What items did Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman make cheaper?
What items did Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman make costlier?
We know what Mrs Sitharaman and Mr Chaudhary (who may soon be moving out of the finance ministry to head to Lucknow to take charge as president of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Uttar Pradesh unit) look like, but who are the others in these photographs?
With the Union Budget 2026, India's 74th, fast approaching, all eyes are once again on New Delhi's North Block as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is preparing to table it on February 1, 2026, marking her ninth Budget presentation in a row.
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So tell us, does Sitharaman's 7th consecutive Budget deserve cheers or boos?
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