Union Budget 2026: Health outlay raised 10%, government plans 5 regional medical hubs, boost for AHPs
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the Union Budget on Sunday, announced a new scheme to support states in setting up five regional medical hubs in partnership with the private sector.…
Union Budget 2026: Rs 95,692.31cr allocated for VB-G RAM G, Jal Jeevan Mission outlay raised to Rs 67,670cr
As the Centre prepares to roll out the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar Aajeevika Mission (Grameen) (VB-G RAM G), it has allocated Rs 95,692.31 crore for the new scheme, while earmarking…
Union Budget 2026: Big push to ‘future ready’ infra, FM hikes capex by 9%
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a nearly 9 per cent increase in capital expenditure, raising the allocation to Rs 12.2 lakh crore for FY 2026-27, as the…
Gross GST collections in January rise 6.2% to Rs 1.93 lakh crore, net revenue up 7.6%
India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections reached Rs 1,93,384 crore in January 2026, showing a strong year-on-year increase of 6.2 per cent, reported ANI. The revenue had stood at…
LPG gas prices go up: Commercial cylinder to cost Rs 49 more from February 1
Commercial LPG gas cylinder prices were hiked on Sunday after oil marketing companies revised rates upward, increasing the cost of a 19-kg cylinder by Rs 49 with effect from February…
Budget 2026: Top 5 income tax expectations of salaried, middle class taxpayers
What do salaried taxpayers, middle class, and the common man want from Union Budget 2026? (AI image) Budget 2026 income tax expectations: Like every year, salaried taxpayers, middle class and…
Donald Trump calls US an ‘economic miracle’, says critics of tariffs ‘were all wrong’
US President Donald Trump has claimed that his sweeping tariff policies have created an “American economic miracle”, dismissing warnings of global fallout and asserting that critics of his trade strategy…
Adani agrees to receive notice in US SEC fraud case
New York/New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew, Sagar Adani, have agreed to receive a legal notice from US Securities and Exchange Commission in a civil fraud lawsuit alleging…
With eye on FDs, SBI chief seeks tax parity on financial products
Mumbai: A day before the Union Budget, State Bank of India chairman CS Setty has sought a level playing field for tax treatment of all financial products, including fixed deposits.…
Budget 2026 glossary explained: From deficit to disinvestment, key terms decoded to understand Budget numbers and policies
The Union Budget comes with a vocabulary that can be confusing even for regular readers. Many terms are technical, and are used repeatedly across Budget documents, tables and debates. The…