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LMC begins reassessment of HAT properties, tax recovery

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has started recovering long-pending property tax dues while carrying out a fresh reassessment of shops leased from the Hussainabad and Allied... Read More


Budget 2026-27: Sitharaman proposes Rs 20,000 crore outlay for carbon capture technologies

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- While presenting the Union Budget 2026-27, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed an outlay of Rs 20,000 crores over the next 5 years for Carbon Capture, Utilisation a... Read More


Budget 2026: When and where to watch Nirmala Sitharaman's speech, timings and more

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2026 on February 1. This will be the ninth consecutive budget to be presented by Sitharaman, plus one interim bu... Read More


Animation and Gaming industry gets budget boost as FM proposes content creator labs nationwide

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Presenting her ninth consecutive Budget in Parliament, Sitharaman said the Centre plans to support the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies, Mumbai, in setting up Animation, ... Read More


Union Budget's initiatives signal strong and forward-looking direction for India's healthcare ecosystem: Experts

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Union health budget for 2026 has been raised to Rs 1,04,599 crore, 18 per cent higher than last year. According to Ashutosh Raghuvanshi, Managing Director & CEO, Fortis Healt... Read More


Counter to US tariffs: Centre reduces tariff rate on goods imported for personal use, exempts customs duty on manufacturing lithium-ion cells for batteries

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In response to the US tariffs, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed reducing the tariff rate on all dutiable goods imported for personal use from 20 per ce... Read More


Nifty down 1.5%, Sensex loses 1000 pts as Sitharaman hikes Securities Transaction Tax

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- The domestic equity markets witnessed heavy selling pressure on Sunday as stocks fell sharply during Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2026 speech, with investors re... Read More


Union Budget 2026 a blueprint for new, developed India: Yogi Adityanath

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the Union Budget 2026-27 had a clear roadmap for a new and developed India. Expressing gratitude to PM Narendra Modi, Yog... Read More


Budget 2026: Tax holiday till 2047 for firms setting up data centres in India

India, Feb. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a tax holiday until 2047 for any foreign company that provides cloud services to customers globally by setting up data ce... Read More


'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' rooted in Sant Ravidas ideals: CM Yogi

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said Sant Ravidas envisioned a society where no one went hungry and everyone lived with dignity but successive regimes, including the Mughal... Read More