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Budget 2026: Fiscal deficit target pegged at 4.3% for 2026-27

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Presenting the Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has pegged fiscal deficit at 4.3 per cent of the GDP for the year 2026-27, as against 4.4 per cent being targeted ... Read More


Budget FY27: Govt announces tax relief and market access for non-residents

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed to exempt Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) for non-residents who pay tax on presumptive basis. In her Budget speech, she said th... Read More


Budget Briefs

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- CREDAI West Bangal hails infra push, fiscal discipline in Budget Kolkata: CREDAI West Bengal President and Merlin Group Chairman Sushil Mohta said the Budget 2026-27 reinforces g... Read More


Yogi calls industry biggest partner in state's prosperity, seeks CSR push

Lucknow, Feb. 1 -- Calling Industry the biggest partner in the state's prosperity, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday asked industry groups to participate in the state's development through co... Read More


Budget 2026-27: Continuity over colour in an age of constraint

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Indian Budgets are often remembered for symbols. One of the most cited examples is N.D. Tiwari's "sindoor Budget" of the 1980s, recalled less for its fiscal impact than for a toke... Read More


Site of Gomti source in Pilibhit to be developed with ghats, tourism facilities, cultural complex

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- A comprehensive development of the site from which the Gomti originates at Madhotanda village in Pilibhit district is on the cards with construction of ghats along the riverbank, pa... Read More


Grady Demond Wilson, who played Lamont Sanford passes away at 79

Washington DC, Feb. 1 -- Actor Grady Demond Wilson, best known for playing Lamont Sanford on the hit TV show Sanford and Son, has passed away. He was 79. Wilson's son, Demond Wilson Jr, told TMZ that... Read More


Union Budget 2026 Loves AI Platforms. But What About AI Startups?

India, Feb. 1 -- When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget, artificial intelligence was not positioned as a startup opportunity or a disruptive frontier. In... Read More


Biggest ever Capex push? Rs.12.2 lakh crore proposed in budget

India, Feb. 1 -- Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech on Sunday said that the Public capex has increased manifold from Rs. 2 lakh crore in FY2014-15 to an allocation of Rs.1... Read More


FM Sitharaman launches India's Semiconductor Mission 2.0 with Rs 40,000 cr outlay

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced the launch of India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0, with a Rs 40,000 crore outlay, aiming to boost the country's semicondu... Read More