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Growth, stability over populism

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented the Union Budget for 2026-27 with total expenditure pegged at Rs 53.5 lakh crore, outlining a medium-term growth framework ... Read More


"Progressive Budget, focuses on every sector," BJP MPs hail Nirmala Sitharaman's 9th budget

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026 in the Parliament, marking her ninth consecutive Budget speech. Speaking in the House the FM said, "Sinc... 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


"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


Budget 2026-27: Infrastructure and jobs as drivers of growth

India, Feb. 1 -- The government's continued commitment to the fiscal glidepath while increasing capital expenditure to Rs.12.2 lakh crore, strikes a careful balance between discipline and growth. Pub... Read More


Ten overs, same old panic: Cricket has always survived by moving faster than its critics - Abbi Kanthasamy

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 1 -- Every generation of cricket believes it has been appointed custodian of the game's soul. And every generation is convinced that the next format will finally destroy it. They ... 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


'Orange Economy': FM Sitharaman proposes content creator labs in schools, colleges

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed a strong support for India's creative industries or 'orange economy' to create future-ready creative jobs. Sitharaman... Read More


LMC begins reassessment of HAT properties, tax recovery

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has started recovering long-pending property tax dues while carrying out a fresh reassessment of shops leased from the Hussainabad and Allied... Read More


Budget 2026-27: Sitharaman proposes Rs 20,000 crore outlay for carbon capture technologies

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- While presenting the Union Budget 2026-27, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed an outlay of Rs 20,000 crores over the next 5 years for Carbon Capture, Utilisation a... Read More