#Gravitas In September 2025, the final month of the U.S. fiscal year, the Pentagon approved more than $93 billion in spending under U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Records show $9 million was spent on crab and lobster dinners, including $7 million on lobster tail and $2 million on Alaskan king crab.


From Lobster Tails to Alaskan King Crab: US War Dept Spent $93 Billion on Luxury Items

The State’s interim Budget for the financial year 2026-2027 was presented in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Tuesday (February 17, 2026) by Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu ahead of the Assembly elections due this year. Also, the interim Agriculture Budget was presented by the portfolio Minister M.R.K. Panneerselvam following which the Assembly session was adjourned for the day. 


Tamil Nadu Budget 2026-27 Sets Economic Roadmap Ahead of Polls

The Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu presented the interim budget for 2026-27 in the Legislative Assembly, outlining key allocations for development, infrastructure, education, healthcare, and social welfare. This budget highlights the government’s priorities for economic growth and public welfare in the upcoming fiscal year.

Tamil Nadu 2026-27 Budget: Finance Minister Presents Tamil Nadu Interim Budget

India's Union Budget 2026 balances taxpayer relief with revenue targets, hiking securities transaction charges to 0.05% while projecting direct tax receipts at ₹28.7 lakh crore to fund growth initiatives.



Budget 2026: STT to 0.05%, Tax Receipts Hit ₹28.7L Cr

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Union Budget 2026 for fostering new leaders and innovators while strengthening India's development trajectory through strategic reforms.



Budget 2026: PM: Budget Will Birth India's Next Generation Leaders

PM Modi hailed Union Budget 2026 as a "futuristic highway of opportunities" that empowers women, youth, and small industries while propelling India beyond fastest-growth status toward Viksit Bharat 2047.


Budget 2026: PM Modi: Budget 2026 Fuels Viksit Bharat 2047 Vision

In the Union Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a new six-year initiative titled the 'Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses'. The programme aims to boost domestic production of Tur, Urad and Masoor to meet rising consumption and achieve self-reliance.

Union Budget 2026: What is the ‘Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses’? A six-year plan for self-reliance

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh has called the budget 2026 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as  lacklusture and woefully short of the hype that was generated around it.

Union Budget 2026: Rahul Gandhi refuses to comment, Jairam Ramesh calls it 'lacklusture'

Union Budget 2026 exempts 63 capital goods for lithium-ion battery manufacturing from customs duty. The Finance Minister also removed duties on cobalt powder and battery scrap. These measures aim to lower production costs for mobile phones and electric vehicles.

Union Budget 2026: Why your next mobile phone or EV battery might cost less

India's Union Budget 2026 simplifies tax compliance by extending the revised ITR filing window to March 31, launching the streamlined New Income Tax Act 2025, reducing TCS rates, and easing overall filing processes.



Budget 2026: Revised ITRs Till March 31: Budget Eases Tax Filing

India's Union Budget 2026 introduces a simplified New Income Tax Act effective April 1 alongside ₹11 lakh crore capex allocation for FY26, prioritizing infrastructure and manufacturing revival.



India Budget 2026: Sitharaman Unveils Tax Overhaul, Infra Mega Spend 

In the Union Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a major boost for the education sector with a specific focus on technology. A new Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence for education will be established to modernise learning.

Education gets AI boost: Rs 500 crore Centre of Excellence announced

India's Union Budget 2026 underscores the government's commitment to fulfilling public aspirations through sustained economic stability and high growth, building on self-reliance measures that have reduced import dependencies.



Budget 2026: Fulfilling People's Dreams via Stable Growth

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outlined a six-point strategy in Budget 2026: scaling manufacturing in seven frontier sectors (semiconductors, electronics), rejuvenating legacy industries like textiles via mega parks, and building champion MSMEs.

Budget 2026: Growth Engine: Factories, Tech Skills Take Center Stage

India's Union Budget 2026 celebrates reduced import dependencies through strategic self-reliance measures that have powered over 7% GDP growth rates.



Budget 2026: Budget 2026: Import Cuts Fuel 7%+ Growth Surge 

India's Union Budget 2026 breaks a 75-year tradition by merging Parts A and B into a single speech, placing policy signals like infrastructure and manufacturing reforms center stage as markets await growth cues.



Budget 2026: Historic One-Part Budget: Investors Eye Reforms 

India's Budget 2026 confronts major global risks like US tariffs, oil volatility, and trade disruptions by prioritizing domestic resilience through infrastructure and manufacturing while maintaining strict fiscal controls.



Budget 2026: Trump-Proofing India's $5T Growth Path

India's Budget 2026 maintains its infrastructure-manufacturing thrust with ₹11 lakh crore capex while enforcing fiscal discipline through a 4.4% deficit target and asset monetization.



Budget 2026: Infra-Manufacturing Focus: Fiscal Check Holds Firm 

India's Union Budget 2026 prioritizes fiscal discipline with a targeted deficit below 4.5% of GDP, balancing infrastructure capex and manufacturing incentives to propel the economy toward a $5 trillion milestone.



Budget 2026: Fiscal Prudence Powers $5T Economy Push

Budget 2026 Ditches 75-Year Split: Part B Takes Lead

India's Union Budget 2026, presented on February 1 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, ramps up infrastructure and manufacturing investments while maintaining fiscal discipline through asset monetization and targeted reforms.



Budget 2026: ₹11 Lakh Cr Infra, Manufacturing Boost

India's Union Budget 2026, presented today by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, emphasizes sustained infrastructure spending and manufacturing boosts while prioritizing fiscal discipline amid global uncertainties.



Budget 2026: Infra Surge, Manufacturing Push Amid Fiscal Prudence

The EU-India trade deal brings little cheer for Indian markets.
Domestic stocks lacked conviction despite what India and the EU touted their agreement as the "Mother of all deals." Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present budget 2026 on February 1 amid one of India’s most challenging global and domestic economic settings. Against this backdrop, the weight of expectations around Sunday’s budget is rising.

Budget 2026: Budget to Look Beyond Resilient Economy

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026 this Sunday. From Fiscal Deficit to Capex and Disinvestment, here is a simple guide to the key financial terms you need to know to understand India’s economic blueprint.

Budget 2026: Key terms you must know to understand the Union Budget 2026

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