Budget 2026 reactions LIVE updates: The Union Bank of India said in a pre-budget note that expectations remain muted, though markets are alert to the possibility of selective positive surprises.

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The Union Budget is expected to reflect the Finance Commission’s recommendations, potentially triggering a debate on the ...

A few weeks after Pakistan’s nuclear-powered Prime Minister signed a defence pact with Saudi Arabia and secured arms ...

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With fiscal firepower low and bond yields high, the first ever Sunday budget is set to trade fireworks for a steady hand--but ...

Policy makers in the government are of the view that this change, which is in line with global practice, will lend the ...