Union Budget 2026 : Key Highlights

During the Union Budget 2026 session, Sitharaman also proposed extending the timeline for revising income tax returns

The fall came despite the Budget announcing measures to accelerate economic growth while maintaining fiscal prudence

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026–27 in a 1 hour and 24 minute speech, outlining key initiatives and proposals.

Union Budget 2026 brings major tax and customs duty changes. Here’s what gets cheaper and what costs more after revisions in TCS, BCD and duties

The Finance Minister also shed light on industries focusing on animation, visual effects, gaming, and comics, among other growing sectors

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare gets ₹1.06 lakh crore in Union Budget 2026–27 with higher funding for PM-JAY, NHM, AIIMS, digital health and research

The Supreme Court directed authorities to grant provisional MBBS admission to 19-year-old Atharva Chaturvedi after he argued his own case seeking EWS quota implementation in private medical colleges.

Nine people, including the shooter, were killed in a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in Canada. Police identified the suspect as Jesse Van Rootselaar, and the motive remains unknown.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026 in Parliament on Sunday, February 1, 2026. This marked her ninth consecutive budget presentation as the chief of the Ministry ...

Disaster preparedness remains a priority, with ₹2,002.14 crores allocated to the National Disaster Response Force and ₹2,056.25 crores for relief on account of natural calamities

Union Budget 2026–27 allocates a record ₹2.78 lakh crore to Indian Railways, focusing on infrastructure expansion, safety upgrades, and seven new high-speed rail corridors