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Hospital stocks advance after budget proposal on medical tourism hubs

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Shares of hospital companies traded higher after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the Union Budget, proposed a scheme to support states in setting up five regional medical hub... Read More


Sena UBT's Priyanka Chaturvedi correctly 'predicted' Nirmala Sitharaman's saree choice for Budget 2026

India, Feb. 1 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi correctly 'predicted' the kind of saree that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would wear while presenting the Union Budget 2026-27. Nirmala S... Read More


Govt accepts recommendations of the 16th Finance Commission to retain the vertical share of tax devolution to states at 41%, says FM

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- The government has accepted the recommendations of the 16th Finance Commission, including retaining the vertical devolution share at 41%, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says in ... Read More


Big announcement for women entrepreneurs in Budget 2026: 'She Marts' and ownership of enterprise

India, Feb. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the government wants to help women move from credit-based livelihoods to becoming owners of their own enterprises as she prese... Read More


"Mere rhetoric not enough...": BSP chief Mayawati on Union Budget

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Sunday urged the government to focus on actual implementation rather than rhetoric while evaluating the Union Budget 2026-2027, war... Read More


Khelo India Mission to transform sports sector over next decade: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

India, Feb. 1 -- Setting the tone for long-term reform, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a sweeping 10-year plan to reshape India's sports sector during the 2026 Union Budget, u... Read More


Union Budget 2026 Backs MSME Scale With Champion Fund and TREDS Push

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In her ninth consecutive Union Budget,Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister, Government of India, placed Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) at the center of India's growt... Read More


Union Budget has ignored Jharkhand once again: Health Minister Irfan Ansari

Ranchi, Feb. 1 -- Strongly criticising the union Budget, senior Congress leader and Health Minister of Jharkhand, Dr Irfan Ansari on Sunday said that Jharkhand has once again been neglected, with no A... Read More


आम बजट को खास बनाने की तैयारी, लोगों के बीच जाकर खूबियां बताएगी BJP, 10 दिन तक चलेगा महाभियान

विशेष संवाददाता, फरवरी 1 -- वित्तमंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण जब रविवार को बजट पेश करेंगी तो यूपी में 2017 स्थानों पर बड़े स्क्रीन पर उसका सीधा प्रसारण होगा। इसके लिए भाजपा के उत्तर प्रदेश मुख्यालय से लेकर ... Read More


Budget 2026: Self-Reliant India Fund to get additional Rs.4,000 crore to bolster MSMEs

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday declared that the Self-Reliant India Fund would receive an additional Rs.4,000 crore in fiscal year 2026-27 to bolster micro, s... Read More