. The BJP termed the budget, a decisive move toward building a developed India and hit out at the Opposition for branding it 'lacklustre' and 'hollow'. The ruling party said it did not need validation from critics, asserting that the public reposes trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
BJP Parliamentary Board has appointed Tarun Chugh, the National General Secretary, as the central observer for the election of the leader of the legislative party in Manipur.
Britain's government said Monday it revoked the accreditation of a Russian diplomat in response to Moscow's decision to expel a British diplomat last month over allegations of spying.The Foreign Office said it summoned Russian ambassador Andrey Kelin to condemn “Russia's unprovoked and unjustified decision” and “baseless accusations" against British embassy staff.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed officials to ensure the swift redressal of public grievances during a 'janata darshan' held at his official residence in Lucknow.
Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R Ashoka, on Monday alleged that the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government is "immersed in corruption", adding that the administration in the state is in a "coma".
A fire broke out at a furniture manufacturing unit in the industrial area of Maharashtra's Palghar city on Monday, officials said. There were no casualties in the blaze, as all personnel were evacuated safely from the factory in the Bidco industrial area, they said.
The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and 12 states, including Rajasthan and Arunachal Pradesh, on a fresh PIL filed by the National Council of Churches in India challenging the validity of their respective anti-conversion laws.
On the alleged phone tapping case, Telangana BJP President N Ramchander Rao says," The phone tapping issue in Telangana is nothing but a drama by BRS and the Congress. Phone tapping is a serious offence. KCR and his team indulged in phone tapping, which is an offence. Why is the government slow to probe this? Why have KCR, KTR, and Harish Rao not been named as accused yet? Are there serious lapses in the investigation? Both Congress and BRS are hand in glove.
Palestinians in Gaza watched with hope and impatience Sunday as workers laid the groundwork to reopen the territory's Rafah border crossing with Egypt, its lifeline to the world. Israel says the crossing is scheduled to resume Monday as its ceasefire with Hamas moves ahead. “Opening the crossing is a good step, but they set a limit on the number of people allowed to cross, and this is a problem,” said Ghalia Abu Mustafa, a woman from Khan Younis.
President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington's Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest move to upturn the storied venue since returning to the White House. Trump's announcement on social media follows a wave of cancellations by leading performers and groups since the president ousted the previous leadership and added his name to the building. Trump made no mention in his post of the recent cancellations.
On violence erupting in Kolkata last evening near Golpark, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh says, "The entire state of Bengal is ruled by thugs, criminals, and the mafia. The police are also in cahoots with them, and the government has no control whatsoever... Consequently, they fight amongst themselves over territory, causing suffering to the public, destroying homes, and killing innocent people. All of this is beyond Mamata Banerjee's control. As long as this government remains in power, there is no possibility of stopping this."
Dr Anjali Kumari Sinha says, "On 17th January, we received information about the death of several crows here. Upon receiving the information, our rapid response team from Bhagalpur came here, and the carcasses were buried in the ground. The area was sanitised. Sanitisation was done later once again. Still, the carcass was sent to Patna from where it was sent to Kolkata. We received confirmation of bird flu from the Government of India...After confirmation, our rapid response team became active once again. Our team from Patna will come once again tomorrow, if any bird is found dead, they will be disposed off and sanitisation will be done. Infected zones will be fully sanitised. Serosurveillance of poultry farms will be done. There is no need to panic; a serosurveillance was done recently as well but there was no positive case. Crows are wild birds, so maybe they carried an infection..."
On #UnionBudget2026, Rajasthan Dy CM Diya Kumari says, "... This budget has been presented with the aim of laying the foundation for 'Viksit Bharat' by giving momentum to the economy... The dream of seeing India as a major global power will also be realised for every Indian."
On the state budget, she says, "... The budget we have prepared this time will be based entirely on our vision of what kind of Rajasthan we want to see in 2047..."
An earthquake of 4.7 Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla in the early hours of Monday.
