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Union budget: Why the real impact on India's economy lies beyond the headlines

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The date of 1 February for the announcement of the Union budget precedes by a month the release of the advance estimate of India's gross domestic product (GDP) based on three quar... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27: FM Sitharaman raises capital expenditure for FY27 by about 9% to Rs 12.2 lakh crore

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced an increase of about 9 per cent in capital expenditure for the coming financial year, raising the allocation to Rs 12... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27: What could be in for poll-bound West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Puducherry

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- All eyes are on the Union Budget 2026-27 to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1. While she is expected to outline the government's revenue an... Read More


"Change of government in Kerala is absolutely indispensable": Shashi Tharoor

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday asserted that a change of government in Kerala is "absolutely indispensable", sharply criticising the CPI(M)-led LDF government's economic man... Read More


Rahul Gandhi seeks parliamentary debate on air pollution, asks PM to declare 'national health emergency'

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday demanded a parliamentary debate on air pollution, asking the government to ensure "enough money" in the Union Budget to ... Read More


Budget 2026-27: FM Announces Major Push For Tourism, Skills and Heritage Conservation

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the Union Budget 2026-27, announced a series of initiatives aimed at strengthening tourism infrastructure, skill development, and heritage ... Read More


Back-to-back attacks on YSRCP leaders raise law and order concerns in Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada, Feb. 1 -- Andhra Pradesh witnessed back-to-back incidents of alleged targeting of senior YSRCP leaders on Sunday. The house of former minister Jogi Ramesh was vandalised and set on fire a... Read More


"Rare earth corridors to promote mining, research, manufacturing": FM Sitharaman

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed 'rare earth corridors' for mineral-rich states, including Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Presenting t... Read More


Why FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2026 speech today will be unlike any before

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech today is expected to mark a departure from previous Budget speeches in more ways than one, according to media reports citing go... Read More


Why FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget speech today will be unlike any before

Union Budget Speech, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech today is expected to mark a departure from previous Budget speeches in more ways than one, according to media r... Read More