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    'Lacklustre', 'visionless', 'blind' to India’s 'real crises' — How Opposition sees Budget 2026-27

    Ubeer Naqushbandi
    1 Feb 2026 6:04 PM IST

    Leaders across party lines — from Congress, to Trinamool Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and RJD — were united in their criticism of the Budget. TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee hit out at the Finance Minister for...

    Lacklustre, visionless, blind to India’s real crises — How Opposition sees Budget 2026-27
    Politics
    Union budget 2026-27
    The Federal Focus

    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
    Business

    Budget 2026 and the unanswered crisis facing India’s MSMEs

    1 Feb 2026 5:23 PM IST
    Bills on PM CM removal
    India

    Rahul Gandhi says Budget is 'blind to real crises', Sitharaman hits back

    1 Feb 2026 5:16 PM IST
    Budget 2026 showers Uttar Pradesh with a bagful of goodies

    Budget 2026 showers Uttar Pradesh with a bagful of goodies

    1 Feb 2026 5:12 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
    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
    The Andhra Pradesh government has suddenly transferred Anil Kumar Singhal, Executive Officer of the TTD

    Tirupati laddu ghee probe | Anil Kumar Singhal shunted out as TTD chief

    1 Feb 2026 3:40 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
    Train

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

    1 Feb 2026 2:28 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
    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
    Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Union Budget 2026

    Union Budget 2026: FM delivers third shortest budget speech in seven years

    The Federal
    1 Feb 2026 1:52 PM IST

    Union Budget 2026 speech lasted 1 hour 24 minutes, making it the third shortest in seven years and far shorter than pre-pandemic Budget marathons

    Budget 2026: With eye on Olympics, Khelo India mission gets a push

    Budget 2026: With eye on Olympics, Khelo India mission gets a push

    1 Feb 2026 1:25 PM IST
    Budget 2026-27

    Budget 2026-27: Here are 10 key takeaways

    1 Feb 2026 1:22 PM IST
    Pharmacy

    Budget 2026: FM announces AYUSH push, new Ayurveda institutes

    1 Feb 2026 12:57 PM IST
    Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

    Sitharaman unveils major tourism push in Budget 2026-27; eyes job generation

    1 Feb 2026 12:47 PM IST
    Budget 2026–27 gives a Yuva Shakti, AI driven push for India’s future

    Budget 2026–27 gives a Yuva Shakti, AI driven push for India’s future

    1 Feb 2026 12:46 PM IST
    Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Union Budget 2026

    Budget 2026-27: Fiscal deficit estimated at 4.3 pc of GDP for FY27

    1 Feb 2026 12:23 PM IST
    Budget speech in Bihar

    Budget 2026: MSME sector gets Rs 10,000 cr boost

    1 Feb 2026 11:54 AM IST
    Nirmala sitharaman with President Droupadi Murmu

    Budget 2026: Govt accepts Finance Commission 16 recommendations

    1 Feb 2026 11:25 AM IST
    PM Modi in Thiruvananthapuram

    Epstein files: India rejects reference to PM Modi

    1 Feb 2026 6:58 AM IST
    Nirmala Sitharaman
    LIVE

    Budget 2026-27 LIVE: Operation Sindoor: Major hike in defence spending

    1 Feb 2026 6:44 AM IST
    Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

    Sitharaman to focus more on Part B in Budget 2026 speech: Reports

    31 Jan 2026 8:54 PM IST
    Former FICCI president Naina Lal Kidwai assesses India’s macro outlook ahead of Budget 2026

    Why lower corporate taxes haven’t spurred private investment | AI With Sanket

    31 Jan 2026 8:22 PM IST
    Kolkata fire

    Wow! Momo fire 'not accident but corruption': Amit Shah tears into Mamata

    31 Jan 2026 6:11 PM IST
    A tiger roams in Amrabad Tiger Reserve

    From 10 to 42: How a Telangana forest quadrupled its tiger count in 9 years

    31 Jan 2026 5:13 PM IST
    Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal

    Piyush Goyal on India-US trade deal: ‘No sticky issues, moving towards closure’

    31 Jan 2026 4:30 PM IST
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