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FM proposes to reduce the tariff rate on all dutiable goods imported for personal use from 20% to 10%

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 today in the Parliament announced that the proposals for Cust... Read More


Budget FY27: Sitharaman pushes 'orange economy' with nationwide creative tech labs

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Giving a strong push to India's fast-growing creative and digital content sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a major initiative to strengthen the coun... Read More


FM Sitharaman proposes Khelo India Mission to transform sports sector

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In her ninth consecutive Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed the launch of a 'Khelo India Mission' aimed at transforming India's sports sector ov... Read More


Sant Ravidas''s message is for public welfare, not political gain: Mayawati( Revised copy)

Lucknow, Feb. 1 -- On the occasion of Sant Ravidas''s birth anniversary, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati paid her respects to him and extended her heartfelt greetings and best wi... Read More


Stalin seeks fulfillment's some key TN demands in union Budget

Chennai, Feb. 1 -- With the elections in the offing, Tamil Nadu ChiefMinister M K Stalin on Sunday highlighted some of the key issuesconcerning the state and sought release of funds and approvals in t... Read More


5 major Union Budget 2026 moves by FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Hyderabad, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1, presented the Union Budget 2026-27, combining fiscal consolidation with targeted policy interventions across taxation, i... Read More


Grand finale of iVision Youth Parliament-2025 held in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Feb. 1 -- The Grand Finale of iVision Youth Parliament-2025, an innovative civic education initiative for school students, was held on Saturday at BJR Bhavan in Banjara Hills here. The pro... Read More


Budget 2026: 17 cancer medicines to become cheaper as Sitharaman announces basic customs duty exemption

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Rendering relief for cancer patients, 17 life-saving drugs have been fully exempted from basic customs duty, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Sunday. Additio... Read More


Budget 2026: Read Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's full Union Budget 2026 speech here

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Hon'ble Speaker, On the sacred occasion of Magha Purnima and the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas, I present the Budget for the year 2026-2027. I now move to the specific propo... Read More


Iran labels EU militaries as terrorist groups amid rising tensions

, Feb. 1 -- Iran's parliament on Sunday labeled all EU militaries as terrorist groups in response to the EU's designation of its Revolutionary Guard.. Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, a former Guard ... Read More