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Explaining the rationale, Sitharaman said that “in higher education, STEM institutions, prolonged hours of study and laboratory work pose some challenges to girl students."
Container Corp, RITES, L&T, JSW Infra and Adani Ports gain after freight corridor, rail and inland waterways proposals.
Shipping Corp, Essar Shipping and Dredging Corp gain up to 9.3% after ship-repair ecosystem and seaplane incentives announcement.
Sitharaman said the government will provide liquidity support and top up the Self-Reliance India fund with Rs 2,000 crore as part of a three-pronged strategy
Amber Enterprises, Dixon Technologies, Syrma SGS and Kaynes Technology gain up to 5.6% following government outlay announcement.
“Close to 25 crore people have come out of multidimensional poverty due to the government's efforts over a decade,” the finance minister said.
From rare earth strategy to semiconductor push, here's what Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said during the Union Budget 2026.
This will take Sitharaman closer to the record of 10 budgets that were presented by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai over different time periods.
In 2025-26, the Gender Budget rose by 37.5%, touching Rs 4.49 lakh crore and accounting for about 8.9% of total Union Budget allocations, or roughly 1% of GDP.
This longstanding tradition symbolizes good luck, prosperity, and a auspicious start to a major, complex task.
As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present her ninth straight Budget after calling on President Droupadi Murmu, understanding this language becomes essential to make sense of the numbers and policies.
He also said that after the recent civic elections in the state, a decision was made to pursue the unification of the two parties
Before this, in September of last year, India repatriated 48 Pakistani fishermen and 19 Pakistani civilian prisoners, who had completed their sentences, via the Attari-Wagah border, the Ministry of External Affairs said in an official statement.
Last year, the budget saw significant changes in the new income tax regime, and many tax experts believe there is limited fiscal space this time for sweeping revisions.
The BJP said there is “zero evidence” linking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Jeffrey Epstein and accused the Congress of editing a generic email fragment to spread misinformation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed to have a firm line on farmer interests, saying, “India will never compromise on the well-being of its farmers, dairy and fishermen.”
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will unveil the budget for the fiscal year starting April at 11 a.m., and global investors will be closely watching the government’s plans to rein in debt and manage borrowing.
The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was launched on May 9, 2015, with the objective of providing old-age income security to workers in the unorganised sector
Jaishankar also asserted that societies targeted by terrorism have the right to defend themselves and will "understandably exercise it".
The 28-second clip, which appears to have been recorded during a public interaction in a village, shows Adhikari responding to residents who raised concerns about poor infrastructure.
Rejecting the Centre’s interpretation of the Provident Funds Act, 1925, the Bench observed that insisting on legal heir documents despite a valid nomination would undermine the very purpose of allowing employees to nominate a recipient.
According to investigators, Kumar told police that after committing the murders, he buried the bodies within the premises of the rented house where the family was staying in Kottur.
"Some people raised slogans in Delhi saying they would cut off the 'Chicken's Neck'. Why, brother, how will you cut it? Is this your father's land? This is India's land; no one can lay a hand on it," Shah said.
The MEA has said that the email "deserves to be dismissed with the utmost contempt”.
Following formal approval from Governor Acharya Devvrat, Sunetra Pawar has been assigned three major departments: State Excise Duty, Sports and Youth Welfare, and Minorities Development and Aukaf.
