Middle East crisis: Rajnath Singh to head inter-ministerial group to monitor conflict-linked issues Rajnath Singh will lead a new inter-ministerial group addressing the Middle East conflict's impact. Union ministers Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, and Hardeep Singh Puri are members. The group will focus on energy security, supply chains, and global order disruptions. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced seven empowered groups to assess and mitigate economic effects. #Nirmala_Sitharaman #Rajnath_Singh #Rajnath #East #Middle_East #East_crisis #East_conflict #issues_Rajnath #conflict_impact #head_inter-ministerial

'In Bengal, bombs prevail, women asked to stay indoors at night': Nirmala Sitharaman hits out at CM Mamata Banerjee in Lok Sabha #Mamata_Banerjee #Nirmala_Sitharaman #Lok_Sabha #bombs_prevail #Sitharaman_hits

'Not right at all' to say Tamil Nadu was ignored in Budget: FM Sitharaman Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman refuted DMK MP P Wilson's claim that Tamil Nadu was ignored in the Union Budget. She highlighted several initiatives for the state, calling his allegations baseless. Wilson had argued that Tamil Nadu, a high-performing state, was being discriminated against in tax devolution and project allocation. #Tamil_Nadu #Union_Budget #Nirmala_Sitharaman #Budget #Finance_Minister #Minister_Nirmala #Sitharaman_Finance #refuted_DMK #Sitharaman_refuted #Sitharaman

Union Budget 2026: No big-ticket announcements, but poll-bound states part of new initiatives Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2026 incorporates poll-bound states into ambitious development initiatives like rare earth corridors and high-speed rail networks. While not offering state-specific bonanzas, the budget includes infrastructure, logistics, and tourism boosts for West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry. #Union_Budget #Nirmala_Sitharaman #Finance_Minister #Minister_Nirmala #Sitharaman_Union #poll-bound_states #initiatives_Finance #incorporates_poll-bound #big-ticket_announcements #rail_networks

Defence, education, railways, income tax & more: 10 big announcements in Union Budget 2026 Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026-27, her ninth consecutive, with major announcements across defence, railways, income tax, and healthcare. Prime Minister Modi hailed it as "historic" and a "high flight toward Viksit Bharat." Key proposals include a significant defence allocation, seven high-speed rail corridors, a simplified Income Tax Act, and support for rare-earth mineral development. #Union_Budget #Nirmala_Sitharaman #Budget_2026-27 #Finance_minister #Sitharaman_presented #minister_Nirmala #railways #ninth_consecutive #big_announcements #income_tax