India’s Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the country’s Budget 2026-27 for the 9th consecutive time. Nirmala Sitharaman became the first foreign minister to do so. Under Neighborhood First, Rs 22118.97 crore will be allocated to the Ministry of External Affairs for Budget 2026-27 for foreign aid. There has been a slight increase in…
Sports Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget for 2026-27 in Parliament on 1 February. The Central Government has indicated that efforts will be made to strengthen the entire sports system in India. The Finance Minister announced an infrastructure and grassroots sports development schemes. He also said that India has the potential to…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the general budget for the financial year 2026-27 in Parliament on Sunday. In this budget, the government has shown the strength of its financial discipline and has put forward many important figures regarding borrowing and deficit for the next year. This news is good because the government is continuously…
Opposition MPs on Sunday alleged that the Union Budget 2026-27 did not have any announcements for the common people and failed to address basic issues such as education, healthcare, and unemployment. Asked about the Budget presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the third of the BJP-led NDA in its third term, Samajwadi Party…
Budget 2026: The Indian stock market witnessed a sudden, sharp fall of up to 3% in intraday trade on Sunday, February 1, after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a steep increase in Securities Transaction Tax on derivatives. STT on futures was raised to 0.05% from 0.02%, while STT on options transactions was increased to 0.15%…
Regarding the Union Budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while putting forward the vision of the government, described it as a “budget of immense opportunities”. He said that this budget is going to fulfill the dreams of the present and will strengthen the country’s economy. PM Modi also praised Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said that…
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has reacted to Union Budget 2026, suggesting that there was no mention of Kerala anywhere in the speech except for “coconuts and fishermen”. Demanding to know what’s in the budget for the state, Shashi Tharoor said that any announcement on All India Institute of Ayurveda was awaited but there was none…
Railway Stocks, Budget 2026: Shares of railway-related companies were under pressure on Sunday after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget for 2026-27. Many railway stocks including IRFC, RVNL, BEML, IRCON, RailTel, IRCTC, Titagarh Rail Systems and CONCOR declined during trading on BSE. Source
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has made a scathing attack on the central government regarding the Union Budget. He said that this budget is neither in the interest of women nor takes into account the needs of the states. Mamata Banerjee alleged that only talk has been made in the budget, there is nothing…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Budget 2026: In the Union Budget 2026, the government has set a separate budget of Rs 9,800 crore under Technology in National Security to give a new technological edge to national security. This decision has come at a time when the nature of war…
