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Ahead of the Union Budget 2026, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday criticised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, asserting that its own "legacy" has left the economy in an "unprecedented mess," and questioned whether the upcoming budget would deliver concrete solutions.

The budget presentation this year is set to be unique among all budgets presented in the last 75 years, government sources told Hindustan Times.| India News

BJP MPs must ensure justice to Telangana in the Union Budget: Ponnam

Ahead of the Union Budget 2026, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Saturday criticised the government for lacking a clear, results-oriented vision, highlighting unemployment, underemployment, rising inflation, and the widening gap between rich and poor.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year on February 1, Sunday, seeking to balance infra funding with regular expenditure, and funding key schemes to boost employment and manufacturing.| India News

According to Supriya Sule, she had come to ask her aunt Asha Pawar for permission to travel to Delhi for the Union Budget, scheduled to be presented on Sunday.| India News

On the eve of the presentation of the Union Budget, Sibal said the aim of a budget is to increase pleasure and reduce the pain of the poor but he doubts whether this would happen as this has not been reflected in any of the budgets of the last 11 years.

Union Budget Education Live: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on February 1 present the Union Budget 2026-27 in which she will also highlight the budget for the education sector in the new financial year. In last year's education budget, the BJP government had promised that in the next 5 years, 75,000 medical seats will be added, and the government will give a boost to the infrastructure of IITs set up after 2014. In 2025, Central government allocated Rs 1,28,650.05 crore, marking a 6.65 per cent increase from 2024.As per the economic survey 2025-26 tabled in Parliament on Thursday (January 29) by Sitharaman, India has achieved near-universal enrolment at the school level, however, the gains in enrolment have not translated uniformly into learning outcomes particularly beyond the elementary stage, where net enrolment rate (NER) remains low at 52.2 per cent.Scroll down to check latest updates, industry expectations, Education News, Times Now

Union Budget 2026 Date and Time, Key Announcements Live Updates: The Budget Session of Parliament commenced on January 28, 2026, and will continue until April 2, 2026.

The Bihar Chamber of Commerce has given suggestions to the Union finance ministry demanding that Bihar should have more funds for industrial growth, higher allocations in state schemes, opening of closed sugar mills and setting up of semiconductor hubs and industrial parks