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"Deterrent Purposes": Nirmala Sitharaman Says STT Spike To Tame F&O Excess, Not Real Trade

Nirmala Sitharaman

"Is Money Coming Only For AI?": Nirmala Sitharaman Pushes Back On India Outflow Claims

Nirmala Sitharaman

"If Government Is Hindrance...": Nirmala Sitharaman Vows To Remove Barriers For India Inc

Nirmala Sitharaman

How is India tackling mental health crisis? | Explained

What has the Budget allocated for mental health institutions? Will it be enough to tackle an emergency?

Moolamppilly package: revenue officials dismiss need for monthly meetings

Revenue officials say there was no decision to hold monthly meetings of the MPMC. Evictee groups, however, point to earlier meeting minutes and court directi...

Govt spent barely 40% of Budget on biggest schemes in 9 months

Government spending on major schemes lags significantly, with only 41.2% of the budgeted amount disbursed in the first nine months. Revised estimates for 47 ...

Centre can't digest our growth: Udhayanidhi Stalin says Budget snubs Tamil Nadu

Centre cant digest our growth Udhayanidhi Stalin says Budget snubs Tamil Nadu

Bharat Taxi Vs Ola Vs Uber: Which Is Cheaper? Fare Comparison Inside

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched Bharat Taxi, a new ride-hailing platform designed on a cooperative model, which offers surge-free pricing and zero com...

Expanded GHMC likely to share town planning revenue with HMDA

A proposal, reportedly approved by the State government, seeks to retain HMDA as the sanctioning authority for structures with more than 10 floors in the ent...

Parliament Budget Session Day 4 Highlights | Congress Has No Ideas, No Vision, No Plan: PM Modi's Big Attack

Budget session of Parliament Live: The Lok Sabha witnessed repeated adjournments on Wednesday.

Mamata Banerjee Says Bengal Interim Budget 'Pro-People' Unlike Union Budget

Centre owed West Bengal nearly Rs 2 lakh crore in legitimate dues, Banerjee said.

Jayalalithaa’s residence Veda Nilayam will be auctioned if tax dues not paid: I-T department tells Madras HC

The department makes the submission in response to a writ petition filed by her niece J. Deepa challenging the demand for income tax and wealth tax arrears

Backward taluks likely to get more funds in Karnataka Budget

AP Chambers submits pre-budget suggestions to Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav

Major suggestions include a dedicated escrow account mechanism for disbursing industrial incentives and one-time VAT dispute resolution scheme to unlock bloc...

News18 Evening Digest: PM Modi Slams Congress, Hails Govt's Big Trade Deals & Other Top News

We are also covering: Amit Shah Launches Bharat Taxi Service, Promises Big Benefits For Drivers and other top news.

Parliament Budget Session Day 4 Live | Congress Has No Ideas, No Vision, No Plan: PM Modi's Big Attack

Budget session of Parliament Live: The Lok Sabha witnessed repeated adjournments on Wednesday.

PM Modi Quotes Indira Gandhi To Criticise Congress Govt's Functioning: ‘Knew Shortcomings But...'

PM Modi used the example to highlight what he described as a longstanding disconnect between national planning institutions and on-ground needs.

Amit Shah Launches Bharat Taxi, First Cooperative-Led Ride-Hailing Platform

Customers can hail cars, three-wheelers and two-wheelers through the platform.

No Annual Toll Pass For Taxis, Cab Aggregators Under Consideration: Highways Ministry

At present, around 25 per cent---one in four---of non-commercial vehicles are undertaking FASTag transactions using the Annual Pass facility

'Pro-people, not rudderless': Mamata Banerjee hails Bengal budget; attacks Centre for denying funds to state

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP-led central government of withholding funds, yet her government presented a pro-people budget. The...

'Sahkar, Not Sarkar': Amit Shah Launches Bharat Taxi Service, Promises Big Benefits For Drivers

Amit Shah launched Bharat Taxi, a cooperative-owned platform that enables drivers to operate as owners, saying that drivers will get 80% of the fares.

'Bharat Taxi' will be rolled out across India in 3 years: Amit Shah at launch of co-op ride-hailing platform

Union cooperation minister Amit Shah launched 'Bharat Taxi', India's first cooperative-led ride-hailing platform, after a successful pilot. Initially availab...

Bengal Budget 2026: মাসে ১৫০০ টাকা করে, এবার বেকার ভাতা দেওয়ার সিদ্ধান্ত রাজ্যের ! কারা এই টাকা পাবেন ? রইল বিস্তারিত

উজ্জ্বল মুখোপাধ্যায়, কলকাতা: অন্তর্বর্তী বাজেটে বড় ঘোষণা রাজ্য সরকারের ! ২০২৬ সালের বিধানসভা নির্বাচনের আগে কল্পতরু পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকার। এবার বেকার ভাতা দেওয়ার...

Can Bharat Taxi Match Amul's Success? Inside The Cooperative Model | Explained

Bharat Taxi drivers are expected to retain between 80-100% of their daily earnings, with only a nominal daily or monthly platform fee going towards operating...

