- India
Govt raises defence spending to Rs 7.85 lakh crore
New Delhi: India on Sunday, February 1, set aside Rs 7,84,678 crore as defence outlay for 2026-27 over the current fiscal’s allocation of Rs 6.81 lakh crore with a major increase in…
- Business
Buying property from NRIs gets easier under new rules
New Delhi: To ease compliance burden, the government on Sunday, February 1, proposed that an individual purchasing immovable properties from non-residents will not be required to furnish TAN details for tax deduction.…
- India
Taxes to bring in 64 paise of every rupee govt earns: Union Budget 2026
New Delhi: For every rupee in the government’s coffers, the largest slice of 64 paise will come from direct and indirect taxes, according to the Union Budget 2026-27 documents. Around 24 paise…
- Business
Rs 250 crore for voter cards, Rs 500 crore to clear election bills: Budget 2026
New Delhi: As India’s voter base increases, the Union law ministry has been allocated Rs 250 crore for voter identity cards, while another Rs 500 crore has been earmarked to settle Lok…
- India
Poll-bound Bengal in Budget 2026 spotlight
Kolkata: With West Bengal bracing for a fiercely contested assembly election in the coming months, the Union Budget presented on Sunday has unmistakably slipped into campaign territory, rolling out high-visibility infrastructure proposals…
- Middle East
‘If US initiates war, it’ll be regional’, says Iran’s supreme leader
Dubai: Iran’s supreme leader warned the United States on Sunday, February 1 that if “they start a war, this time it will be a regional war”. The comments from the 86-year-old Ayatollah…
- India
Budget 2026: Govt to increase duty-free limit for seafood, leather exports
New Delhi: The government on Sunday proposed an increase in the duty-free import limit for specified inputs used in the export of processed seafood products and leather or synthetic footwear. For the…
- India
Sensex, Nifty slide as Budget hikes commodity trade tax
Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled on Sunday, February 1, trade after the Budget proposed to raise Securities Transaction Tax to 0.05 per cent on commodity futures from 0.02…
- Business
Govt to train 20,000 vets, push fisheries: Sitharaman’s Budget 2026
New Delhi: In a major push to diversify rural incomes and create employment opportunities beyond traditional farming, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a series of initiatives for the livestock, fisheries…
- India
Union Budget 2026: Govt to set up SHE Marts for women entrepreneurs
New Delhi: Building on the success of the Lakhpati Didi scheme, community-owned retail shops will be set up for the women entrepreneurs from self-help groups, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday,…
- India
India dismisses Pakistan’s allegations of role in Balochistan unrest
New Delhi: India on Sunday, February 1, categorically rejected as baseless Pakistan’s allegations of an Indian hand in attempts to disturb peace in Balochistan, and said it is Islamabad’s usual tactic to…
- Automobile
Union Budget 2026: FM extends tax exemption for lithium-ion battery equipment
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1, announced an extension of basic customs duty exemption on capital goods used for manufacturing lithium-ion cells for battery storage in the annual…
- Technology
Budget: Tax holiday till 2047 for foreign cloud firms using data centers in India
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1, proposed tax holiday till 2047 for foreign companies that provide cloud services to customers worldwide by using data centres in the country.…
- India
Union Budget 2026: 5 regional medical hubs to be set up to boost medical tourism
New Delhi: Giving an impetus to medical tourism, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed launching a scheme to support states in establishing five regional medical hubs in partnership with the…
- India
PFC, REC rallies 6 pc as FM Sitharaman unveils restructuring plan in Budget
New Delhi: Shares of PFC and REC surged up to 6 per cent on Sunday, February 1, after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the restructuring of the two state-run entities as part…
