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16th Finance Commission Approves 1,049 Crore Grant for Goa

India, Feb. 1 -- The 16th Finance Commission has sanctioned a total grant of 1,049 crore for Goa, providing a major boost to local governance and development. Of the total allocation, 726 crore has be... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27: Govt proposes tax holiday until 2047 for foreign cloud firms

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Centre on Sunday laid out a proposal for global cloud service providers such as Microsoft, Google and Amazon to use more of Indian data centres, promising zero tax on global c... Read More


NTPC rises after Q3 PAT jumps 8% YoY to Rs 5,597 cr

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- The revenue from power generation activity stood at Rs 44,657.81 in Q3 FY26, up 1.29% YoY. During the period under review, the company recorded Rs 4,894.80 crore as other income, up ... Read More


Budget 2026-27 charts path to $5 trillion economy milestone: LG Sinha

Jammu, Feb. 1 -- Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today hailed the Budget 2026-27 as pragmatic which he said will prioritize economic acceleration, create future-ready infrastructure, sustain growth m... Read More


Sindoor effect: India's capital outlay for defence jumps 18% to Rs.2.2 trillion

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- India has increased the capital outlay for defence by about 18% to nearly Rs.2.2 trillion for the financial year starting 1 April (FY27), as the country looks to acquire sophistic... Read More


Centre allocates Rs 43,290 crore for J&K

Jammu, Feb. 1 -- The Centre has proposed an allocation of Rs 43,290.29 crore for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the Union Budget 2026-27, nearly Rs 2,000 crore higher than the current yea... Read More


FM proposes to increase time limit for filing revised IT returns from Dec 31 to Mar 31

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed to increase time limit for filing revised income tax (I-T) return from December 31 to March 31, on payment of nominal fee. ... Read More


Ladakh gets Rs 4,869.31 cr allocation in Union Budget 2026-27

NEW DELHI, Feb. 1 -- The Union government on Sunday proposed an allocation of Rs 4,869.31 crore for the Union Territory of Ladakh for the financial year 2026-27. In the Budget for 2025-26, Ladakh had... Read More


'Historic' budget reflects aspirations of 140 cr Indians: PM Modi

NEW DELHI, Feb. 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the Union Budget 2026-27 as "historic", saying it reflected the aspirations of 140 crore Indians and strengthened the reform journ... Read More


Defence Budget pegged at Rs 7.85 lakh Cr; 15% increase over current fiscal

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- India on Sunday set aside Rs 7,84,678 crore as defence outlay for 2026-27 over the current fiscal's allocation of Rs 6.81 lakh crore with a major increase in capital expenditure a... Read More