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February 1, 2026 1:14 PM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday kept income tax rates and slabs unchanged following last year’s major tax reforms. While the basic tax structure remains the same, the Finance Minister, presenting the Budget 2026-27, announced several...
February 1, 2026 12:59 PM
In her Union Budget speech on Sunday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pegged fiscal deficit at 4.3 per cent of the GDP for the year 2026-27, as against 4.4 per cent being targeted in 2025-26. The difference between total revenue and total expend...
February 1, 2026 1:17 PM
Asserting that the Union Budget 2026-27 is driven by "Yuvashakti" and based on "three kartavyas," Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed seven high-speed rail corridors, new dedicated freight corridors, and the operationalisatio...
February 1, 2026 12:45 PM
In a significant boost to the healthcare sector, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed the creation of five regional medical hubs to boost medical value tourism in the country. "To promote India as a medical tourism hub, I pro...
February 1, 2026 12:33 PM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a capital expenditure of Rs 12.2 lakh crore in the Budget for 2026-27, to boost big-ticket infrastructure projects for growth and jobs in the economy. Presenting the Budget, the Finance Ministe...
February 1, 2026 12:28 PM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday shared three 'Kartavyas' (duties) to not only accelerate the economy but also empower the poor, underprivileged, and the disadvantaged. Sitharaman said that to deliver on the government's 'sankalp' (reso...
February 1, 2026 9:33 AM
Domestic stock markets opened flat on Sunday during a special Budget trading session, as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her ninth consecutive Union Budget at 11 a.m. The Nifty 50 index opened at 25,333.75, gaining 13.10 ...
January 27, 2026 11:11 PM
The government on Tuesday held a meeting with leaders of political parties to discuss issues related to the upcoming Budget Session of Parliament, 2026. The meeting, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, took place at the Parliament House Compl...
November 10, 2025 2:53 PM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday held first pre-budget consultations with leading economists ahead of the upcoming Union Budget 2026-27. The meeting was attended by Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V. Anantha Nageswaran, besides other econo...
March 25, 2025 7:18 PM
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Finance Bill 2025, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasizing that the legislation aligns with the aspirations of the people and the government's vision of making India a developed country by 2047. The b...
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