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Message from government: Growth leads consumption

India, Feb. 2 -- This was a budget of a mature economy, for an economically stable country, and by a government that is confidently looking beyond today. Union Budget 2026-27 signals a shift from cris... Read More


13 Ways the J&K Government Pushes Kashmiri Shawlwallas to the Doorsteps

Srinagar, Feb. 2 -- Every winter, India's cities witness a quiet, unsettling ritual. A Kashmiri shawlwalla rings a doorbell, opens his bag on a stranger's sofa or compound, recites the language of her... Read More


Focus on growth, long-term aspirations

India, Feb. 2 -- Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Sunday welcomed the Union Budget 2026, describing it as a well-balanced roadmap aligned with India's rapid growth and long-term aspirations. ... Read More


Talking heads

India, Feb. 2 -- A Budget for the real economy. Welcome increase in defence spend. Broad fiscal discipline continues. Works on balancing between financialisation of the economy, and focused developmen... Read More


Budget 2026: Infrastructure push to focus on Tier 2, Tier 3 cities-key announcements by FM Sitharaman

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Sunday, during her Union Budget 2026 speech, announced a sustained infrastructure push, particularly targeting cities with populations of o... Read More


Budget 2026: Infrastructure push to focus on Tier 2, Tier 3 cities-key things announced by FM Sitharaman

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, during her Union Budget 2026 speech, announced a sustained infrastructure push, particularly targeting cities over 5 lakh population... Read More


Union Budget 2026: FM pushes AYUSH, Ayurveda; Jamnagar's WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine to get a boost

Union Budget 2026, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her ninth Budget speech on Sunday, announced multiple proposals for reforms in the health sector. She said the government plans to ... Read More


Union Budget 2026 live: Income Tax Act 2025 to be implemented from April 1

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1, said that Income Tax Act, 2025, to be implemented from April 1. The minister said that the target for capex will be rai... Read More


Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda's wedding preparations spotted at Udaipur palace

, Feb. 1 -- Tollywood stars Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda are reportedly set to tie the knot on February 26, 2026, in a private ceremony at a heritage palace in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The coup... Read More


Union Budget 2026: Proposal to extend deadline for revised I-T returns

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1, proposed to increase time limit for filing revised I-T return from December 31 to March 31, on payment of nominal fee. ... Read More