All eyes are on the Union Budget 2026-27 to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1. While she is expected to outline the government’s revenue and expenditure plans across sectors, the Centre is expected to lay special focus on poll-bound states. Also Read | Budget 2026 LIVE: Nirmala Sitharaman set to…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech today is expected to mark a departure from previous Budget speeches in more ways than one, according to media reports citing government sources familiar with the developments. First, it will be a rare occasion for the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present the Budget on a Sunday. Then, unlike…
India Budget 2026-27 LIVE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her ninth consecutive Union Budget for the financial year 2026-27 on Sunday, 1 February 2026. All eyes await the upcoming announcement, which is set to be tabled at the Union parliament at 11 a.m. (IST) during Sunday’s Budget session. Ahead of the Budget…
The story so far: Negotiations on the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) — dubbed the ‘mother of all deals’ by leaders on both sides — officially concluded on January 27, closing about two decades worth of intermittent talks. The deal, which has benefits for both, simultaneously avoids intractable sensitive issues while securing advantageous concessions…
Silver prices collapsed 19 per cent to Rs 3.12 lakh per kg in the national capital on Saturday, while gold plunged 2 per cent to Rs 1.65 lakh per 10 grams, as investors booked profits amid a global selloff triggered by a stronger US dollar. According to the All India Sarafa Association, silver nosedived Rs…
With just hours left for the Union Budget 2026 presentation, income tax once again takes centre stage as taxpayers across the country expect more income relief, a simpler tax structure and several other benefits. Amid discussions and expectations around taxes, let’s take a look at how India’s income tax system truly compares with those of…
Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused the Narendra Modi-led government of systematically weakening the Right to Information (RTI) Act, a day after the Economic Survey called for a “re-examination” of the nearly two-decade-old transparency law….
India’s former G20 Sherpa and NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Saturday agreed with the Economic Survey’s suggestion that India needs to limit social media used on basis of age, like that in other countries including Australia. In a social media post, Kant said, “100% agree with India’s Economic Survey that we need age limits…
The Senate voted on Friday (January 30, 2026) to fund most of the government through the end of September while carving out a temporary extension for Homeland Security funding, giving Congress two weeks to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country. With a weekend shutdown looming, President Donald Trump struck a spending…
The upcoming Union Budget 2026, should offer respite to debt mutual funds, relieve the capital gains tax burden to assist with long-term retail investor participation, Indian mutual funds have emphasised through their wish list. In lieu of capital gains taxation hit to mutual fund investors on multiple fronts, the Association of Mutual Funds (AMFI) has…
