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Cong terms budget a 'docu of cuts'

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- Congress Legislature Party leader Aradhana Mishra on Sunday claimed that the Union Budget 2026-27 was not a document of development, but of cuts where the balance of figures had bee... Read More


Maya for genuine implementation of budget announcements

LUCKNOW, Feb. 2 -- In her reaction to the Union Budget 2026-27, BSP chief Mayawati said implementation of the schemes announced in the budget with a genuine intent was also essential. In a post on X, ... Read More


2026 Budget puts Hastinapur on national heritage map

Meerut, Feb. 2 -- The inclusion of Hastinapur in the country's 15 major archaeological sites, as announced by the finance minister in her Budget speech on Sunday, is set to give a major impetus to the... Read More


Little relief to farmers: Tikait on Budget

Meerut, Feb. 2 -- Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) national spokesperson Chaudhary Rakesh Tikait said the 2026 Budget failed to meet the expectations of farmers across the country. He said farmers had hope... Read More


'Visionless' and 'blind to India's original crisis': Oppn parties slam Budget 26-27

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Opposition parties dubbed the General Budget 2026-27 as visionless and "blind to India's real crises," with former finance minister P Chidambaram pointing out that none of the... Read More


'Tourism sector key to generate employment, expand economy'

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Union Budget on Sunday placed tourism among the key sectors for employment generation and regional development, with proposals covering eco-tourism, heritage conservation, tra... Read More


Poll-bound states get no mega projects in budget

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday unveiled a bunch of projects that are expected to give a fillip to infrastructure and connectivity in the poll-bound states of ... Read More


Rs.5,000-crore fund for development of tier-2, 3 cities and temple towns

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- A Rs.5,000 crore fund to develop city economic region (CER) centred around tier-2, tier-3 cities and temple towns, a Rs.100 crore incentive for municipal bonds issued over Rs.1,00... Read More


Building blocks to Viksit Bharat

India, Feb. 2 -- The stock market is not a litmus test of a country's annual economic policy statement. The fact that Sensex, the benchmark index of BSE, lost 2.23% on Sunday, the seventh highest fall... Read More


Work-in-progress budget to keep the wheels oiled

India, Feb. 2 -- In college exams, we used to have "continuation sheets". If you had too much to say, you asked for another sheaf of papers. Budget 2026 can be called a continuation budget. A work-in-... Read More