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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicUnion Budget 2026-2027

Topic: Union Budget 2026-2027

Tax increase shakes India’s $36 billion arbitrage trade

Arbitrage fund managers are bracing for lower returns after govt raised taxes on equity derivatives. Arbitrage funds gained traction in India last yr as foreign investors exited equities.

Budget and Economic Survey signal clearer mental health crisis recognition

Vulnerability has often been compounded by poverty, geography, gender, disability, and limited access to care. Mental health challenges rarely exist in isolation.

47% rise in Budget outlay won’t revive co-operatives without internal stock-taking, reform

The enhanced budget helps, but internal stock-taking and preliminary steps have to be taken before the tagline Sahkar Se Samriddhi—from co-operation to prosperity—becomes a reality.

North India to get its own NIMHANS, says FM. Doctors react: ‘Visionary’ to ‘no Ayurveda pls’

New Delhi: The announcement of a ‘NIMHANS of the north’ in the Union Budget is a move that could strengthen India’s mental health system,...

Bad news for F&O traders: Markets wobble as FM Sitharaman announces STT hikes of up to 150%

Second major increase in two years sees markets tumble; analysts say move aims to moderate excessive trading activity in derivatives segment.

Budget’s ‘Orange Economy’ push. Why govt is backing animation, gaming, VFX, comics

FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the govt would support setting up labs for animation, visual effects, gaming, and comics in schools and colleges. ‘Will shape India’s creative economy.’

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.