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NEW DELHI, Jan 27: The Halwa ceremony, marking the final stage of the Budget preparation process for union Budget 2026-27, was held in the Budget Press at North Block today, when union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her deputy, Pankaj Chaudhary were present. The ceremony is a customary ritual in which traditional dessert halwa is prepared and served to officials and staff members of the Finance ministry who are involved in the preparation of the budget. The ceremony took place [] The po

New Delhi, Jan 26: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday conferred Indias highest peacetime gallantry award, Ashoka Chakra, to Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who created history by becoming the first Indian to set foot on the International Space Station (ISS). The President presented the award to Shukla at the Republic Day celebrations at the Kartavya Path, the centrepiece boulevard of the national capital. In June last year, Shukla became the second Indian to have gone to space and the first to

NEW DELHI, Jan 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged industry and start ups to focus on quality and resolve to make excellence a benchmark in manufacturing. In his monthly Mann ki Baat address, Modi said Indian products should be synonymous with top quality and urged the industry to manufacture zero defect products. Let us resolve to improve the quality of whatever we manufacture. Be it our textiles, technology, electronics or even packaging; an Indian product should become synonymous

Srinagar, Jan 23: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday chaired a pre-budget consultation meeting with key stakeholders from various sectors ahead of the Budget 2026-27 of the Union territory. The meeting at the civil secretariat was attended by Ministers Sakina Itoo, Javaid Ahmad Dar and Satish Sharma, and senior officers of various departments, an official spokesperson said. During the meeting, stakeholders, including industrialists, traders, hoteliers, tour and travel opera

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 23: The FDI inflows to India in 2025 surged by 73 per cent to USD 47 billion, mainly due to large investments in services and manufacturing, supported by policies aimed at integrating the country into global supply chains, the UN said. The Global Investment Trends Monitor, released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), stated on Thursday that the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows to China declined for the third consecutive year, falling by

Jammu, Jan 20: Ahead of the beginning of the budget session of Jammu & Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will begin chairing pre-budget consultations with different administrative departments from Tuesday. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is also the Finance Minister of J&K, will hold pre-budget consultations with various departments starting today. According to the itinerary prepared by the Finance Department, the Chief Minister will hold consultations with 24 administrative departments, i

NEW DELHI, Jan 18 : Gold price is expected to maintain its upward momentum in the coming week, driven by safe-haven demand and expectations of policy easing by the US Federal Reserve, while silver may witness consolidation after a stellar rally, according to analysts. Investors attention will turn to a string of key global macroeconomic data, including inflation figures from major economies, as well as the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index, GDP growth, PMI readings and jobless claims

New Delhi, Jan 18 : The combined market valuation of three of the top-10 most valued firms jumped Rs 75,855.43 crore in a holiday-shortened last week, with State Bank of India and Infosys emerging as the biggest gainers, in an otherwise sluggish trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex dipped 5.89 points, and the NSE Nifty went up by 11.05 points. While ICICI Bank, State Bank of India and Infosys were the gainers, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, [] The post Mcap of 3 of top-10 mos

NEW DELHI, Nov 19 : In the run-up to the union Budget 2026-27, union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, chaired the seventh Pre-Budget Consultation meeting with leading experts from the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector. The high-level meeting took place on Wednesday in New Delhi, reflecting the governments commitment to inclusive policy formulation for the upcoming budget. The consultation session brought together key stakeholders from the BFS