Union Budget 2026-27: What gets cheaper, what gets costlier?

NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026-27 on Sunday amid rising global uncertainty regarding tariffs from the United States.The Budget proposals draw a clear line…

Budget 2026: What is a tax holiday? What Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her Budget speech

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a tax holiday till 2047 for foreign companies providing cloud services globally using data centres located in India, signalling a major push…

Union Budget 2026: Govt waives customs duty on cancer and rare disease drugs — key health sector updates

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting her ninth consecutive Union Budget on Sunday, announced several major healthcare measures, including customs duty waivers on 17 cancer drugs and…

MCC adds 49 Hamdard postgraduate seats to round III after Supreme Court order

NEW DELHI: Acting on the Supreme Court’s directions in a petition filed by affected candidates, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has added 49 postgraduate medical seats of the Hamdard Institute…

Returned from studying abroad? Union Budget 2026 tax clause students shouldn’t ignore

Studied abroad and back in India? Union Budget 2026 offers taxpayers including students asix-month window to declare undisclosed overseas income without penalties or prosecution. For many students coming back to…

Union Budget 2026: A look at Nirmala Sitharaman’s longest and shortest Budget speeches

File photo: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget speech in the Lok Sabha, clocking a duration of 1…

Budget 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman announces Khelo India Mission to develop coaches, training centres | More sports News

Nirmala Sitharaman (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: The government’s flagship Khelo India programme, aimed at identifying grassroots sporting talent, is set for a major push after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…

Stock market crash today after Budget 2026 speech: Why are Nifty50, BSE Sensex crashing today? Top reasons

Stock market crash after Budget 2026 speech Stock market crash after Budget 2026 speech: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman‘s Union Budget speech has spooked stock markets, with both Nifty50 and BSE…

Latest income tax slabs FY 2026-27: What are the income tax slabs, rates under new and old tax regime after Budget 2026? Check full details & FAQs

Latest Income Tax Slabs FY 2026-27 Latest Income Slabs FY 2026-2027: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has kept the income tax slabs for the upcoming financial year FY 2026-2027 unchanged for…

Iran hit by 5.3-magnitude earthquake, UAE confirms no damage | World News

Strong 5.3 Earthquake Hits Iran on Feb 1 / Image: @ncmuae A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck southern Iran on the morning of Sunday, February 1,…

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