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Watch: Union Budget 2026 | Key takeaways
Government to provide tax holiday for foreign companies offering cloud services using Indian data centres
Watch: Union Budget proposals spark political debate ahead of West Bengal polls
Infrastructure proposals in the Union Budget, including freight and industrial corridors and tourism projects, have triggered a political clash i
Union Budget 2026: Agri Ministry allocation up 2.6%; farm outfits say FM ignored their demands
No hike for Kisan Samman Nidhi; agri research and education budget drops 4.8%; Food and PDS gets 10% hike; new multilingual AI tool, high-value c
How buyback taxation changes after Budget 2026
If the proposal in the Finance Bill, 2026 were to come into effect, buybacks will be taxed as capital gains itself
Union Budget 2026: Parliament gets an allocation of Rs 1,492
The Union Budget has allocated significant funds for Parliament's operations. The Lok Sabha will receive Rs 1,009 crore, covering staff, MPs' fac
Why Bharat Vistaar must be built as foundational layer
S. Sivakumar advocates for Bharat Vistaar to provide farmers actionable insights, empowering them to make smarter decisions and increase earnings
16th Finance Commission retains states devolution share at 41% till FY31
Finance Commission keeps states share, grants rise, GDP-based criteria added
Union Budget 2026 boosts skilling drive, ministry allocation sees sharp rise
The Union Budget 2026-27 provides a substantial boost to India's skilling initiatives. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship rec
Watch: Union Budget 2026: whats in it for textile and MSME?
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced a fresh allocation of 10,000 crore to the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) growth fund in th
Union Budget 2026 does little to reduce out-of-pocket expenses, medical inflation: experts
While exempting 17 cancer medicines from basic customs duty was welcome, there is little evidence to suggest that companies passed on the benefit
This Budget re-empowers Indias global role, says Modi
Rs 3,400 crore allocated for Ministry of Minority Affairs
The Union Budget for 2026-27 earmarks Rs 3,400 crore for the Ministry of Minority Affairs. This represents an increase from the previous year's e
Restructuring PFC & REC to improve credit flows, execution discipline in power sector
The restructuring of Power Finance Corporation and Rural Electrification Corporation is a transformative move, say experts
Depository route for declarations, online route for relief
Budget 2026 seen driving cyclical growth, nominal GDP growth pegged at 10% for FY27: Morgan Stanley
The Union Budget 2026-27 is set to boost economic growth. Morgan Stanley reports the budget balances fiscal consolidation with growth support. Ca
Budget allocation for 'control of pollution' increases
The Union Budget 2026-27 boosts funding for pollution control initiatives. Allocations for schemes like the National Clean Air Programme and the
Andhra Pradesh records highest-ever January GST collections, beats national growth
The state outperformed the national average GST growth of 5.8 per cent and ranked second among southern states
Mission Mausam gets Rs 1342 crore in Union Budget
India is significantly boosting its weather forecasting. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has allocated Rs 1,342 crore for Mission Mausam. Thi
$2 trillion export goal within reach by 2032: Piyush Goyal
In an interview with businessline, the Minister highlighted the focus on labour-intensive sectors, boost to data centres and the services sector
How much will a cigarette pack cost now as new excise duty takes effect?
High-end cigarettes measuring 76 mm will now see price increases of 50-55 per 10-stick pack, varying by brand.
Building towards a Viksit Bharat
The renewed emphasis on the need to improve manufacturing is a key component of Budget 2026.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also said that a National Destination Digital Knowledge Grid to digitally document all places of cultur
Watch: What does the Union Budget 2026 say on direct taxes?
