Union Budget 2026

'Manmohan's 1991 Budget Speech Was Freedom Day For Us'

'1991 was an exceptional period in Indian history.''A big 400-volt shock was...

Sitharaman On MDR For Digital Payments

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman clarified that the Merchant Discount Rate...

TVK's first budget fulfils Vijay's poll promises with gold, cows

Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government on...

Centre Keeps FY27 Fiscal Deficit Tight

The government maintained a strong pace of capital expenditure, which jumped...

Recipe: Chef Sabyasachi's Orange Zest Chocolate Halwa

A simple and yummy dessert that combines milk chocolate, orange zest, and the...

Sitharaman: Hurry Up Tax Appeals

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged income tax authorities to...

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FM Sitharaman: India Must Focus on Fuel, Fertiliser, Forex

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged an increased focus on...

West Asia Conflict Can Create Havoc With Budget Nos

The conflict may disrupt Budget 2026-2027 projections, squeezing revenues and...

Parliament adjourns sine die, Budget Session ends

Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die, concluding a Budget...

What Budget 2026 Means For Taxpayers

The Budget offers a limited-time regularisation window with clear thresholds,...

Budget 2026: Modest Relief For Students, Travellers

No income tax relief, but compliance burden eased for youth and middle class...

Why Budget 2026 Deserves 8.5/10

This is the first Budget in my memory of Budgets over the last half a century...

Delhi Assembly Budget Session: Legislative Highlights and Opposition's Role

The budget session of the Delhi Assembly concluded with over 15 hours of...

FM: IBC Crucial for Banking Sector Health, NPA Recovery

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated in the Lok Sabha that the...

Delhi Government Allocates Funds for Senior Citizen Recreation and Juvenile Care

The Delhi government's 2026-27 budget prioritises social welfare, introducing...

Budget 2026 boosts healthcare spend, drugs relief

The government on Sunday gave a strong push to upgradation and expansion of...

India Inc lauds Budget for bold bets on AI, data centres

India Inc on Sunday hailed the Union Budget 2026-27 as a 'structural shift'...

Infographics: Union Budget 2026 at a glance

Infographics break down the key numbers and decisions, making it quick and...

I-T Department Asks Brokers To Remit Excess STT

The tax is collected by brokers on behalf of the government and forms a key...

Skip budget debate, face action: Maha Speaker to bureaucrats

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar warned senior bureaucrats against...

Punjab Allocates Funds to Bolster Law and Order

The Punjab government has allocated Rs 11,577 crore to home affairs, justice,...

STT hike in F&O to deter speculative trading: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced an increase in the...

STT hike on Futures drags mkts down; Sensex crashes 1,547 pts

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty dived sharply by nearly 2 per cent...

Budget 2026: What's cheaper, what's costlier

As many as 17 cancer drugs, along with medicines and food for special medical...

Public Cloud Service Drives Oracle India's Double-Digit Run

'India is often skipping legacy cycles and moving directly to advanced...

'Direct fertiliser subsidy transfer very much on table'

On Agri Stack, Expenditure Secy V Vualnam says it's progressing well; using...

Stormy first part of Budget Session ends

The first leg of the Budget session concluded with debates over the India-US...

Sitharaman's 85-minute Budget speech skips poetry, not focus

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Union...

Centre to retain states' tax share at 41% for next five years

The 16th Finance Commission, led by Arvind Panagariya, has recommended...

AI push: Budget offers tax break for global cloud firms

The Union Budget on Sunday proposed a tax holiday till 2047 for foreign...

Rahul row rattles Oppn unity; SP, TMC back Budget debate

Cracks appeared in the opposition ranks as some parties showed willingness to...

'I Don't Want To Let Down The Economy...'

'This Budget has a one-year agenda, which you can call the sprint, and the...

Budget lays blueprint for a future-ready digital ecosystem

Budget 2026 is an intentional and ambitious one - From manufacturing growth...

