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Budget 2026: Foreign cloud firms using Indian data centres offered tax holiday until 2047

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In her Budget speech in parliament on Sunday, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid out a proposal for global cloud service providers such as Microsoft, Google and Amazon... Read More


Sitharaman raises tax on Futures and Options transactions. Check full details

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced hike in STT (Securities Transaction Tax) on Futures and Options, a move likely to impact derivatives trading costs. Sensex and ... Read More


In big move, Sitharaman raises tax on Futures and Options trading; stock market crashes. Check full details

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a hike in STT (Securities Transaction Tax) on Futures and Options, a move likely to impact derivatives trading costs. Sensex an... Read More


Big announcement for women entrepreneurs in Budget 2026: 'She Marts' and ownership of enterprise

India, Feb. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the government wants to help women move from credit-based livelihoods to becoming owners of their own enterprises as she prese... Read More


"Mere rhetoric not enough...": BSP chief Mayawati on Union Budget

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Sunday urged the government to focus on actual implementation rather than rhetoric while evaluating the Union Budget 2026-2027, war... Read More


Khelo India Mission to transform sports sector over next decade: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

India, Feb. 1 -- Setting the tone for long-term reform, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a sweeping 10-year plan to reshape India's sports sector during the 2026 Union Budget, u... Read More


Union Budget 2026 Backs MSME Scale With Champion Fund and TREDS Push

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In her ninth consecutive Union Budget,Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister, Government of India, placed Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) at the center of India's growt... Read More


Tripura emerges as leading state in development: CM Manik Saha

Agartala, Feb. 1 -- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday said that Tripura is moving ahead in all areas of education, culture, sports, industry, and commerce and has already reached a special... Read More


Budget 2026: Self-Reliant India Fund to get additional Rs.4,000 crore to bolster MSMEs

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday declared that the Self-Reliant India Fund would receive an additional Rs.4,000 crore in fiscal year 2026-27 to bolster micro, s... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27: New freight corridor, waterways to boost Odisha's industrial connectivity

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced major infrastructure initiatives with a strong focus on Odisha, aimed at promoting environmentally sustainable move... Read More