The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamans direct tax announcements during the Budget 2026 speech marked a major overhaul in Indias tax system. At
Cricket: Pakistan to boycott T20 World Cup match against India
While Islamabad has cleared the Pakistan cricket team to participate in the tournament, it has specifically barred the February 15 match against
Delhi receives Rs 1348 crore from MHA for 2026-27, same as last year's budget allocation
Delhi's budget for 2026-27 stands at Rs 1,348 crore, unchanged from the previous year. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta welcomed the allocation. Funds
Budget blow for counter-terror data grid as NATGRID allocation drops 27%
National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) funding has been significantly reduced by 27.11% in the Union Budget 2026-27, with an allocation of Rs 108.9
Telangana CII welcomes Union Budget 2026-27
Hyderabad: The Union Budget 2026-27, presented on Sunday, February 1, by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is a futuristic budget and is expec
Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide stock market action on Monday
Indian markets fell sharply in Budget weekend trade after a surprise STT hike on futures and options. Sensex and Nifty slid nearly 2% as analysts
Union Budget 2026: Jammu and Kashmir fund allocation marginally up; Ladakh sees around 27% increase
The modest increase of 2,000 crore in Central allocations falls far short of addressing the regions long-standing developmental gap or providing
CBI gets nearly Rs 1105 crore in Union Budget; increase of Rs 46.5 crore
New Delhi: The Centre allocated Rs 1,104.98 crore for CBI in the Budget 2026-27 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, a nom
Govt to borrow record 17.2 lakh crore in FY27
Fiscal deficit is pegged at 4.3%; the net market borrowings from dated securities are estimated at 11.7 lakh crore
Budget 2026-27: Over Rs 1300 crore allocated for forensic related schemes under MHA
The Union Budget 2026-27 earmarks over Rs 1471 crore for upgrading forensic capabilities. Funds will boost safety of women initiatives, modernize
Focus on structural levers of farm income growth, support to MSMEs to sustain consumption tailwinds
Union Budget 202627 is not designed to stimulate consumption in the short term
Andhra posts highest Jan GST collections, outpaces national growth
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh recorded its highest-ever January GST collections since the rollout of the tax in 2017, with net GST revenue rising 6.
Textile stocks surge post Budget announcements
New Delhi: Textile sector stocks rallied on Sunday after the government announced the setting up of Mega Textile Parks in a challenge mode with a
Custom duties rejig to promote domestic manufacturing, enhance export competitiveness
Experts pointed out that this will also result in lowering ofbarriersfor certain capital-intensive and technology-led exports from the US to Indi
Sectoral swings across the last nine Budgets
FMCG resilient, Financials sensitive and Oil & Gas lag
While the index has been trending higher since the beginning of the year, the Budget announcement, particularly the increase in Securities Transa
Budget 2026: Safe harbour threshold for IT services raised to 2,000 crore
The threshold for availing safe harbour for IT services is being enhanced from 300 crore to 2,000 crore
Missed declaring foreign assets? Budget 2026 offers a fresh start
The scheme proposes to allow students, young professionals, salaried employees, technology sector workers and people who have recently returned t
A disciplined pathway to future growth
The Budget avoids abrupt policy shifts and instead reinforces a credible medium-term strategy centred on investment-led growth
Top Wall Street analysts suggest these 3 dividend stocks for stable income
Investors seeking consistent income against a volatile backdrop can add attractive dividend-paying stocks to their portfolios. Top Wall Street an
Budget 2026 to have marginal impact on bond markets
As the transition to a debt-to-GDP regime starts, the figure is 56.1 per cent for the current fiscal and is expected to go down further to 55.6%
Proposed share buyback framework aims to benefit small shareholders, not promoters
To discourage misuse of tax arbitrage, promoters will be subject to an additional buyback tax, raising the effective tax rate to 22 per cent for
Futures STT hike rattles markets as Sensex, Nifty slide nearly 2 pc
Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty dived sharply by nearly 2 per cent on Sunday, February 1, logging their worst decline in years o
As American retail store anchors fade, private clubs are taking over more commercial real estate
Affluent consumers are key to retail centers as the K-shaped economy hits lower-end shoppers hard, and that's leading the private club concept to
Speaker Johnson: 'Confident' government shutdown will end by Tuesday
The government shut down on Saturday after Senate Democrats demanded changes to a spending package following the killings of U.S. citizens in Min
Centre expects Rs 3.16 lakh cr dividend from RBI, banks in FY27
The Centre anticipates Rs 3.16 lakh crore in dividends and surpluses from the RBI, nationalised banks, and financial institutions for 2026-27, a
Rahul Gandhi said the Union Budget for 2026-27 is blind to Indias real crises, and highlighted how the youth are without jobs, manufacturing is f
Exemption on drugs for cancer, rare disease: Patient-first or minimal benefits?
The proposal exempted 17 drugs from basic customs duty, reducing it from 5/10% to nil, and another seven rare diseases were exempt from import du
Watch: What is cheaper and costlier?
Union Finance MinisterNirmala Sitharaman has again laidout customs duties and import tariffs changes for the upcoming fiscal year.
