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Indian stock indices nosedive on Budget day, Sensex dips over 1,800 points

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Indian stock indices nosedived as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget for 2026-27 in the Parliament on Sunday. Pre-Budget, the indices were largely ste... 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


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


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


Ladakh gets Rs 4,869.31 cr allocation in Union Budget 2026-27

NEW DELHI, Feb. 1 -- The Union government on Sunday proposed an allocation of Rs 4,869.31 crore for the Union Territory of Ladakh for the financial year 2026-27. In the Budget for 2025-26, Ladakh had... Read More


'Historic' budget reflects aspirations of 140 cr Indians: PM Modi

NEW DELHI, Feb. 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the Union Budget 2026-27 as "historic", saying it reflected the aspirations of 140 crore Indians and strengthened the reform journ... Read More


FM Nirmala Sitharaman Presents Union Budget 2026-27 in Lok Sabha Today

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026-27 in the Lok Sabha today. After the presentation of the Budget in the Lower House, a copy of the budget wil... Read More