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This year's Budget: What to expect and what not to | Number Theory

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her ninth consecutive budget today. The Economic Survey presented on Thursday said it expects real GDP growth in 2026-27 to be around ... Read More


Budget 2026: Will the old tax regime be phased out this time? Experts weigh in

Budget 2026, Feb. 1 -- Six years ago, Budget 2020 introduced a new tax regime offering lower tax rates to taxpayers who were willing to forego deductions and exemptions. Three years later, in Budget 2... Read More


'Balance of Economy and Ecology': Environment Minister commends Union Budget 2026 for sustainable development goals

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-2027, according to Union Minister for Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, is a "youth-centric budget that advances a developed India by... Read More


Farmers 'ignored', say Pb govt & Hry Oppn

Chandigarh, Feb. 1 -- Punjab, a non-BJP ruled state, and the Opposition in Haryana on Sunday expressed disappointment over the Union Budget, saying the Centre has once again failed to live up to the f... Read More


Health ministry gets 10% rise in allocation

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Union Health Ministry has been allocated Rs 1,06,530.42 crore in the Budget 2026-27, a 10 per cent hike over 2025-26, with the government proposing a scheme to support states ... Read More


Budget a 'betrayal' for hill state: Sukhu

Shimla, Feb. 1 -- Terming the Union Budget a betrayal for the hill state, Himachal Chief Minister Sukhinder Singh Sukhu said it was the first time since 1952 that the Centre has chosen to shut the doo... Read More


Consumer awareness key to controlling non-communicable diseases: Speakers

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- communicable diseases (NCDs), including hypertension, is rising at an alarming rate in Bangladesh due to unhealthy dietary habits and increasing dependence on processed foods. Accord... Read More


'With due respect.': Sitharaman responds to Rahul Gandhi's 'youth without jobs' remark on Budget 2026

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his 'youth without jobs' remark on Budget 2026, asking him to provide facts on his claims and ... Read More


FM निर्मला सीतारमण के बजट स्पीच से पहले फोकस में रहेंगे डिफेंस स्टॉक, बीता एक साल अच्छा रहा

नई दिल्ली, फरवरी 1 -- Budget 2026: बजट 2026 के पेश होने से पहले डिफेंस कंपनियों के शेयर इस समय फोकस में हैं। माना जा रहा है कि नरेंद्र मोदी की सरकार बजट में डिफेंस सेक्टर के लिए और पैसा देगी। जिसकी वज... Read More


Prudence, Not Populism

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Many may be tempted to paint India's Budget 2026 as lacklustre and lacking in ambition, but such criticism misunderstands both the global economic moment and the nature of the cha... Read More