Brokerage stocks tank over 18% as Budget hikes STT

Shares of brokerage-related companies nosedived 18 per cent on Sunday after...

FM proposes MAT exemption for non-residents

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed to exempt Minimum...

Taxpayers get relief window for foreign asset disclosure

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed a six-month foreign...

Modi-Trump Call: 'Headwind Becomes Tailwind': FM

The finance minister said that consolidation of state-owned banks could...

Big Labour Budget: 61% Unspent

Of the Rs 31,820.80 crore allocated to central sector schemes and projects,...

Budget Treats Healthcare As Strategic National Capability

The Budget reframes healthcare as a strategic national capability, backing...

Overseas residents eligible to invest in Indian equities

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said individual persons...

Outlay on electronics manufacturing hiked to Rs 40,000 crore

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed to increase the outlay...

Govt raises FY27 capex target to Rs 12.12 lakh cr

The government also proposes to set up risk guarantee fund for infrastructure...

Realty to get indirect push from Budget proposals

The government's Budget announcements providing tax holiday for data centres,...

New baggage rules come into effect; duty-free limit hiked

The new baggage rules, 2026, come into effect from midnight on February 2 and...

Why I Liked This Budget!

Sometimes, the most powerful Budgets whisper and the wisest investors listen,...

How stock markets will fare on this Budget Day

Bharat Electronics, Power Grid, NTPC and HDFC Bank were among the other major...

Budget 2026: What will Nirmala Sitharaman do?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's biggest challenge will be to find a new...

6 Facts About The Budget You Didn't Know

With the Union Budget 2026, India's 74th, fast approaching, all eyes are once...

What Budget 2026 Means For Taxpayers

The Budget offers a limited-time regularisation window with clear thresholds,...

Budget 2026: Modest Relief For Students, Travellers

No income tax relief, but compliance burden eased for youth and middle class...

Why Budget 2026 Deserves 8.5/10

This is the first Budget in my memory of Budgets over the last half a century...

Budget 2026 boosts healthcare spend, drugs relief

The government on Sunday gave a strong push to upgradation and expansion of...

India Inc lauds Budget for bold bets on AI, data centres

India Inc on Sunday hailed the Union Budget 2026-27 as a 'structural shift'...

Infographics: Union Budget 2026 at a glance

Infographics break down the key numbers and decisions, making it quick and...

STT hike in F&O to deter speculative trading: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced an increase in the...

STT hike on Futures drags mkts down; Sensex crashes 1,547 pts

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty dived sharply by nearly 2 per cent...

Budget 2026: What's cheaper, what's costlier

As many as 17 cancer drugs, along with medicines and food for special medical...

Sitharaman's 85-minute Budget speech skips poetry, not focus

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Union...

Centre to retain states' tax share at 41% for next five years

The 16th Finance Commission, led by Arvind Panagariya, has recommended...

AI push: Budget offers tax break for global cloud firms

The Union Budget on Sunday proposed a tax holiday till 2047 for foreign...

Brokerage stocks tank over 18% as Budget hikes STT

Shares of brokerage-related companies nosedived 18 per cent on Sunday after...

FM proposes MAT exemption for non-residents

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed to exempt Minimum...

Taxpayers get relief window for foreign asset disclosure

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed a six-month foreign...

Overseas residents eligible to invest in Indian equities

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said individual persons...

Outlay on electronics manufacturing hiked to Rs 40,000 crore

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed to increase the outlay...

Govt raises FY27 capex target to Rs 12.12 lakh cr

The government also proposes to set up risk guarantee fund for infrastructure...

How stock markets will fare on this Budget Day

Bharat Electronics, Power Grid, NTPC and HDFC Bank were among the other major...

Budget 2026: What will Nirmala Sitharaman do?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's biggest challenge will be to find a new...

6 Facts About The Budget You Didn't Know

With the Union Budget 2026, India's 74th, fast approaching, all eyes are once...