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Finance Commission boost for urban infrastructure with rRs.r3,56,257 crore grant

India, Feb. 1 -- The 16th Finance Commission (FC) has recommended a massive boost to India's urban infrastructure, more than doubling the grant for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to Rs.3,56,257 crore for t... Read More


Except F&O, STT rates remain same for others: Income Tax Dept on rate hike

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- As the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed a significant hike in Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and options trades, the Income Tax Department... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27: FM Announces Semiconductor Mission 2.0, Excise Relief on Biogas CNG

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has revealed the Union Budget 2026-27, and while it did not address some immediate industry "Wishlist" items - such as a GST cut for hybrid vehicle... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27 brings J&K to the Centre of India's development engine: Sat Sharma

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Bharatiya Janata Party Jammu & Kashmir President and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Sat Sharma, CA has warmly welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27, describing it as a bold, visiona... Read More


LIVE BLOG: Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2026

India, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the Union Budget on Sunday. This is the first time in the history of independent India that the budget is presented on a Sunday... Read More


Budget 2026: A snapshot of government finances - where the rupee comes from and goes

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered the Union Budget for 2026-27 on Sunday, 1 February. Marking her ninth consecutive budget speech, FM Sitharaman tabled a set of propos... Read More


CLP discusses broader issues to be taken up during Assembly session

Jammu, Feb. 1 -- Ahead of Budget Session of J&K Legislative Assembly, Monday, the Congress Legislature party met here today under the Chairmanship of JKPCC Chief Shri Tariq Hameed Karra . The meeting... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27 youth-centric, growth-oriented: Odisha CM

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 1 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today described the union Budget 2026-27 as a growth-oriented and inclusive budget, with a strong emphasis on empowering youth and accel... Read More


Finance minister confirms IDX business director appointed acting CEO

Jakarta, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has confirmed that Jeffrey Hendrik, Director of Business Development at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), has been appointed as the acting Pr... Read More


Budget 2026: Govt to set up Nimhans 2 to boost mental health support

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The government has proposed to establish a second National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Nimhans) to help more people access therapists. "There are no national i... Read More