'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