Not reporting crypto transaction will lead to daily penalty of 200
The proposed amendment seeks to rationalise the penal consequences under these provisions
Defence outlay increases by 22%, but stocks fall
This has positive implications for the defence industry, but the stock reactions have been negative
Defence budget up by unprecedented 15% at 7.84 lakh crore
Union Budget signals strategic defence focus with higher allocations across capital, revenue
PM rooftop solar scheme getsmoreto speed up implementation
The current budget allocation is 5,000 crore more than the revised estimates for 2025-26, and 2,000 crore higher than the budget estimate for tha
Budget 2026 boosts the foundation for sustained economic growth says Pawan Goenka
Goenka added that the simplification of tax processes, decriminalisation of compliance-related provisions, and GST rationalisation will ease adhe
Union Budget 2026 emphasises the imperative of sustained growth as a key kartavya
Manufacturing remains central to Indias growth strategy given its role in large-scale employment generation, export competitiveness, supply chain
Budget 2026: Govt eases compliance for NRIs selling property in India
Currently, when the seller of the immovable property is a non-resident, the buyer is required to obtain a TAN to deduct tax at source
How much one has to cough up for F&O trading
While the impact may be marginal for participants who trade less volume, those dealing in large volumes, such as high-frequency traders, could se
According to the Income tax Department, a fee is imposed on the total income that has been filed during revised return
Tax penalties, prosecution rules eased
Under the Income Tax Act, 2025, prosecution rules in sections 473 to 485 and 494 are proposed to be reworked to make punishment lighter and more
Nifty50 marks the worst Budget Day fall since 2020
The BSE PSU and BSE Energy indices still look good in spite of the fall
Chidambaram rips Into Budget, flags capex cuts, revenue shortfall
The senior Congress leader said revenue receipts were short by 78,086 crore, total expenditure was short by 1,00,503 crore
Budget provides for girls hostel in each district; SHE Marts for women entrepreneurs
Building on the success of Lakpati Didi programme, government plans to help women move from credit-linked livelihoods to becoming enterprise owne
Union Budget 2026: Accelerating the Reform Express in defence and national security
It is laudable that the Budget has given a boost to Indias defence funding, but the design and efficacy of follow-up reforms will be critical for
FM Nirmala Sitharaman explains why 10% nominal GDP growth for FY27 is realistic
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called the 10 percent nominal GDP growth estimate for the financial year beginning April 1, 2026, realist
Union Budget 2026: Tax holiday for foreign cloud companies using Indian data centres
A 15% safe harbour margin on costs for related entities is also proposed.
Gold prices rebounded nearly 7% on MCX after a brutal selloff ahead of Budget 2026. Profit booking, margin pressures and lack of jewellery-sector
Budget 2026: Railways gets record allocation at 2.78 lakh crore with focus on expansion and safety
The operating ratio remains tight at 98.9% for FY26. The Railways anticipates this to improve to 98.4% in FY27
Union Budget 2026: Allocation to major central schemes
The VB-G RAM G scheme receives an allocation of 95,692 crores, with four other schemes and areas receiving higher allocations
Tea Board allocation rises 36% to 380 crore in Budget 2026-27
The Pradhan Mantri Cha Shramik Protsahan Yojana for tea worker welfare has been extended to FY27, targeting education and health interventions, e
Rewriting the MAT Playbook: Budget 2026 recasts MAT as Final Tax
Recognizing that companies have accumulated MAT credit under the old tax regime, the Budget 2026 provides transitional incentive to new tax regim
Budget 2026 impact on stock market: Which are the top stocks in focus? Check list
Budget underscores razor-sharp focus on rare earth self-reliance: Subhrakant Panda
Road sector outlay hiked to 3.10 lakh crore
Strap: NHAI and asset maintenance see higher allocation in FY27
FM proposes simpler norms for employer contributions in PF trusts
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed simplifying provident fund (PF) trust rules by removing parity- and percentage-based limits on e
Budget provides fillip to sandalwood cultivation
Centre to partner States to promote focused cultivation, post-harvest processing
Focus on biopharma comes at the right time: Industry
Proper grounding of the scheme vital to achieve desired results
Space gets 1,000-cr more, allocation forspace sciencesquadrupled
The allocationtowards capital expenditure forspacesciences,to 428.31 crore from 98.95 crore
Budget gives strategic push to manufacturing sector
Budget signals shift to high-value, tech-intensive, low-carbon manufacturing and exports; for labour-intensive sectors, there is a focus on the e
A Budget of realism, resilience and reform
What is particularly reassuring is the Governments choice to work with prudent and achievable estimates, reinforcing credibility and signalling p
