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"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


Alcaraz topples Djokovic, claims Australian Open, career Grand Slam

Nigeria, Feb. 1 -- Carlos Alcaraz did not just win the Australian Open on Sunday; he redrew tennis history. The Spaniard swept past Novak Djokovic in a four-set classic on Rod Laver Arena to claim hi... Read More


Stock Alert: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Bajaj Auto, Godfrey Phillips India, Power Grid

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Securities in F&O Ban: Sammaan Capital shares are banned from F&O trading on 1 February 2026. Key Events to Watch: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to table and present ... Read More


"Baseless": NCP MP Praful Patel denies media reports on appointment as party's national president

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Praful Patel on Sunday dismissed reports suggesting that he had been appointed as the National President of the party, calling them baseless and u... Read More


In Barbara Forever, a pioneer of queer cinema gets a moving and incandescent tribute | Sundance Film Festival review

India, Feb. 1 -- If you are not aware of who Barbara Hammer was, you must correct that right away. This intimate new documentary, which celebrates her life and legacy, is also a great place to start. ... 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


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


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


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