India's focus should be 8-9% growth, not stock market volatility: Amitabh Kant says Budget "responsible, fiscally prudent"

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- India's former G20 Sherpa and ex-NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Sunday highlighted how the Union Budget is "very responsible and fiscally prudent," saying it strikes the right bal... Read More

FM announces launch of India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced the launch of India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0 in her Budget for 2026-27, alongside a sharp increase in the outlay for th... Read More

Trump orders DHS not to participate in protests in Democratic-led cities "until they ask us for help"

Washington DC, Feb. 1 -- US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) directed the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) not to intervene in "protests and/or riots" in Democratic-led cities u... Read More

Union Budget 2026: Sitharaman announces scheme to develop Buddhist circuit in Northeast to preserve temples, monasteries

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a scheme for the development of a Buddhist circuit in the North East region. The Buddhist circuit scheme will help in preservatio... Read More

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

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed providing a tax holiday till 2047 for foreign companies providing cloud services to customers globally using data centre services ... Read More

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

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