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Budget 2026: 7 new high-speed rail corridors announced

Two dedicated freight corridors -- Eastern and Western -- are in operation covering several states and districts.   IMAGE: Japan's Nozomi bullet train. Photograph: Reuters Key Points A new...

Budget 'ignores' Maharashtra, focuses on Bihar, Andhra

The Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies on Tuesday welcomed the Union Budget and said it focussed on youth, farmers, women, and has 'substantial allocations' for Maharashtra, but the opposition...

Hope my demotion won't last long: Omar's banter with Modi

Mixing humour with political resolve, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday used the flagging-off ceremony of the first train to Kashmir by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Katra to subtly but...

Modi 3@1: Challenges, Opportunities Ahead

There are challenges galore before him, and it is not going to be easy. In the next four years, he has to conjure a system that changes the optics about him and the BJP both nationally and...

LS to take up Ayodhya, rail budget on Feb 26

The Lok Sabha will take up the Ayodhya issue for discussion on February 26 after the presentation of the rail budget, which was earlier scheduled for February 24.The Union budget will be presented...

Union Budget 2026: Sitharaman tries to cover all bases, leaves out markets

Budget 2026 sticks to fiscal discipline, shuns populist measures despite five key state elections coming up, but ends up rattling stock markets with a higher transaction tax on derivatives trading....

Why Budget 2026 Deserves 8.5/10

This is the first Budget in my memory of Budgets over the last half a century which has embraced upfront, enthusiastically and emphatically, technology, modernity and fiscal sobriety, notes...

Budget 2026 stays committed to long-term growth drivers

Capex, infrastructure development, and prudent fiscal management are the key focus areas in the Budget, says Nilesh Shah. IMAGE: Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a post-Budget press conference at the...

Sitharaman takes part in customary halwa ceremony

The 'Halwa ceremony' precedes the 'lock-in' of the officials involved in preparation of the Union Budget, an official statement said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday participated in...

A long-game Budget

Sitharaman calls for building capabilities to ensure growth resilience; tightens fiscal deficit target at 4.3% of GDP. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Key Points Budget's focus was on...