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‘Will speak tomorrow’ to 'crises ignored': Rahul Gandhi on Budget 2026 speech

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives at the Parliament ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget 2026-27, in New Delhi, Sunday, February 1, 2026.

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 2:55 PM IST

‘Anti-women, anti-farmer, anti-education’: Mamata on Union Budget 2026

‘Anti-women, anti-farmer, anti-education’: Mamata on Union Budget 2026

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 6:19 PM IST

‘Totally lacklustre’: Cong on Budget 2026, says no clarity on fund allocation

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the budget did not live up to the hype.

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 2:09 PM 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, 1:39 PM IST

Sitharaman proposes ₹100 cr incentive for single bond issuance over ₹1000 cr

Earlier, the Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, proposed introducing a dedicated <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10,000-crore SME growth fund to create future jobs and incentivise enterprises based on select criteria.

Published on Feb 1, 2026, 1:12 PM IST

5 university townships, girls' hostel per district: Budget push for education

The Finance Minister also announced the establishment of a girls' hostel in higher education STEM institutions in every district.

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 2:14 PM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman delivers a short Budget 2026 speech, lasts 81 minutes

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the Budget 2026 presentation.

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 1:10 PM IST

17 cancer drugs to become cheaper, announces Sitharaman in Budget speech

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also announced measures expanding import duty exemptions for rare diseases.

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 1:00 PM IST

'India's economic trajectory marked by stability': Nirmala Sitharaman

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

Published on Feb 1, 2026, 12:38 PM IST

Sensex crashes after Nirmala Sitharaman's derivative announcement in Budget 2026

Nirmala Sitharaman is displayed on a screen outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) ahead of her budget speech

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 1:00 PM 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, 5:04 PM IST

Budget 2026 reveals ‘tax holiday’ for foreign companies setting up data centres

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

Published on Feb 1, 2026, 12:23 PM IST

New scheme named after Mahatma Gandhi in Budget 2026 amid MGNREGA repeal row

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

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 4:48 PM IST

New IT law, reforms, exemptions: List of changes in the tax laws in Budget 2026

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the 'Union Budget 2026-27' in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Sansad TV via PTI Photo)

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 12:24 PM IST

Overseas investors can now buy Indian stocks, but there's a catch

Sitharaman proposed a market-making framework with suitable access to funds and derivatives on corporate bond indices.

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 5:56 PM IST

Sitharaman raises tax on Futures and Options trading; What does it mean?

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman shows the digital tablet, enclosed in a traditional red 'bahi-khata' style pouch, at Parliament

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 9:14 PM IST

Priyanka Chaturvedi 'predicted' Nirmala Sitharaman saree choice for Budget 2026

Priyanka Chaturvedi 'predicted' that Nirmala Sitharaman would wear a saree from Tamil Nadu.

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 12:26 PM IST

Big announcement for women entrepreneurs in Budget 2026: 'She Marts' & more

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shows the digital tablet, enclosed in a traditional red 'bahi-khata' style pouch, at the Parliament premises.

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 12:47 PM IST

Budget 2026-27: Capital expenditure for FY27 raised by about 9%

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

Published on Feb 1, 2026, 12:14 PM IST

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

The Finance Minister proposed a dedicated initiative for high-quality sports goods manufacturing and research

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 12:32 PM IST

New Income Tax Act to come into effect from April 1, 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Budget 2026 in Parliament on Sunday, February 1

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 12:11 PM IST

Mental health gets prime slot in Budget 2026 , Sitharaman announces NIMHANS 2.0

Mental health gets prime slot in Budget 2026 , Sitharaman announces NIMHANS 2.0

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 9:46 PM IST

15,000 content creator labs across India, announces Sitharaman in Budget 2026

“India's animation, visual effects, gaming and comics, AVCG, is a growing industry, projected to require 2 million professionals by 2030,” Sitharaman said.

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 12:01 PM IST

Budget 2026 focuses on trade, multilateralism amid Trump tariff threat

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman focused on the need for multilateralism and expanding India's trade during the presentation of the Union Budget 2026

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 1:18 PM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman announces Semiconductor Mission 2.0, rare earth corridors

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shows the budget tablet as she arrives at the Parliament House.

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 1:27 PM IST

FM, in Budget speech, says these 6 sectors need intervention. Check details

Sitharaman said that the Union Government would push to accelerate and sustain economic growth.

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 11:44 AM 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, 12:44 PM IST

Budget 2026 highlights: FM proposes 3 new All India Institutes of Ayurveda

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the 'Union Budget 2026-27' in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Sansad TV via PTI Photo)

Updated on Feb 1, 2026, 1:05 PM IST

President Murmu offers 'dahi-cheeni' to Nirmala Sitharaman before Budget 2026

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with the digital tablet, enclosed in a traditional red 'bahi-khata' style pouch, at the Parliament premises before the presentation of the �Union Budget 2026-27�, in New Delhi, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)(PTI02_01_2026_000069A)

Published on Feb 1, 2026, 10:37 AM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman honours Indian heritage in simple silk saree for budget 2026

Nirmala Sitharaman saree: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman waves while posing with officials before leaving her office to present the union budget on February 1.

Published on Feb 1, 2026, 9:48 AM IST

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