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Budget 2026: Your income tax remains same, more time to file returns

Hyderabad, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1, proposed to increase the time limit for filing the revised income tax returns (ITR); however, no changes were made to in... Read More


Union Budget lacks same level of ambition as US, Chinese economies: Gaurav Gogoi

Golaghat, Feb. 1 -- Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday criticised the Union Budget 2026, calling it unambitious and falling short of the aggressive economic policies pursued by other major nations, in... Read More


Budget 2026: MGNREGS, affordable housing, tourism-what the charts reveal

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2026-27 on Sunday, 1 February, against the backdrop of renewed geo-economic disruptions affecting India. With th... Read More


Sensex, Nifty trade lower; broader mrkt underperforms

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- The key equity indices traded with sharp losses in afternoon trade as investor sentiment weakened after the government announced an increase in the securities transaction tax (STT) o... Read More


Budget Buzz: WTI Posts First Monthly Gain in Six Months; MCX Oil Trades Higher on Budget Day

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- WTI crude oil futures settled near $65.7 per barrel on Friday, ending January up nearly 15% and marking their first monthly gain in six months. Prices were supported by a rising geop... Read More


Budget FY27: TCS reduction on travel packages brings cheer in travel trade

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The proposal in the union Budget 2026-27 to reduce the Tax Collected at Source (TCS) on travel packages from the current 5 per cent and 20 per cent and bring it down to flat 2 per... Read More


Budget 2026: क्या है रेयर अर्थ कॉरिडोर, 4 राज्यों को ही क्यों चुना? चीन को लगेगा तगड़ा झटका

नई दिल्ली।, फरवरी 1 -- केंद्रीय बजट 2026-27 में वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने भारत को आधुनिक तौर-तकनीकों के क्षेत्र में आत्मनिर्भर बनाने के लिए 'रेयर अर्थ कॉरिडोर' (Rare Earth Corridors) के निर्माण ... Read More


Nirmala Sitharaman to present Union Budget for record ninth time

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for the financial year 2026-27 in the Lok Sabha as part of the ongoing Budget session of Parliament. Accor... Read More


Union Budget 2026: Centre pushes to strengthen tech education, capacities

India, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 emphasises enhancing India's tech education and infrastructure, with a focus on STEM and the burgeoning AVGC sector. Proposals include AVGC labs in schools a... Read More


Union Budget 2026 backs rare earth corridors, CCUS push to secure supply chains

India, Feb. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed supporting mineral-rich states such as Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu to establish dedicated rare earth cor... Read More