India report: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents her ninth consecutive budget

Listen to the latest SBS Hindi news from India. 02/02/2026

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and other officials outside the Finance Ministry prior to the presentation of the 'Union Budget 2026-27 at Kartavya Bhavan on February 1, 2026 in New Delhi, India. Credit: Credits: Hindustan Times/Hindustan Times/Sipa USA/AAP

• Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents her ninth consecutive budget; Budget 2026-27 promises a major push for infrastructure and technology
• Indian government dismisses the mention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the controversial Epstein files as the "trashy ruminations" of a convicted criminal
• Supreme Court of India directs all States and Union Territories (UTs) to distribute free sanitary pads to girls in all schools to ensure menstrual hygiene
• Massive protest held in India's northeastern state of Manipur to demand that the state remain united

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