New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a sharp hike in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and options while presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday kept income tax rates and slabs unchanged following last year’s major tax reforms.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Government on Sunday proposed to waive customs duty on 17 drugs for cancer, seven for rare diseases, as well as to build a second National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in North India to boost mental healthcare in the country.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a powerful thrust on infrastructure development in her Union Budget speech for 2026-27, emphasising sustained public investment to drive economic growth and balanced regional progress.
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) The Indian stock market saw a sharp intra-day fall on Sunday, after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Presenting the Budget for 2026-27 on Sunday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a dedicated freight corridor connecting Surat in Gujarat and Dankuni in West Bengal.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a capital expenditure of Rs 12.2 lakh crore in the Budget for 2026-27, to boost big-ticket infrastructure projects for growth and jobs in the economy.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Giving a thrust to ‘Make in India’ and domestic manufacturing, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced the launch of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0, while increasing the outlay for electronics component manufacturing to Rs 40,000 crore to strengthen local production and innovation.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday shared three 'Kartavyas' (duties) to not only accelerate the economy but also empower the poor, underprivileged, and the disadvantaged.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The unified payments interface (UPI) saw 28 per cent transaction count growth (year-on-year) at 21.70 billion in the month of January — along with registering 21 per cent annual growth in transaction amount at Rs 28.33 lakh crore, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) data showed on Sunday.
