While presenting the Budget in Parliament, the Finance Minister said, "To promote India as a medical tourism hub, I propose a scheme to support states to set up 5 regional hubs in the country."
The Centre has allocated Rs 1.4 lakh crores for states for the Financial Year 2026-27 as Finance Commission grants, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday.
Speaking while presenting the Union Budget 2026-27, Sitharaman said the scheme will focus on major coconut-growing states and include measures such as replacing non-productive trees with new, high-yielding saplings.
"This is the plan B of Trinamool Congress. Humayun is TMC, and TMC is Humayun. Mamata Banerjee bows down to the radicals. He wants to divide society along religious lines and then hold elections," he said.
The Chinese envoy suggested that Pakistan should cooperate with Afghanistan to resolve this issue. "We need to strengthen engagement and cooperation with Afghanistan to prevent it from once again becoming a safe haven for terrorist organisations, and to jointly prevent and address the return
Highlighting the economic performance of the NDA government, Sitharaman said India's economic trajectory since 2014 has been marked by stability, fiscal discipline and sustained growth.
Kabir further apologised for his 2024 remarks, alleging that he was compelled to deliver the speech at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's direction. He said that he never hated Hindus.
The Anti-Robbery and Snatching Cell (ARSC) of the Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested two members of traffic-related fraud and extortion syndicates in separate operations, officials said.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget in Parliament on Sunday, said the government has proposed targeted interventions in six areas to accelerate and sustain economic growth.
He said that the holistic development of the tribal people must harmoniously integrate material progress with cultural values, social responsibility, and spiritual growth.
Cyber fraudsters posing as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers digitally "arrested" a 71-year-old retired official of Uttarakhand Jal Nigam and duped him of Rs 64.65 lakh, police said.
Union Minister of State of Railways, V Somanna, on Sunday called the Railway sector a "strong pillar" of 'Viksit Bharat' and said that the Union Budget will be "extraordinary".