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USISPF welcomes Union Budget 2026-27, lauds trade, customs, sectoral reforms

Washington DC, Feb. 1 -- The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) on Sunday (local time) welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27, describing it as a progressive and comprehensive roadmap that stren... Read More


Budget 2026: Sitharaman announces tax holiday till 2047 to boost data centre ecosystem

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Recognising the need to enable critical infrastructure and boost investment in data centres, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to provide tax holiday till 2047 to a... Read More


Opposition playing politics: Kiren Rijiju hails Union Budget as people-centric

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Minister Kiren Rijiju accused the opposition of playing politics over the Union Budget 2026 speech of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, adding that the speech of the Fina... Read More


Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman announces Buddhist Circuit, East Coast Industrial Corridor plans for Northeast

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- To boost tourism in the North-Eastern region, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed a scheme for the development of Buddhist circuits in several Purvodaya states ... Read More


HYDRAA asks shops in Hyderabad to meet fire safety norms in 1 month

Hyderabad, Feb. 1 -- The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRAA) on Saturday, January 31, announced a pause on sealing of shops due to violations and granted one month time f... Read More


Growing Local Discord: - Kakapora - Shopian Railway link

Srinagar, Feb. 1 -- In the shadow of the Pir Panjal, where apple blossoms paint the valleys white every spring, a quiet battle is unfolding in south Kashmir. Farmers in Shopian and Pulwama districts t... Read More


MLA Arvind Pandey meets DGP, seeks narco, polygraph tests in land grab case

Dehradun, Feb. 1 -- The simmering internal tensions within the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttarakhand once again came to the fore today when BJP MLA from Gadarpur, Arvind Pandey reached Dehradun and me... Read More


Focus on transport, big boost to defence: A portfolio-wise breakdown of Union Budget 2026-27

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented the Union Budget 2026-27 on Sunday, announcing major allocations across railways, defence, agriculture, MSMEs, healthcare and i... Read More


From FASTag rules, LPG prices to banking charges: Union Budget brings major nationwide changes

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 1 -- Several significant changes were announced in India on Sunday, affecting everything from FASTag usage and banking charges to LPG cylinder prices and fuel rates. These updates i... Read More


Union Budget 2026 signals strong momentum for India's travel and tourism sector: EaseMyTrip CEO Rikant Pittie

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Rikant Pittie, CEO & Co-Founder, EaseMyTrip has hailed the Union Budget 2026-27 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In a statement, Pittie said that the Budget is a cl... Read More