Budget expectations 2026: SBI Research sees fiscal discipline holding amid global churn, capex to stay growth anchor

The Union Budget 2026–27 will be framed against an increasingly fragile global backdrop marked by geopolitical flux, volatile financial markets and a sharp rally in commodities, but India is expected to retain its macro stability with a calibrated fiscal strategy and sustained public investment, according to a pre-Budget assessment by State Bank of India Research.SBI…

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Why Harvard students are seeing fewer top grades this fall: What you need to know about the push against grade inflation

Harvard cuts A grades after push to tackle grade inflation Harvard faculty awarded significantly fewer A grades in the fall term after the College encouraged instructors to address grade inflation, leading to a sharp reduction in top marks across courses.An internal email sent to Faculty of Arts and Sciences instructors explained that the share of…

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From Manali to Spiti, 5 places in India that are seeing minus temperatures right now

It seems winter has once again tightened its grip across the Himalayas, with several popular destinations in North India recording sub-zero temperatures. Chill nights, frost mornings and snow-covered roads – these are some of the issues that a few regions are grappling with as cold waves intensify. There are places from hill towns to isolated high-altitude…

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