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"Nothing concrete in budget, disappointing for Tamil Nadu too": DMK's Kanimozhi

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi on Sunday criticised the Union Budget, calling it disappointing for states and particularly for Tamil Nadu, which she said has been ov... Read More


Union Budget FY27: India to push indigenous seaplane manufacturing

NEW DELHI, Feb. 1 -- The government will push indigenous manufacturing of seaplanes as part of a broader effort to boost tourism and strengthen regional air connectivity, it said in the Union Budget 2... Read More


Nirmala Sitharaman delivers a short Budget 2026 speech, lasts 81 minutes

India, Feb. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented the Budget for the financial year 2026-27 in a relatively short speech, by her own standards. According to the official ... Read More


Union Budget has failed the test of economic strategy, economic statesmanship: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament earlier in the day "failed the test of economic... Read More


CCUS stocks in action as FM announces Rs 20,000 crore push in Budget 202627

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Shares of companies linked to Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technologies were in action after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in Union Budget 2026-27, announced... Read More


CCUS stocks in focus as FM announces Rs 20,000 crore push in Budget 202627

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Shares of companies linked to Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technologies are likely to attract investor attention after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in Union... Read More


From shadow to succession: Sunetra Pawar steps into the centre of power

India, Feb. 1 -- On a hazy evening in Mumbai, the political climate appeared charged as Ajit Pawar's widow, Sunetra Pawar, was sworn in as Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, catapulting her from the... Read More


All eyes on bonds as budget springs a borrowing surprise

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Higher yields may greet traders as the government bond market opens on Monday, as a higher-than expected gross market borrowing programme and an elevated capital expenditure plan ... Read More


Punishment to anyone other than through the courts is crime in itself: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow, Feb. 1 -- Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday that fake encounters corrupt the administration and giving punishment to anyone other than through the courts is a... Read More


FM announces hike in STT for futures and options trading

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1 proposed to raise Securities transaction tax (STT) on both, futures and options. The Securities Transaction Tax on Futures h... Read More