As West Bengal braces for a fiercely contested Assembly election, the Union Budget presented on Sunday has unmistakably strayed into campaign territory, rolling out high-visibility infrastructure proposals that the ruling TMC dismissed as a "political signalling tool" rather than a credible fiscal commitment.

Tamil Nadu DGP has told the Supreme Court that police have taken necessary action and cases have been registered against protesters who allegedly made caste and religion-based defamatory remarks against Justice G R Swaminathan of Madras High Court following his order allowing the lighting of 'Karthigai Deepam' oil lamp on the Thirupparankundram hill in Madurai.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the Union Budget for 2026-27 is "blind to India's real crises", and highlighted how the youth are without jobs, manufacturing is falling and farmers are in distress.

 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the Modi government has run out of ideas, and the Union Budget for 2026-27 does not provide any single solution to India's many economic, social and political challenges.

During the presentation of the Union Budget 026, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced several key measures for the IT sector.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday described the Union Budget for 2026-27 as "directionless, visionless and anti-people”, which had nothing on offer for her state.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a major tax incentive aimed at attracting global cloud service providers to set up and expand their operations in India. Under the Union Budget proposals, foreign companies that offer cloud services worldwide by using data centres located in India will be granted a tax holiday until 2047.

In efforts to help the MSMEs, the government will develop a cadre of "corporate mitras" in Tier-II and Tier-III cities.