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Sunday, April 19, 2026
TopicBudget 2025

Topic: Budget 2025

SubscriberWrites: A layman’s plea to seize the day–Budget2025

While political parties debate the Union Budget, it’s time for state governments to focus on actionable opportunities—whether through fisheries, tourism, or AI—to drive real progress for citizens.

India can’t sit at high table with this defence budget. Viksit Bharat 2047 is impossible

Adopting a similar model to China, India should transform its armed forces to be in a position to challenge Beijing by 2035 and seek parity in military prowess by 2047.

When you are ecs-tax-tic & tariff-ied and you know it

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Middle class gets a Budget that mirrors their aspirations. Modi knows the pulse

Union Budget 2025-26 has clear aims: accelerate growth, enhance the spending power of India’s rising middle class, invigorate private sector investment & uplift household sentiment.

Our take on Budget 2025, Rahul-Kejriwal spat & Maha Kumbh Stampede—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Budget 2025 makes the Old Tax Regime redundant. It’s all about income tax relief

The forthcoming income tax Bill could be a revolutionary step to open a new chapter in India's fiscal narrative. It is poised to demystify the tax process, encouraging greater compliance.

Budget 2025 corrects misguided tax regime of Nehruvian socialism. Changes India’s destiny

PM Modi takes problems head-on with a multi-year plan and clear outcomes. It requires patience and is often met with opposition from people who prefer shortcuts.

Budget 2025 shows how well Nirmala Sitharaman handled govt resources

It would not be improper to say that a small proportion of India’s population has become the limelight of the Union Budget for 2025-26....

Defence hike in Budget disappointing. Incremental, piecemeal approach is perilous

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

What did Budget 2025 accomplish? Consumption boost for wealthy taxpayers, selective tariffs

There is no sign that the Modi government is abandoning the policies that have led India’s ‘Billionaire Raj’ to be more unequal than the British Raj.

On Camera

Indian influencers reclaim desi aesthetics at Coachella—jhumkas, dupattas to mehendi

By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.