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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


UP: BJP plotting to remove opposition voters' names, alleges Akhilesh

Lucknow, Feb. 1 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) National President Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the BJP of hatching a conspiracy to remove the names of opposition voters from the electoral rolls by filing... Read More


BJP plotting to remove opposition voters' names from electoral rolls: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow, Feb. 1 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) National President Akhilesh Yadav has leveled a serious allegation regarding the distribution of pre-printed Form-7s in villages under the Special Intensive Rev... 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


Mamata: Budget visionless, missionless & anti-people

Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- Terming the Union Budget as "garbage of lies" leading to a "derailment of economy", Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused ... Read More


Budget 2026: When and where to watch Nirmala Sitharaman's speech, timings and more

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2026 on February 1. This will be the ninth consecutive budget to be presented by Sitharaman, plus one interim bu... Read More


Chidambaram attacks government over Union Budget 2026, says FM 'discarded Economic Survey'

Union Budget 2026, Feb. 1 -- Former finance minister P Chidambaram sharply criticised the Union Budget presented on Sunday, 1 February, 2026. Alleging it is a "failed test of economic strategy, econom... Read More


Animation and Gaming industry gets budget boost as FM proposes content creator labs nationwide

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Presenting her ninth consecutive Budget in Parliament, Sitharaman said the Centre plans to support the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies, Mumbai, in setting up Animation, ... Read More


Union Budget's initiatives signal strong and forward-looking direction for India's healthcare ecosystem: Experts

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Union health budget for 2026 has been raised to Rs 1,04,599 crore, 18 per cent higher than last year. According to Ashutosh Raghuvanshi, Managing Director & CEO, Fortis Healt... Read More