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While acknowledging the strains created by the external global environment, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (February 1, 2026) presented Budget 2026, with the aim to increase productivity across sectors and ensure employment generation.  Union Budget 2026: Follow the highlights from February 1, 2026 Presenting her record ninth consecutive Union Budget, Ms. Sitharaman said…

The Union Budget 2026-27 comes at a defining moment in India’s growth journey. Manifesting India’s aspiration to be a developed country by 2047, the Budget gives a strategic push to manufacturing, emphasising the critical role it will continue to play in India’s economic growth story. Union Budget 2026: Follow the highlights from February 1, 2026…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, right, addresses a press conference after presenting the Union Budget 2026-27, in New Delhi, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary is also seen. | Photo Credit: PTI The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has seen an increase of 9.44% in the total allocation in the Union…

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👉 Visit the Official SleepLean Website File photo: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Presenting the Budget, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed setting up a “High Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat”, to comprehensively review the sector and align it with India’s next phase of growth.“I propose setting up…

As West Bengal braces for a fiercely contested Assembly election, the Union Budget presented on Sunday (February 1, 2026) has unmistakably strayed into campaign territory, rolling out high-visibility infrastructure proposals that the ruling TMC dismissed as a “political signalling tool” rather than a credible fiscal commitment. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s ninth consecutive budget proposed a…

Stock traders watch Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman present the budget as they trade at their terminals at an office in Mumbai on February 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The benchmark Nifty 50 index declined by 1.35%, trading at 24,988.45 points at 12:40 p.m. during the special session on Sunday (February 1, 2026), after Finance…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (February 1, 2026) presented the Union government’s budget for FY2026. Also read: Union Budget 2026 LIVE updates 👉 Visit the Official SleepLean Website Borrowings and other liabilities form the largest source of funds for this Budget, accounting for 24% of total inflows, unchanged from the previous year. Income tax…

Data centre. File | Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (February 1, 2026) proposed tax holiday till 2047 for foreign companies that provide cloud services to customers worldwide by using data centres in the country. The tax holiday will be extended to the entities concerned subject to certain conditions. In the…

A farmer in Valathamangalam village in Thirunallar commune drying cotton in his house using a fan in Karaikal district | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Uma Gandhan, a farmer from Valathamangalam village in Thirunallar commune, was trying to dry his cotton using a fan in a portion of his house, like several hundreds of farmers here…