Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Andhra Pradesh Minister for Health, Family Welfare and Medical Education Satya Kumar Yadav has lauded the Union Budget 2026-27 saying that it has “Read More
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Union Government is preparing to launch two new schemes for persons with disabilities, aimed at training them for “dignified livelihood opportunities” and providing Read More
Revenue Secretary Arvind Shrivastava. Photo: Special Arrangement The hike in Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and options is intended to discourage speculative tendencies and handle systemic risk in the derivatives market, Revenue Secretary Arvind Read More
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed setting up high-level committee on ‘Banking for Viksit Bharat’. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (February 1, 2026) proposed incentives of ₹100 crore for single bond issuance by Read More
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2026 in Lok Sabha during the Budget Session, in New Delhi on Sunday. Photo: Sansad TV via ANI. The Government will set up five university townships in Read More
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the ‘Union Budget 2026-27’ in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her Budget speech on Sunday (February 1, 2026) said Read More
Representational image of a worker in a steel utensil manufacturing unit at Korukkupet in Chennai | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced a fresh allocation of ₹10,000 crore to the small and Read More
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Seeking to improve efficiencies in disbursal of credit to the sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her ninth budget presentation on Sunday (February 1, 2026) called Read More
The Union government on Sunday (February 1, 2026) announced seven high speed rail corridors between cities. | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her Budget speech, announced seven high-speed railway corridors in India. Calling them Read More
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shows 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. | Photo Credit: Read More