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Budget 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman Pegs Fiscal Deficit at 4.3% of GDP for FY27

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday projected the fiscal deficit at 4.3% of GDP for FY27, lower than the 4.4% estimate for the current financial year, signalling continued c... Read More


Budget 2026: India to Host First Global Big Cat Summit: FM Sitharaman

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that India will host the first-ever Global Big Cat Summit, bringing together heads of governments and ministers from 95 range c... Read More


Budget 2026: FM extends revised I-T return seadline to March 31; Cuts TCS Rates

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed extending the deadline for filing revised Income Tax (I-T) returns from December 31 to March 31, allowing taxpayers additional t... Read More


Zinc Futures Ease on Weak Demand, Speculators Cut Positions

India, Feb. 1 -- Zinc futures declined on Sunday, with prices falling Rs 3.20 to Rs 319.20 per kg, as speculators reduced their exposure amid negative cues from the spot market. On the Multi Commodit... Read More


Aluminium Futures Edge Lower on Soft Demand

India, Feb. 1 -- Aluminium futures declined on Sunday, slipping Rs 2.85 to Rs 310.95 per kg, as traders reduced positions amid a weak trend in the spot market. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the Fe... Read More


Budget 2026: FM Proposes Duty-Free Inputs to Boost Leather Exports

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed duty-free imports of certain specified inputs to support and promote India's leather exports sector. The move is expected to pr... Read More


Copper Futures Slip Nearly 5% on Weak Demand

India, Feb. 1 -- Copper futures declined sharply on Sunday, falling Rs 63.15 to Rs 1,230 per kilogram, as traders trimmed their positions amid subdued demand in the domestic market. On the Multi Comm... Read More


Budget 2026: Duty Relief for Lithium Battery, Biogas & Solar Inputs

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced an extension of the basic customs duty exemption on capital goods used for manufacturing lithium-ion cells for battery storage,... Read More


Budget 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman Proposes Rs 5,000 Cr Allocation for City Economic Regions

India, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a major push to strengthen urban growth through the development of City Economic Regions (CERs), proposing an allocation ... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27: What the Middle class really gets this year?

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 may not have delivered instant cheer for middle-class salaried taxpayers, but a closer look reveals several measures aimed at easing financial pressure ... Read More