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Union Budget 2026 LIVE Updates: Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget for record ninth time

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament today, marking a record ninth consecutive budget of her tenure. The budget... Read More


Union Budget 2026 LIVE Updates: New Income Tax Act to come into effect from April 1, 2026

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament today, marking a record ninth consecutive budget of her tenure. The budget... Read More


Union Budget 2026 LIVE Updates: Nirmala Sitharaman set to present to present Union Budget for record ninth time

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament today, marking a record ninth consecutive budget of her tenure. The budget... Read More


USISPF welcomes Union Budget 2026-27, lauds trade, customs, sectoral reforms

Washington DC, Feb. 1 -- The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) on Sunday (local time) welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27, describing it as a progressive and comprehensive roadmap that stren... Read More


Budget 2026: Sitharaman announces tax holiday till 2047 to boost data centre ecosystem

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Recognising the need to enable critical infrastructure and boost investment in data centres, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to provide tax holiday till 2047 to a... Read More


Opposition playing politics: Kiren Rijiju hails Union Budget as people-centric

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Minister Kiren Rijiju accused the opposition of playing politics over the Union Budget 2026 speech of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, adding that the speech of the Fina... Read More


Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman announces Buddhist Circuit, East Coast Industrial Corridor plans for Northeast

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- To boost tourism in the North-Eastern region, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed a scheme for the development of Buddhist circuits in several Purvodaya states ... Read More


BJP launches special campaign to take union Budget to the people

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- With the objective of creating awareness and explaining the union Budget in simple terms, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a special nationwide campaign. Under this cam... Read More


Union budget favors tax evaders, misleads public: Keshav Mahato Kamlesh

Ranchi, Feb. 1 -- Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Keshav Mahato Kamlesh on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the union Budget, alleging that it favours tax evaders while misleading the ... Read More


Arunachal Dy CM welcomes union Budget 2026-27, calls it forward-looking and inclusive

Itanagar, Feb. 1 -- Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein has congratulated union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on presenting what he described as a robust and forward-looking unio... Read More