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Budget 2026: Reform Express takes Kartavya path

Updated on Feb 2, 2026 01:37 IST

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman outside the finance ministry prior to the presentation of the Budget 2026 at Kartavya Bhavan in New Delhi. (Hindustan Times/Arvind Yadav)

Message from government: Growth leads consumption

Infrastructure spending remains the backbone of the budget. With over <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>12 lakh crore allocated for capital expenditure, the government is once again acting as the primary growth engine. (Reuters)

Updated on Feb 1, 2026 18:49 IST

Budget: A symphony in three movements

Economic growth remains inseparable from the development of human capital, skilling and employability. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 1, 2026 18:47 IST

Bihar: NDA hails Union budget, Oppn says directionless

Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary with BJP leaders looking on TV screen during Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s presentation of the Union Budget 2026-27 at the BJP office in Patna on Sunday. (Santosh Kumar/HT)

Published on Feb 1, 2026 16:54 IST

UP to get 2 of India’s 7 high-speed rail corridors

High-speed corridors are set to reduce travel time between Delhi and Kashi to about 4 hrs and between Kashi and Siliguri to under 3 hrs (Sourced)

Published on Feb 1, 2026 16:13 IST

What the Union Budget 2026-27 means for Growth

The short point is, this year’s budget is hoping for some revival in inflation to support growth as far as the budgetary math is concerned

Updated on Feb 1, 2026 17:05 IST

Union Budget 2026 a blueprint for new, developed India: Yogi Adityanath

UP CM Yogi Adityanath said the Union Budget 2026 places special emphasis on common citizens and women. (HT file)

Published on Feb 1, 2026 13:58 IST

Union Budget 2026–27 lays foundation for developed India: Chhattisgarh CM Sai

Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday called the Union Budget 2026–27 a “historic document.” (PTI)

Published on Feb 1, 2026 12:12 IST

Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai hails ‘historic’ Union Budget

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai.

Published on Feb 1, 2026 11:03 IST

Budget to bolster India's global image as investment destination: Shah

With a focus on empowering youth, women, and farmers, this budget aims to realize a developed India by 2047.

Published on Feb 1, 2026 09:16 IST

Budget 2026: Full text of Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget speech here

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2026 in Lok Sabha during the Budget Session, in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI Video Grab/Sansad TV)

Published on Feb 1, 2026 08:09 IST

Smartphones, drugs, watches: What's cheaper, what's costlier after Budget 2026

Union Budget: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the 'Union Budget 2026-27' in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi.

Updated on Feb 1, 2026 11:34 IST

‘3 kartavya’: Nirmala Sitharaman explains theme of Union Budget 2026

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman at Parliament to present the Union Budget 2026 in New Delhi on Sunday.

Updated on Feb 1, 2026 07:14 IST

Why MSMEs are the real test of Budget 2026

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds a briefcase containing the Union budget 2025.

Published on Jan 31, 2026 10:38 IST

Terms of Trade: Reimagining the budget to reinvigorate reforms

Can the budget reinvent reforms in a way that makes it an organic driver of growth rather than something that provides one-off boosts or makes unrealised promises? (HT Archive)

Updated on Jan 31, 2026 19:12 IST

Budget 2026 should preserve fiscal discipline

Slowly but steadily, the results are beginning to show. Domestic demand is slowly improving. Consumption is stabilising as purchasing power recovers. (AFP)

Published on Jan 29, 2026 16:04 IST

Irish Economy Soared in 2025 on Weight-Loss Drugs Boom

There are few signs that Ireland has lost its appeal to overseas investors with a record number of new investments in 2025, a 38% increase on 2024.

Updated on Jan 29, 2026 12:09 IST

India has emerged as bridge, amplified global south voice: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 29, 2026 01:28 IST

Budget 2026 must convert macroeconomic strength into structural growth

The Budget is presented by the Union Minister of Finance, currently Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 every year. This year February 1 collides with a Sunday, marking it the first year to have its budget to be presented on the weekly holiday,

Published on Jan 28, 2026 06:45 IST

Despite Pahalgam attack, August floods, 1.61 cr tourists visited J&K: LG Sinha

Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said the Union territory recorded a footfall of 1.61 crore tourists last year up to November despite the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 and subsequent floods in August. (HT File)

chandigarh news

Published on Jan 28, 2026 02:28 IST

UP Diwas-2026: From United Province to Uttar Pradesh, state keeps on reinventing itself

UP has now set itself an ambitious target of becoming a $1-trillion economy, positioning itself as an engine of national growth. (For Representation)

Published on Jan 23, 2026 22:22 IST

India must seize the moment for health reforms: Lancet editor Richard Horton

Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet medical journal. (Getty Images)

Updated on Jan 21, 2026 10:26 IST

CII seeks infra boost as confidence strengthens

According to the NSO first advance estimates of GDP released on January 7, the Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.4% in 2025-26, led by manufacturing, services, and the government’s capital expenditure. (PIXABAY)

Published on Jan 19, 2026 10:10 IST

FMCGs and a budget wish list

FMCGs and a budget wish list

Published on Jan 16, 2026 03:24 IST

Unfortunate & condemnable: Sanjeev Arora on MEA’s denial to clear UK, Israel visit

Punjab Industries and Commerce Minister Sanjeev Arora (PTI)

chandigarh news

Published on Jan 16, 2026 24:30 IST

No dearth of funds to support startups, says Punjab CM

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann X)

chandigarh news

Published on Jan 13, 2026 01:08 IST

Why the social sector needs to prioritise collaboration and compassion

Social sector

Updated on Jan 9, 2026 08:46 IST

America’s missing manufacturing renaissance

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington

Updated on Jan 7, 2026 04:46 IST

Trump Is Turning to Venezuela but Voters Are Focused on the Economy

President Trump speaking in Florida after the Venezuela incursion.

Updated on Jan 5, 2026 04:58 IST

Between strategic autonomy and global opportunity

The root cause seems to be US anxiety over its declining capabilities, which now outweighs concern about external geopolitical threats. India is being squeezed for immediate gains over paying uncertain costs for long-term strategic contests. (REUTERS)

Published on Jan 2, 2026 15:31 IST

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