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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab has strongly criticised the Union Budget presented on Sunday by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, accusing the Centre of neglecting the state’s interests and failing to address the concerns of farmers, women, youth and border areas. Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget in Parliament on Sunday,...

NEW DELHI: The Union Budget 2026 has set aside Rs 7.85 lakh crore for defence, marking a sharp 15 per cent jump from Rs 6.81 lakh crore last year, as the government sharpens its focus on military modernisation in the post Operation Sindoor security environment.According to official figures, the defence outlay for 2026–27 stands at...

WhatsApp Image 2026-02-01 at 15.39.16.jpeg Najmul Melath, managing director of Hopeshore Multidisciplinary School for Special Needs, gives a presentation on the topic ‘Inclusive Tourism Through a Neurodiverse Lens’. Himself the father of a differently abled child, Mr. Melath speaks of how similarly placed parents got together to spearhead an inclusion programme for children and their...

3 min readNew DelhiFeb 1, 2026 04:00 PM IST In her Union Budget 2026 speech Sunday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted high-value crops as a key part of India’s agricultural strategy, with coconut taking centre stage. The coastal fruit has gained massive popularity over the years, thanks to its many health benefits. Sitharaman proposed a...

India has sharply reworked its overseas development assistance in the Union Budget 2026-27, cutting aid to Bangladesh by half, a move that reflects the growing strains in bilateral relations amid reports of rising anti-Hindu incidents and killings in the neighbouring country. Bangladesh faces one of the steepest cuts in India’s foreign aid, with its allocation...

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a tax holiday till 2047 for foreign companies providing cloud services globally using data centres located in India, signalling a major push to strengthen the country’s digital infrastructure.Presenting the Union Budget for FY 2026-27 Sitharaman said, “I propose to provide tax holiday till 2047 to any foreign...

FM Sitharaman proposes to support mineral rich states of Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu to establish critical mineral facilities; the FM also proposes to top up Self Reliance India Fund with ₹4,000 cr in FY27 to support MSMEs Source link

3 min readSuratFeb 1, 2026 11:51 AM IST THE SURAT crime branch on Friday arrested two women who were in search of “customers” to “sell” a 10-day-old girl child for around Rs 2.5 lakh. The arrested accused told the police that the newborn was brought from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra a few days ago. The...

On this India Today special report, Maria Shakil examines the significant crash in precious metal prices as gold and silver hit their lower circuits just ahead of the Union Budget. Maria Shakil noted that there has been a ‘sudden increase post 2024 in the last two years and the increase has been rather sharp from...