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Budget 2026: Here are the key numbers - From capex to fiscal deficit, revised estimates and more

Budget 2026, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has in the Union Budget 2026 pegged India's fiscal deficit at 4.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) for FY27, as against 4.4% for FY26. Speak... Read More


Indian Consul General in Shanghai attends Air India's inaugural ceremony of flights

Shanghai, Feb. 1 -- Consulate General of India to Shanghai, Pratik Mathur, attended the inaugural ceremony of Air India's resumed non-stop Delhi-Shanghai flight at Pudong International Airport, markin... Read More


Budget 2026: Income tax slabs, rates for FY 2026-2027 - check how much tax you need to pay

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced during her Budget 2026 presentation that the Income Tax Act, 2025, will be implemented from 1 April 2026, and all rules and... Read More


Negligible funding for overseas marketing dampens spirit of inbound tourism industry

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- While Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has made a slew of announcements to boost tourism highlighting the "big role of the tourism sector in generating employment", the negligi... Read More


BNP questions Jamaat chief's 'hacked excuse' after anti-women post

, Feb. 1 -- BNP on Sunday questioned the credibility of Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer's claim that his social media account was hacked, saying the claim came nearly nine hours after a controversial anti-women... Read More


Budget 2026: No TAN needed for NRI property deals from October 2026

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Union budget for FY27 has proposed that residents buying properties from non-resident Indians (NRIs) are not required to obtain TAN (tax deduction and collection account numbe... Read More


IT a core driver of India's growth in Budget 2026-27

India, Feb. 1 -- Budget 2026-27 positions IT and services as key drivers of India's economic growth Safe harbour threshold for IT services raised sharply to ease compliance Government announces fres... Read More


'No big scheme' for poll-bound Tamil Nadu: Analyst draws a Bihar contrast in Union Budget 2026

India, Feb. 1 -- Poll-bound Tamil Nadu does not have anything significant in the Union Budget 2026-2027 that would attract people's attention, a noted political commentator said on Sunday. Political a... Read More


Budget announces AI-powered platform for farmers

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget on Sunday announced the launch of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, multilingual platform, Bharat Vistaar, to provide region-specific and verified advisori... Read More


'It's a very good budget': Old video of Ramdas Athawale goes viral as Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2026

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Budget today, achieving a milestone as she became the longest-serving Finance Minister. Sitharaman's ninth Budg... Read More