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Budget 2026-27: What Got Costlier & Cheaper

India, Feb. 1 -- As many as 17 cancer drugs, along with medicines and food for special medical needs for seven rare diseases, as well as components used in microwave ovens, will become cheaper followi... Read More


Mayawati for genuine implementation of 2026 Union Budget announcements

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- In her reaction to the Union Budget 2026-27, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday said implementation of the schemes announced in the budget with a genuine intent was ... Read More


Union Budget 2026 proposes long-term tax holiday for foreign cloud firms using India data centres

India, Feb. 1 -- Recognising the need to strengthen critical digital infrastructure and attract global investment in data centres, Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while pres... Read More


Budget Session of J&K Assembly to Begin on Monday

India, Feb. 1 -- The budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, set to commence here on Monday, is expected to be stormy with political parties preparing to question the government ... 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


Cong Maha chief dismisses union Budget as 'directionless'

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Maharashtra State Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal has dismissed the union Budget 2026 as "directionless" and a repeat of the previous budgets of the Modi government. He said t... Read More


Budget-2026 raises growth hopes for Odisha in eco-tourism, mining and waterways cargo transport

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 1 -- The union Budget-2026-27 has chalked out a fiscal strategy to give a push to Odisha's eco-tourism and mining sectors, besides development of waterways for environmentally sustai... Read More


Budget: Focus on skilling youth in healthcare & tourism

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In a series of announcements aimed at opening up job opportunities for millions of youth in the country, the union Budget 2026, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to... Read More


Yediyurappa hails union Budget as historic, inclusive and farmer-centric

Bengaluru, Feb. 1 -- Casting the 2026-27 union Budget as a statement of intent rather than a routine fiscal exercise, senior BJP and former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa portrayed it as a blueprint wh... Read More


Union budget visionless, pro-corporate and anti-people: CPI

Hyderabad, Feb. 1 -- Chairman of the CPI Control Commission Narayana K on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the union Budget, terming it visionless, pro-corporate and disconnected from the country's s... Read More