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Overseas investors can now buy equities in listed Indian firms, but there's a catch

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday expanded investment opportunities in India for overseas investors, providing them with a new route to purchase Indian stocks. In a bid t... Read More


Budget 2026: Foreign cloud firms using Indian data centres offered tax holiday till 2047

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed providing a tax holiday till 2047 for foreign companies providing cloud services to customers globally using data centre services ... Read More


Budget 2026: Foreign cloud firms using Indian data centres offered tax holiday until 2047

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In her Budget speech in parliament on Sunday, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid out a proposal for global cloud service providers such as Microsoft, Google and Amazon... Read More


Pollution a top priority for govt: DEA Secretary Anuradha Thakur on Union Budget

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Anuradha Thakur, Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs, on Sunday said that pollution remains a key focus for the Union government, with significant budgetary provisions... Read More


Sitharaman raises tax on Futures and Options transactions. Check full details

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced hike in STT (Securities Transaction Tax) on Futures and Options, a move likely to impact derivatives trading costs. Sensex and ... Read More


In big move, Sitharaman raises tax on Futures and Options trading; stock market crashes. Check full details

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a hike in STT (Securities Transaction Tax) on Futures and Options, a move likely to impact derivatives trading costs. Sensex an... Read More


Excluding Kerala from High-Speed Rail Corridors "indefensible": Shashi Tharoor on Union Budget

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday criticised the Union Budget 2026-2027 for excluding Kerala from the new High-Speed Rail Corridors announced across India, calling it "inde... Read More


United Foodbrands Ltd leads gainers in 'B' group

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Biofil Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Ind Bank Housing Ltd, Brightcom Group Ltd and Welspun Specialty Solutions Ltd are among the other gainers in the BSE's 'B' group today, 01 Feb... Read More


Hospital stocks advance after budget proposal on medical tourism hubs

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Shares of hospital companies traded higher after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the Union Budget, proposed a scheme to support states in setting up five regional medical hub... Read More


Sena UBT's Priyanka Chaturvedi correctly 'predicted' Nirmala Sitharaman's saree choice for Budget 2026

India, Feb. 1 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi correctly 'predicted' the kind of saree that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would wear while presenting the Union Budget 2026-27. Nirmala S... Read More