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Union Budget 2026-27: How India's fiscal math works under the new debt rule, in charts

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 marks a fundamental shift in India's fiscal framework. Starting next fiscal, the government has adopted the debt-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio as ... Read More


Indonesia allows Grok AI reopening under strict conditions

Jakarta, Feb. 1 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) has begun processing the conditional restoration of access to the generative artificial intelligence chatbot Grok... Read More


PM Modi headed to a village in Punjab barely 4 hours after the budget. Here's why

India, Feb. 1 -- Barely four hours after the Union Budget 2026 presentation in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was airborne, headed for the Adampur airport in Punjab's Jalandhar, for two key ... Read More


प्रगति की उड़ान पर भारत, बजट 2026 पर उत्तराखंड CM पुष्कर धामी की 5 बड़ी बातें

देहरादून, फरवरी 1 -- Budget 2026: वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने रविवार को देश का आम बजट 2026 पेश किया है। यह मोदी सरकार के तीसरे कार्यकाल का दूसरा पूर्ण बजट है। बजट को पेश करते हुए वित्त मंत्री ने त... Read More


Budget 2026: What indirect tax measures FM Sitharaman announced? Check full list

Union Budget 2026, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-27 signalled a broad recalibration of India's indirect tax framework, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing an extensive set of customs... Read More


పన్ను చెల్లింపుదారులు తెలుసుకోవాల్సిన 11 ముఖ్యమైన అంశాలు ఇవే

భారతదేశం, ఫిబ్రవరి 1 -- పన్ను చెల్లింపుదారులు తెలుసుకోవాల్సిన 11 ముఖ్యమైన అంశాలు ఇవే: ఏప్రిల్ 1, 2026 నుండి దశాబ్దాల కాలం నాటి పాత చట్టం రద్దయి, 'ఆదాయపు పన్ను చట్టం 2025' (Income Tax Act 2025) అమల్లో... Read More


Budget 2026: Share buybacks classified as capital gains, to be taxed at 30%

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In her Budget speech on Sunday, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed taxing the proceeds of share buybacks as capital gains instead of dividend income. The move add... Read More


No big Income Tax move, markets in red, spotlight on reforms: Key takeaways from Budget 2026

India, Feb. 1 -- An 81-minute long Budget speech of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman saw no change in tax slabs but included major announcements that focused on three "kartavyas" or duties of the c... Read More


Budget 2026: Share buybacks classified as capital gains, to be taxed at 12.5% for non-promoters

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In her Budget speech on Sunday, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed taxing the proceeds of share buybacks as capital gains instead of dividend income. The move add... Read More


Budget 2026 highlight: India cuts aid for Iran's Chabahar Port to zero- what's in store for Bangladesh, Maldives

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- No allocation has been made for Chabahar Port in the Union Budget 2026. The Budget document revealed that while the maximum allocation has been made towards Bhutan at Rs.2,288 cro... Read More