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Union Budget 2026: Five key demands of the real estate sector; from affordable housing reform to a push for rental homes

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present Budget 2026 today, and the real estate sector is expecting a strong focus on affordable and rental housing. Industry stakeholders are ... Read More


Union Budget 2026: Five key demands of the real estate sector; from affordable housing reform to a push for rental homes

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present Budget 2026 today, and the real estate sector is expecting a strong focus on affordable and rental housing. Industry stakeholders are ... Read More


Finance Minister proposes to introduce dedicated SME growth fund worth Rs 10,000 crore

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Finance Minister of India, Niramala Sitharaman, has proposed to introduce a dedicated 10,000 crores SME growth fund to create future jobs, incentivising enterprises based on s... Read More


Be practical with rights under the law, not cynical - Hafiz Hassan

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 1 -- It's been almost six months since the son of Pandan Member of Parliament, Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli was attacked by an unknown individual at a shopping mall in Putrajaya. One wo... Read More


"Hate speech. Threats. And now a claim that it was politically encouraged": Amit Malviya on Humanyun Kabir's statement

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Malviya slammed former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA and Jan Unnayan Party chief Humayun Kabir over his allegations that Mamata Banerjee pr... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27: FM Sitharaman raises capital expenditure for FY27 by about 9% to Rs 12.2 lakh crore

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced an increase of about 9 per cent in capital expenditure for the coming financial year, raising the allocation to Rs 12... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27: What could be in for poll-bound West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Puducherry

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- All eyes are on the Union Budget 2026-27 to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1. While she is expected to outline the government's revenue an... Read More


Rahul Gandhi seeks parliamentary debate on air pollution, asks PM to declare 'national health emergency'

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday demanded a parliamentary debate on air pollution, asking the government to ensure "enough money" in the Union Budget to ... Read More


"Rare earth corridors to promote mining, research, manufacturing": FM Sitharaman

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed 'rare earth corridors' for mineral-rich states, including Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Presenting t... Read More


Why FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2026 speech today will be unlike any before

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech today is expected to mark a departure from previous Budget speeches in more ways than one, according to media reports citing go... Read More