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    Stock markets bounce back in early trade after sharp decline on Budget day

    Agencies
    2 Feb 2026 10:29 AM IST

    The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 302 points to 81,024.94 during initial trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 59.25 points to 24,884.70

    Sensex, Nifty
    Business
    Delhi raliway station
    Business

    Budget 2026: Rail traffic stalls, congestion remains acute, debt burden mounts

    2 Feb 2026 10:01 AM IST
    India IT sector
    Analysis

    Budget 2026: Sitharaman's IT Safe Harbour gambit reflects long history of trial and failure

    2 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    budget 2026 fiscal consolidation
    Business

    Budget 2026: Fiscal consolidation and incremental changes; no big bang reforms

    1 Feb 2026 7:56 PM IST
    Budget 2026-27: India slashes aid to Bangladesh, skips Chabahar port funding

    Budget 2026-27: India slashes aid to Bangladesh, skips Chabahar port funding

    1 Feb 2026 7:38 PM IST
    IndiGo, technical glitches, no AC

    Budget 2026-27: Tax relief for aviation, uncertainty for UDAN

    1 Feb 2026 7:32 PM IST
    Budget 2026 raises questions on political ambition

    Budget 2026 bets on long-term growth, but is it politically ambitious? | Capital Beat

    1 Feb 2026 7:23 PM IST
    Union Budget leaves poll-bound Assam empty-handed, yet again

    Union Budget leaves poll-bound Assam empty-handed, yet again

    1 Feb 2026 6:44 PM IST
    Budget 2026 focuses on AI, digital education but concerns over inequalities remain

    Budget 2026 focuses on AI, digital education but concerns over inequalities remain

    1 Feb 2026 6:30 PM IST
    Union budget 2026-27

    What does each state get from Budget 2026-27?

    1 Feb 2026 5:46 PM IST
    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman makes fresh bet on MSMEs

    Budget 2026 and the unanswered crisis facing India’s MSMEs

    1 Feb 2026 5:23 PM IST
    India, economy, poverty, reforms, liberalisation, farmers, agriculture

    Budget 2026-27 works on continuity, not course correction, for agriculture

    1 Feb 2026 4:51 PM IST
    Budget: Temple towns, small cities to get infrastructure push, says FM Sitharaman

    Budget: Temple towns, small cities to get infrastructure push, says FM Sitharaman

    1 Feb 2026 4:43 PM IST
    Budget leaves TN feeling snubbed ahead of polls; no projects, says Kanimozhi

    Budget leaves TN feeling snubbed ahead of polls; 'no projects', says Kanimozhi

    1 Feb 2026 4:43 PM IST
    Nirmala Sitharaman addressing post-budget press conference

    Budget 2026-27: Record Rs 12.22 lakh crore Capex, says Nirmala Sitharaman

    The Federal
    1 Feb 2026 4:17 PM IST

    Union Budget 2026-27 proposes record Rs 12.22 lakh crore capex, 4.4% of GDP, as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outlines growth push

    Breakdown of Union Budget 2026-2027

    Budget 2026-27: How the government earns and spends every rupee

    1 Feb 2026 3:46 PM IST
    Tax, customs and kartavya: What Budget word cloud tells the Indian citizen

    Tax, customs and kartavya: What Budget word cloud tells the Indian citizen

    1 Feb 2026 3:45 PM IST
    Rare earth mineral - stock photo

    Budget 2026-27 gives big push to rare earths; these 4 states to get dedicated corridors

    1 Feb 2026 3:34 PM IST
    PM Modi on Union Budget 2026-27

    Union Budget 2026-27 boosts growth, CapEx and reforms, says PM Modi

    1 Feb 2026 3:33 PM IST
    Chabahar port

    Budget 2026-27: No funds for Chabahar Port amid fresh US sanctions

    1 Feb 2026 2:58 PM IST
    Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

    Repackaged Budget sops for Bengal irk state players: 'Humpty Dumpty Budget'

    1 Feb 2026 2:53 PM IST
    Budget 2026-27: Sitharaman unveils SHE-Marts, Mission Shakti boost for women

    Budget 2026-27: Sitharaman unveils SHE-Marts, Mission Shakti boost for women

    1 Feb 2026 2:50 PM IST
    Train

    Budget 2026 | The same old grouse: Kerala feels Left out

    1 Feb 2026 2:28 PM IST
    Northeast

    Budget 2026–27 offers continuity, misses new push for North East

    1 Feb 2026 2:24 PM IST
    Budget 2026-27: What gets cheaper and what gets costlier?

    Budget 2026-27: What gets cheaper and what gets costlier?

    1 Feb 2026 2:21 PM IST
    Sweet start, sour finish: Why markets bled on Budget Sunday

    Sweet start, sour finish: Why markets bled on Budget Sunday

    1 Feb 2026 2:18 PM IST
    Defence budget 2026-27

    Operation Sindoor effect: Major hike in defence spending

    1 Feb 2026 2:13 PM IST
    Budget for 2026-27 places Odisha at core of India

    Budget 2026: Big push for BJP-ruled Odisha

    1 Feb 2026 2:12 PM IST
    Union Budget 2026-27 and persons with disabilities

    Union Budget 2026-27 and persons with disabilities: What it offers, what it misses

    1 Feb 2026 2:10 PM IST
    No schemes for transgender community in Union Budget - 2026-2027

    Budget 2026-27 leaves transgender welfare largely untouched

    1 Feb 2026 2:01 PM IST
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