The Hindu

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the Budget had nothing to offer to people of the State. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership said that the infrastructure push through rail and freight corridors will push economy of the State.

Political parties and social organisations in Dima Hasao district cite the allotment of more than 9,000 bighas of land for limestone mining to feed cement plants and a proposed mega hydropower project

Deficit reduction in FY27 is driven largely by cuts in development expenditure, particularly in the rural and agricultural sectors

The arena of welfare spending has now shifted to the States, while the Centre continues to drive the agenda by legislating and setting norms

In the context of Indias rapidly evolving security requirements, its defence budget is middling. Our security outlays must be assessed in the context of the resources committed by nations that pose a threat to India, rather than in isolation

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the Budget had nothing to offer to people of the State. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership said that the infrastructure push through rail and freight corridors will push economy of the State.

The government should have gone back to the drawing board if its existing strategies were not working

Budget 2026-27 needs to be read in the context of much geopolitical turmoil

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the Budget overlooked the concerns and priorities of Himachal Pradesh, even as he raised serious concerns regarding the recently tabled 16thFinance Commission

The Budget has a slew of long- and short-term measures with a view to maintain continuity over short-term policy stimuli

Budget will provide opportunities to the youth, security to farmers, encouragement to entrepreneurs, relief to the middle class, respect to workers, and new impetus for innovation, says Adityanath

The Union Budget 2026-27 chose prudence over adventurism, and multipronged measures over Big Bang reforms

The government is facilitating mineral extraction by large corporate houses without taking a long-term view of resource sustainability, says Lingaraj, a prominent rights activist

Pointing out that fly ash has REEs at 0.04% by weight, they say monazite sand is a better alternative as it has REE content up to 60%

Scores of girls also attended the PDP initiative and highlighted the issues the new generation was facing when it comes to employment and political aspirations. The meeting was held in the old citys Babadembarea.

The Chief Minister has written six letters to the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on the issue of SIR over the past few months. In the last letter dated January 31, Ms. Banerjee said that SIR has resulted in as many as 140 deaths and was being carried out in blatant disregard of human rights and humanitarian considerations

We are aiming to double the countrys textile value chain from the existing $170 billion to $350 billion by 2030, P. Sivakumar says

Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from both Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities were headed to New Delhi to attend the meeting

The 17.65-crore high-level bridge across Viruthasiri river is expected to benefit residents of at least 28 surrounding villages

The Hindus reporters across these States to understand the allocations and the political reactions on the ground.

In todays speech, the Finance Minister spoke about the governments aim to develop inland and coastal shipping so that its share in total cargo carried through road, rail and water increases from 6% to 12%

A significant highlight of the Budget is its focus on bridging education with employment and enterprise

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1st presented her ninth Union Budget and the third of the Narendra Modi governments third term

The Social Justice Departments allocation for 2026-27 is 13,687.59 crore and the Tribal Affairs Ministry has been allocated 15,421.97 crore; the allocations have increased by 16.69% and 42.47% respectively compared with their respective Revised Estimates for the current fiscal

After the military snatched power in a coup on February 1, 2021, tens of thousands of public workers, including doctors and government administrators, left their posts in a surge of civil disobedience

Trade unions said the Budget reduced capital investment to corporate investment

Allocation for the scheme was 350 crore with farmers organisations like All India Kisan Sabha stating that the new initiative was just another rhetoric

The 27-year-old, with a whirlwind outing against New Zealand, has overtaken Samson in the race to be Indias wicketkeeper-batter/opener for the T20 World Cup; his blistering century in Thiruvananthapuram proved to be the icing on the cake

The loss pushes UP Warriorz to the last spot, and also knocks out defending champion Mumbai Indians

FIR lodged against members of right-wing groups who blocked a national highway to express anger over the intervention of Deepak Kumar and Vijay Rawat

Amandeeps big unbeaten ton complemented by DevAdityashalf-century, and their unbroken 193 run stand for ninth wicket, forces a stalemate

The skipper leads from the front with an unbeaten 120; the visitors, desperate for a win to stay alive, chase down 250 in under 28 overs

Completely baseless, says Mr. Patel; Mr. Goyal later apologises; CM Devendra Fadnavis refutes Sharad Pawars claims of an NCP merger; DCM Sunetra Pawar reaches Baramati for Ajit Pawars last rites

The remarks from the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) came after Pakistans Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi alleged that the latest attacks were carried out with help from India

The intention behind raising STT is likely to reduce speculative trading, especially short-term, high-frequency trades in derivatives like options

Credit-linked subsidies, start-upsupportand veterinary expansion announced