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No Change in Income Tax Slabs in Union Budget 2026

India, Feb. 1 -- No changes were made to income tax slabs in the Union Budget 2026. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman maintained the existing tax structure but introduced measures to simplify tax co... Read More


Summary of Union Budget 2026-27

India, Feb. 1 -- YUVA SHAKTI-DRIVEN BUDGET EMPHASIZES ON GOVERNMENT'S 'SANKALP' TO FOCUS ON POOR, UNDERPRIVILEGED AND THE DISADVANTAGED FIRST BUDGET PREPARED IN KARTAVYA BHAWAN INSPIRED BY 3 KARTAVYA... Read More


Budget 2026: Extensive duty exemptions on equipment to boost renewable energy ecosystem

MUMBAI, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a slew of exemptions on basic customs duty for equipment and raw material imported to develop a domestic clean power ecosystem... Read More


Project cost valid factor for computing green compensation, says SC

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Supreme Court has strengthened the hands of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to impose higher environmental compensation (EC) on real estate projects, observing that if a com... Read More


Tax should be reduced on essential commodities: Odisha women express hopes from Union Budget 2026-27

Bhubaneshwar, Feb. 1 -- Ahead of the presentation of Union Budget for the financial year 2026-27 in the Lok Sabha, women entrepreneurs and engineers in Odisha expressed their hopes for the Budget. Sp... Read More


Explained | Union Budget 2026-27: Major Announcements and Highlights

India, Feb. 1 -- Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Union Budget 2026-27 in the parliament today. The highlights of the budget are as follows: The first B... Read More


No money in Indian budget for Chabahar port project in Iran amid US threats: What it means

India, Feb. 1 -- In a departure from the past and an ominous sign for the project's future, the Indian government did not allocate any funds for the Chabahar port in Iran amid US sanctions on the Isla... Read More


PDP MLA moves pvt bill seeking trauma healing for people affected by decades of violence in UT

Srinagar, Feb. 1 -- PDP MLA Waheed Ur Rehman Para has moved a notice in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly to introduce a private member's bill aimed at addressing trauma, reconciliation and dignity resto... Read More


Budget 2026 report card on exports, textiles, and startups

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2026-27 on Sunday, against the backdrop of renewed geo-economic disruptions affecting India. With these pressure... Read More


Budget 2026: Priyanka Chaturvedi's prediction for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's saree comes true

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Shiv Sena UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi's prediction for Budget 2026 has apparently come true. But, it was not about any economic moves. Chaturvedi's assumption was about Finance Min... Read More