"The country's defence cannot be compromised with. Operation Sindoor actually told you what kind of money spent in the last 10 years has come of help."
The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) on Sunday (local time) welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27, describing it as a progressive and comprehensive roadmap that strengthens India's competitiveness, boosts investment, and enhances ease of doing business.
She described the interaction as a departure from the usual practice of giving interviews to newspapers and television studios after the Budget presentation. Speaking at the Youth Dialogue on Budget 2026, Sitharaman said the idea came from her team, who suggested taking a different approa
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the Dera Sachkhand Ballan, a Ravidassia dera based in the village of Ballan near Jalandhar, Punjab, on the occasion of the 649th birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas Maharaj.
Bhupender Yadav highlighted that the Budget lays a strong foundation for realising the vision of an environmentally sound ecological growth in a fast-growing economy as per the Prime Minister's vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047.
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leaders hailed it as a bold blueprint for a "Viksit Bharat 2047," promising self-reliance, infrastructure growth, and new avenues for youth employment, the Opposition slammed it as a "missed opportunity," accusing the government of sidelin
Reacting to the budget, Maurya said, "This budget is one that will make India a developed India by 2047. This is a budget dedicated to women, farmers, and youth."
Union Minister JP Nadda on Sunday called the Union Budget 2026-27 "visionary," underlining that it has a special focus on mental health and combating mental illness.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R Ashoka, on Sunday welcomed the Union Budget 2026, praising Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting a tax-neutral budget and highlighting key provisions for Karnataka, including railway
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday said that the union budget presented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was expectedly quite disappointing, a press note stated.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel stated that the budget for the year 2026-27, presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is a budget that propels the Reform Express towards Viksit and Aatmanirbhar Bharat, according to a relea
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal said the Union Budget has provided a powerful thrust to India's economic transformation by accelerating the Reform Express, strengthening the foundations of growth and 'positioning the maritime sector as the anchor in achi