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Stock broker shares slump after FM announces hike in Securities Transaction Tax

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Following the announcement, broker stocks tumbled on the BSE, with Billionbrains Garage Ventures (Groww) down 10.11%, Angel One falling 11.12%, and the broader brokerage sector index... Read More


AR Rahman says 'messages get corrupted on the way' in first appearance on Kapil Sharma's show post 'communal' remark row

India, Feb. 1 -- Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman recently made headlines over his remarks, which many assumed hinted at communal bias in the film industry - a comment he later clarified. Now, during ... Read More


One Killed in bike-truck collision in Bokaro

Bokaro, Feb. 1 -- A youth was killed on the spot and another sustained critical injuries in a late-night road accident in the Balidih police station area of Bokaro district in Jharkhand. A third youth... Read More


Punishment to anyone other than through the courts is crime in itself: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow, Feb. 1 -- Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday that fake encounters corrupt the administration and giving punishment to anyone other than through the courts is a... Read More


Telangana CM Revanth Reddy interacts with students, alumni at Harvard

Hyderabad/Cambridge (USA), Feb. 1 -- On the final day of his engagements at Harvard University in Cambridge-Boston on Friday, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy metgroups of students and alumni ... Read More


तीन माह में मात्र 55 प्रतिशत धान की हुई खरीद

समस्तीपुर, फरवरी 1 -- समस्तीपुर,। सरकारी स्तर से जिले में चयनित पैक्सों और व्यापार मंडलों में निबंधित किसानों से धान खरीद तो पिछले तीन महीनों से जारी है, पर अब तक महज 55 प्रतिशत धान ही खरीद किया जा सक... Read More


FM announces hike in STT for futures and options trading

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1 proposed to raise Securities transaction tax (STT) on both, futures and options. The Securities Transaction Tax on Futures h... Read More


17 cancer drugs to become cheaper as Sitharaman announces customs duty exemption in Budget speech

India, Feb. 1 -- In her Union Budget 2026 speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled steps to reduce treatment costs for cancer patients by removing basic customs duty on 17 medicines. She a... Read More


Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman showcases India's handloom legacy

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The union Budget 2026, presented on Sunday, marks the ninth consecutive budget tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament. While attention naturally focuses on he... Read More


FM announces SHE-Marts to promote rural women-led enterprises

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister on Sunday announced a comprehensive set of initiatives aimed at increasing farmers' income, strengthening allied sectors, and accelerating rural entrepreneurship,... Read More