BIRD FLU ALERT IN BIHAR
NEW DELHI,2 Feb 2026 : Bird flu (avian influenza) has been confirmed in Darbhanga, Bihar, after thousands of crows died, triggering high alert. Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has sparked concern in Darbhanga district of Bihar after official confirmation of infection in dead crows and intensified surveillance by authorities. A sudden spike in […]
INDIA’S BUDGET RUNS A PLAYBOOK THAT KEYNES WROTE IN 1933
NEW DELHI,2 Feb 2026 : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s union budget presented on Sunday runs a manufacturing playbook that Keynes wrote in 1933. Liberal economists hated that ‘Self-sufficiency’ essay. India just budgeted ₹12 lakh crore on it. They’re just not calling it that. Economist John Mynard Keynes had developed a macroeconomic theory in 1930s arguing […]
MAMATA MOVES SC AGAINST REVISION OF ELECTORAL ROLLS
NEW DELHI,2 Feb 2026 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has taken her battle against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to the highest court, filing a personal writ petition in the Supreme Court on Sunday. The move marks a dramatic escalation in the standoff between the Trinamool Congress-led state […]
RAHUL CLASHES WITH DEFENCE MINISTER ON EX-ARMY CHIEF’S BOOK ON LADAKH STAND-OFF
NEW DELHI2 Feb 2026 : As soon as Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi began quoting from former Army chief’s book on the Ladakh stand-off, a swift interjection followed from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who objected to it. Rahul began his reply to motion of thanks to the President’s address by holding out a magazine article on […]
Big Vision, Small Relief — When Growth Ignores the Household Economy
Big Vision, Small Relief — When Growth Ignores the Household Economy Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is unapologetically a Budget of intent rather than impact. Anchored in high capital expenditure, fiscal restraint and long-term industrial ambition, it speaks fluently to bond markets, credit rating agencies and global investors. But for the vast majority of Indians — […]
