Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2026-27 on Sunday in the Lok Sabha. This will be Sitharaman’s ninth consecutive Union Budget, which is a record among all finance ministers in the history of independent India. Here we take a look at the backroom team that has worked tirelessly behind…
This follows a price hike in January, when commercial LPG cylinder rates were increased, adding to the cost burden for hotels, restaurants and other commercial users. File image. | Photo Credit: PTI Oil marketing companies increased the price of 19 kg commercial LPG cylinders by ₹49, with the new rates coming into effect from Sunday…
Budget 2026: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the biggest financial announcement of the year, Budget 2026-27, before both Houses of the Parliament on Sunday, 1 February 2026. As all eyes are now on Sitharaman’s speech, scheduled to start at 11 am. The Union Budget 2026 will set the trajectory for the Indian economy…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to unveil measures to sustain growth momentum, maintain fiscal discipline, and contain reforms that could buffer the economy from global trade frictions, including U.S. tariffs. Ms. Sitharaman’s sweeping income tax and GST cuts, together with spending on infrastructure and the RBI’s interest rate reductions, have so far helped the…
Income Tax Budget 2026 LIVE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to announce Union Budget 2026 in a matter of few hours. Ahead of the India Budget 2026, the finance minister will partake in rituals including visiting the finance ministry, visiting President Droupadi Murmu and finally reaching the Parliament. As FM Sitharaman presents her ninth…
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal | Photo Credit: PTI Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday (January 31, 29026) expressed confidence that the 2026-27 Budget, to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, would be a good one. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Finance Minister…
All eyes are on the Union Budget 2026-27 to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1. While she is expected to outline the government’s revenue and expenditure plans across sectors, the Centre is expected to lay special focus on poll-bound states. Also Read | Budget 2026 LIVE: Nirmala Sitharaman set to…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech today is expected to mark a departure from previous Budget speeches in more ways than one, according to media reports citing government sources familiar with the developments. First, it will be a rare occasion for the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present the Budget on a Sunday. Then, unlike…
India Budget 2026-27 LIVE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her ninth consecutive Union Budget for the financial year 2026-27 on Sunday, 1 February 2026. All eyes await the upcoming announcement, which is set to be tabled at the Union parliament at 11 a.m. (IST) during Sunday’s Budget session. Ahead of the Budget…
The story so far: Negotiations on the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) — dubbed the ‘mother of all deals’ by leaders on both sides — officially concluded on January 27, closing about two decades worth of intermittent talks. The deal, which has benefits for both, simultaneously avoids intractable sensitive issues while securing advantageous concessions…
