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SML Mahindra commercial vehicle total sales climb 30% YoY in Jan26

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- The company's cargo vehicle sales surged 31% YoY to 500 units in January 2026, compared with 383 units in January 2025. Passenger vehicle sales rose 30% to 837 units in January 2026... Read More


India to Host First Global Big Cat Summit, FM Announces

India, Feb. 1 -- India will host the first-ever Global Big Cat Summit this year, bringing together heads of governments and ministers from 95 range countries to discuss collective strategies for big c... Read More


Cigarettes, Pan Masala get costlier from today, Feb 1: Check new rates here

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- An additional excise duty on cigarettes and tobacco products, and a health cess on pan masala, will come into effect from February 1. This additional duty is imposed over and abov... Read More


16th Finance Commission Approves 1,049 Crore Grant for Goa

India, Feb. 1 -- The 16th Finance Commission has sanctioned a total grant of 1,049 crore for Goa, providing a major boost to local governance and development. Of the total allocation, 726 crore has be... Read More


Union Budget 2026-27: Govt proposes tax holiday until 2047 for foreign cloud firms

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Centre on Sunday laid out a proposal for global cloud service providers such as Microsoft, Google and Amazon to use more of Indian data centres, promising zero tax on global c... Read More


NTPC rises after Q3 PAT jumps 8% YoY to Rs 5,597 cr

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- The revenue from power generation activity stood at Rs 44,657.81 in Q3 FY26, up 1.29% YoY. During the period under review, the company recorded Rs 4,894.80 crore as other income, up ... Read More


Budget 2026-27 charts path to $5 trillion economy milestone: LG Sinha

Jammu, Feb. 1 -- Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today hailed the Budget 2026-27 as pragmatic which he said will prioritize economic acceleration, create future-ready infrastructure, sustain growth m... Read More


Sindoor effect: India's capital outlay for defence jumps 18% to Rs.2.2 trillion

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- India has increased the capital outlay for defence by about 18% to nearly Rs.2.2 trillion for the financial year starting 1 April (FY27), as the country looks to acquire sophistic... Read More


Centre allocates Rs 43,290 crore for J&K

Jammu, Feb. 1 -- The Centre has proposed an allocation of Rs 43,290.29 crore for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the Union Budget 2026-27, nearly Rs 2,000 crore higher than the current yea... Read More


FM proposes to increase time limit for filing revised IT returns from Dec 31 to Mar 31

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed to increase time limit for filing revised income tax (I-T) return from December 31 to March 31, on payment of nominal fee. ... Read More