Union Budget 2026: Not so poll-driven, but signals focus on global headwinds
While the Budget did include announcements touching poll-bound States, the measures were packaged within broader multi-State initiatives that reflected the Government’s attempt to balance domestic political expectations with global economic…
Nara Lokesh calls Union Budget well-balanced
Andhra Pradesh will benefit significantly from the Critical Minerals Corridor and high-speed rail connectivity, he says Andhra Pradesh will benefit significantly from the Critical Minerals Corridor and high-speed rail connectivity,…
Budget 2026: Customs duty removed for 17 imported cancer meds; relief for rare diseases drugs
Overall health spending saw only modest growth with the Health Ministry being allocated ₹1.05 lakh crore for FY 2026-27, just over six percent higher than the previous year and roughly…
Union Budget failed to address unemployment issue, says Congress
MSMEs, farmers, and informal sector, which form the backbone of employment, are largely neglected, it says MSMEs, farmers, and informal sector, which form the backbone of employment, are largely neglected,…
Union Budget: New rural jobs scheme gets ₹95,692.31 crore
Experts warn it falls far short of the allocation needed to guarantee 125 workdays for all eligible workers; Experts warn it falls far short of the allocation needed to guarantee…
Nothing for the common man, Bengal in ‘directionless’ Budget: Mamata
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee accused the Centre of seeing people of West Bengal as “Bangladeshis”, as he lambasted the Finance Minister for not mentioning the State in her…
Union Budget 2026-27: ‘Seems to have missed the ball’, Shashi Tharoor slams with cricketing analogy
Shashi Tharoor asserted that the biggest unanswered question remains jobs, noting that there was little in the Budget speech to indicate how employment would be generated Shashi Tharoor asserted that…
Union Budget 2026: KCCI flags absence of dedicated Coastal Economic Corridor for West Coast
The exclusion of coastal Karnataka from the proposed high-speed rail growth corridors limits connectivity-led development, the Chamber said. The exclusion of coastal Karnataka from the proposed high-speed rail growth corridors…
Union Budget turns election spotlight on West Bengal with freight corridors, industry push
In recent years, Union Budgets preceding Assembly elections have often carried pronounced regional emphasis In recent years, Union Budgets preceding Assembly elections have often carried pronounced regional emphasis