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Why the Union Budget 2026 cloud tax holiday is bigger than it looks

India, Feb. 2 -- Budgets often promise direction. Rarely do they offer duration. The Union Budget 2026-27 does both for Cloud computing in India. The announcement of a cloud tax holiday for foreign C... Read More


Tanzanian envoy welcomes Samia Scholarship students in Johannesburg

JOHANNESBURG, SA, Feb. 2 --  Tanzanias High Commissioner to South Africa, James Bwana, has today welcomed 16 Tanzanian students who arrived in Johannesburg to pursue Bachelor of Science degrees i... Read More


Nothing for common man, says Mamata

India, Feb. 2 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday described the Union Budget for 2026-27 as "directionless and visionless", claiming that it had nothing to offer to the common man ... Read More


Online protocol: If you're not a bot, submit your proof-of-personhood to establish it

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Here we are in the third decade of the 21st century, and the internet has an identity crisis. For years, we worried about anonymity, privacy and whether our passwords were strong ... Read More


Union Budget 2026 strengthens semiconductors, manufacturing depth and MSME growth

India, Feb. 2 -- The Union Budget 2026, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, places manufacturing, semiconductors, and MSMEs at the centre of India's next growth phase. The government has... Read More


Stage set for India's biggest tax reset

India, Feb. 2 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the Income Tax Act, 2025 will be implemented from April 1 and rules and tax returns forms will be notified shortly. Beginning April ... Read More


Budget Reactions

India, Feb. 2 -- Cong slams Govt Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the Modi Government has run out of ideas, and the Union Budget for 2026-27 does not provide any single solution t... Read More


A budget for scale, stability, strategy

India, Feb. 2 -- The Union Budget for 2026-27, presented in Parliament today by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is best read as a deliberate consolidation of the Government's medium-term economic... Read More


Budget offers no solutions, says Kharge

India, Feb. 2 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the Modi government has run out of ideas, and the Union Budget for 2026-27 does not provide any single solution to India's many ec... Read More


Union budget 2026-27: From policy vision to scalable execution for Viksit Bharat 2047

India, Feb. 2 -- The Union Budget 2026-27, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, marks a decisive shift in India's economic journey-from intent to execution, from pilots to platforms. Anch... Read More