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Budget 2026: 17 cancer medicines to become cheaper as Sitharaman announces basic customs duty exemption

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Rendering relief for cancer patients, 17 life-saving drugs have been fully exempted from basic customs duty, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Sunday. Additio... Read More


Budget 2026: Read Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's full Union Budget 2026 speech here

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Hon'ble Speaker, On the sacred occasion of Magha Purnima and the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas, I present the Budget for the year 2026-2027. I now move to the specific propo... Read More


Union Budget 2026: FM Nirmala Sitharaman proposes taxing buyback proceeds as capital tax

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- During today's Union Budget 2026-27, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the government will tax buyback proceeds for all types of shareholders as capital gains, ma... Read More


Union Budget 2026: ITR revision deadline extended to March 31

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In a significant taxpayer-friendly reform announced in the Union Budget 2026-27, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed extending the deadline for filing revised i... Read More


Budget 2026: Govt plans regional medical hubs, Ayurveda institutes in major health push

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed to strengthen India's healthcare infrastructure by creating regional medical hubs and new Ayurveda institutes, potentially o... Read More


Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 30 Palestinians ahead of Rafah border reopening; Hamas reacts

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- At least 30 Palestinians, including several children, were killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza on Saturday, hospitals said. The toll is one of the deadliest since the October ce... Read More


Elon Musk takes a dig at Google, says Grok's video generation crushes the competition

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Tech mogul Elon Musk has reignited his rivalry with big tech peers, this time taking aim at Google's artificial intelligence tools through a reshared post on X on Saturday, highli... Read More


Budget 2026 Income Tax announcements: What do taxpayers get this year? Did FM Sitharaman slash rates?

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Budget 2026 income tax announcements: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, 1 February, announced the Union Budget 2026 - a speech that taxpayers had been waiting for sin... Read More


How long was Nirmala Sitharaman's 9th consecutive Budget speech?

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the Union Budget for the year 2026-2027, speaking for a total of 1 hour 26 minutes, making it a 86-minute long speech. The financ... Read More


Union Budget FY27: India to push indigenous seaplane manufacturing

NEW DELHI, Feb. 1 -- The government will push indigenous manufacturing of seaplanes as part of a broader effort to boost tourism and strengthen regional air connectivity, it said in the Union Budget 2... Read More