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Will stock markets remain open today for Budget 2026? Check details here

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026 in the Parliament today, in her ninth such presentation including one interim budget. Even though the stock mark... Read More


Budget 2026-27 ignores poor, middle class: Akhilesh

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday criticised the Union Budget 2026-27 alleging that it was for rich people and big industrialists as it served only 5 per cent of the po... Read More


Balancing capex and deficits in an era of coconuts, factories and high-speed trains

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The new Union budget presented by Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday was crafted against a set of unique circumstances that have emerged in an increasingly turbulent world over the past... Read More


Budget 2026-27 Charts Path to $5 Trillion Economy Milestone: LG Sinha

India, Feb. 1 -- Asserting that Budget 2026-27 charts the path to a $5 trillion economy milestone within a few years and presents India's ambitious vision to achieve developed economy status, Lieutena... Read More


Govt's Rs.60k-cr extra telecom receipt aim dims Airtel's AGR relief chance

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The telecom department's aim to raise Rs.60,000 crore by March to meet its revised Rs.1.4-trillion receipt target for FY26 could weigh on chances of relief for Bharti Airtel on it... Read More


"Completely insipid": Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Union Budget 2026-27

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has criticised the Union Budget 2026-27, describing it as "completely insipid." In a post on X, Ramesh noted several issues with the budget, includi... Read More


What does Budget 2026-27 have for the common man? Several measures explained

India, Feb. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented the Union Budget 2026, with some measures intended to bring relief to the common man with key reforms. Sitharaman's 81-m... Read More


What the 2026 Budget Reveals About Kashmir's Finances

India, Feb. 1 -- The 2026 Union Budget keeps public services and projects moving in Jammu and Kashmir, while highlighting a long-standing imbalance between spending and local income. The Budget for 2... Read More


Opposition slams Budget 2026 as hollow, directionless

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Opposition parties on Sunday mounted a broad attack on the Union Budget 2026-27, calling it hollow, directionless and inattentive to economic stress, even as the government defend... Read More


Nifty 50, Sensex today: What to expect from Indian stock market in trade on February 1 ahead of Budget 2026

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open higher and remain volatile on Sunday ahead of the announcement of the Budget 2026. Finance Mini... Read More