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Record Rs 2.93 lakh crore capex anchors Railways' Budget FY27

NEW DELHI, Feb. 1 -- Indian Railways is on the cusp of a revolutionary growth phase with the allocation of its highest-ever capital expenditure in the Union Budget 2026-27, with a target of Rs 2.93 la... Read More


FM launches Rs 10K cr fund, other steps to create 'Champion' MSMEs

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed a three-pronged strategy, including a Rs 10,000 crore dedicated fund, to help MSMEs grow as 'Champions'. In her Budget Spee... Read More


Budget 2026: Manufacturing gets a big push amid global headwinds

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Budget 2026-27 continued to push the pedal on localization in the Indian manufacturing sector, announcing a slew of measures across electronic goods, pharma, textiles, capit... Read More


From Fibre to Fashion: Budget FY27 charts new roadmap for textile industry

NEW DELHI, Feb. 1 -- The 2026-27 Budget underlines a major policy push for the labour-intensive textile sector, underlining its importance in employment generation, exports, rural livelihoods and sust... Read More


Budget: Experts applaud sector push, flag market-sensitive measures

Bengaluru, Feb. 1 -- The union Budget 2026 has drawn measured applause and cautious frowns from market watchers, who see in it both ambition and the ever-present caution that defines Indian fiscal gov... Read More


Debt-to-GDP ratio estimated at 55.6pc, fiscal deficit at 4.3pc in FY27

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The debt-to-GDP ratio is estimated to be 55.6% of the GDP in the Budget Estimates (BE) 2026-27, compared to 56.1% of GDP in the Revised Estimates (RE) 2025-26, said union Finance ... Read More


सरकारी बैंकों का होगा मर्जर, बजट में वित्त मंत्री ने किया ऐलान, SBI समेत के शेयर क्रैश

नई दिल्ली, फरवरी 1 -- Budget 2026 Bank Merger Plan: केंद्रीय बजट 2026 पेश करते हुए वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने बैंकिंग सेक्टर की समग्र समीक्षा (Comprehensive Review) की घोषणा की, जिसके बाद सरकारी ... Read More


Grok deepfake controversy: Elon Musk's chatbot gets new lease on life as Indonesia lifts ban under 'strict supervision'

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Indonesia has lifted the ban on Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot, just weeks after the country announced that it was restricting access to the AI tool after generating sexualized deepf... Read More


Budget proposes 15.5% minimum profit for taxing foreign tech units

BENGALURU, Feb. 1 -- The Centre has proposed ending a long-standing tax uncertainty for Indian units of overseas tech services firms and global capability centres (GCCs) by setting a uniform profit ma... Read More


Budget 2026: TCS slashed to 2%; how will it impact taxpayers? Explained

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- While presenting the Union Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a reduction in the rate of tax collected at source (TCS) from 5% (or 20% ) to 2% fo... Read More