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The Finance Minister also allocated Rs 14,500 crore for social security pensions for financial year 2026–27. He also announced Rs 3,700 crore for CM's Stree Suraksha scheme in Budget 2026-27. Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal on Thursday presented the state budget and hiked the pay of pre-primary teachers by Rs 1,000 and said the literacy mission motivators to get Rs 1,000 monthly increase. The honorarium of ASHA workers also increased by Rs 1,000. The state government during the Kerala Budget also raised monthly honorarium of Anganwadi workers by Rs 1,000, helpers by Rs 500. In the State Assembly,…

Sensex, Nifty Today: Gift Nifty, an early indicator for the Nifty 50, indicated a flat to negative start as it opened with a drop of 22 points at 25,404.50, compared to the previous close of 25,426.50. Mumbai: Indian equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, opened in the red on Thursday, January 29, 2026, amid mixed global cues. While the 30-share BSE Sensex shed 24.28 points to start the session at 82,368.96, the Nifty gained 2.25 points to open at 25,345. In the last trading session, the Sensex closed at 82,344.68 and the Nifty 50 at 25,342.75. Similarly, the broader…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her ninth consecutive Budget on February 1 in the Lok Sabha. The Budget Session of Parliament commenced on January 28 and continues till April 2, with one break. New Delhi: Ahead of the Union Budget 2026–27, homemakers across the country have urged the Centre to ease the financial burden on middle-class families, citing rising living costs and the growing strain on household budgets. They called on the government to prioritise women-centric and middle-class-friendly measures in the upcoming budget. Speaking to news agency ANI, several women highlighted the steady rise in prices of essential commodities…