CCPA 'proposes' Feb 1 date for Union Budget 2026

IANS | January 7, 2026 8:52 PM

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) on Wednesday proposed presenting the Union Budget for 2026–27 on February 1, even though the date falls on a Sunday.

India’s GDP growth likely to scale 7.5 per cent in FY 26: SBI report

IANS | January 7, 2026 8:38 PM

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) While the 7.4 per cent GDP growth rate projected for FY 26 in the first advance estimates of the Ministry of Statistics "is quite expected and reasonable", the actual figure is eventually likely to be higher at around 7.5 per cent, an SBI Ecowrap report released on Wednesday stated.