Industry experts laud budgetary emphasis on energy sector, advance technologies

Union Budget growth-driven and pro-youth, says A.P. BJP spokesperson

Parliament Budget Session 2026 Highlights: Rahul Gandhi Raises Ladakh Stand-Off In Lok Sabha, Rajnath Singh Intervenes

Parliament Budget Session 2026 Live Updates

Opinion: Opinion | Budget 2026: No More 'Instant Gratification'

Enhancing the Indian economy to realise the audacious ambition of becoming a developed economy in the next 21 years entails unglamorous work.

Bengaluru, Pune, Vizag Among 7 Indian Cities Set To Become Global Economic Hubs

Finance Minister announces Rs 5,000 crore per region for seven city economic regions like Bengaluru, Surat, Varanasi, aiming to boost urban growth, real esta...

Before Real Estate Tycoon CJ Roy's Suicide, Petition Against Tax Raids, Then 'U-Turn'

Businessman CJ Roy was found dead in his Bengaluru office on January 30.

Siddaramaiah trying to become leader of South India, says Vijayendra

in response to the Union Budget, the Chief Minister has tried to instigate the Southern states against the Centre, the BJP state president says

E. Sreedharan opens office for high-speed rail project at Ponnani

Technocrat claims he was asked by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to prepare a detailed project report for the proposed ₹1 lakh-crore high-speed rail...

Around 52,000 women denied Gruha Lakshmi benefits in Karnataka due to tax records; issue being addressed, says Minister

The Minister said that the issue had arisen because beneficiary details matched records of the GST and Income Tax Departments, leading to withholding of paym...

'Can't India–China ties be discussed in House?' Mahua Moitra jabs Centre after Rahul Gandhi raises ex-Army chief memoir

TMC MP Mahua Moitra criticised the Centre for labeling the Opposition as unpatriotic and restricting discussions on crucial foreign relations. The Parliament...

Budget 2026: 10 Key Education Announcements, From AI To Scholarships

proposed Tax Collected at Source (TCS) reduction to 2 per cent

Farmers protest against ‘large-scale felling of trees’ in Belagavi village

Revenue officials say it is public grazing land

Parliament Budget Session 2026 Live: Rahul Gandhi Raises Ladakh Stand-Off In Lok Sabha, Rajnath Singh Intervenes

Parliament Budget Session 2026 Live Updates

Budget 2026: Why India Allocated Zero Funds For Chabahar And What It Means For Its Iran Strategy

Budget 2026 makes no allocation for Chabahar for the first time in years. Is this the end of India’s flagship Iran port project, or a temporary freeze shaped...

Budget 2026 Announces Rare Earth Corridors: Mapping ‘The Vitamins Of Modern Industry’ In 4 States

Budget 2026 Announces Rare Earth Corridors: Which are the four states? Which rare earth minerals do they have? What are rare earth minerals used for?

Taiwanese chipmaker Foxconn faces tax row in Karnataka, locals warn of protest

Taiwanese chipmaker Foxconn faces tax row in Karnataka locals warn of protest

Budget 2026: "বাজেট" নিয়ে তাৎপর্যপূর্ণ মন্তব্য অমিত মিত্রের !

কলকাতা: ভোটের আগে বিহার-অন্ধ্রকে ঢালাও বরাদ্দ, পশ্চিমবঙ্গের প্রাপ্তি প্রায় শূন্য। পাওয়ার তালিকায় শুধু শিলিগুড়ি-বারাণসী হাইস্পিড রেল করিডর ও ডানকুনি-সুরাত ফ্...

Union Budget failed to address unemployment issue, says Congress

MSMEs, farmers, and informal sector, which form the backbone of employment, are largely neglected, it says

Union Budget 2026-27 will ensure sustained economic growth: Edappadi Palaniswami

Highlighting the measures announced for MSMEs, Mr. Palaniswami said the allocation of ₹2,000 crore to ensure credit access and ₹10,000 crore for MSME growth ...

Union Budget 2026 falls short of attractive announcements for poll-bound Tamil Nadu

Some of the demands put forth by Tamil Nadu included approvals for the Coimbatore and Madurai Metro Rail projects, funds due to the State under Samagra Shiks...

Injustice to Telangana in budgetary allocations despite its potential, says Finance Minister Bhatti

Though Telangana has Biopharma ecosystem, traces of rare earth in Singareni, initiatives in the sector were not allotted to the State, says Finance Minister ...

Budget Spotlights High-Speed Rail Push As Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train Awaits Completion

In her budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that seven high-speed rail corridors will be developed across parts of India

Union Budget 2026-27 | Even on poll eve, Budget has disappointed Tamil Nadu: CM Stalin

“The Budget is totally disappointing. It has ignored the State’s interests, and there are no schemes for the welfare of the poor, women, farmers, and those o...

Union Budget: Not so poll-driven, but signals focus on global headwinds

While the Budget did include announcements touching poll-bound States, the measures were packaged within broader multi-State initiatives that reflected the G...

Union Budget 2026: Odisha CM Mohan Majhi praises infra, waterway push; Naveen Patnaik expresses disappointment

Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly and former CM Naveen Patnaik said the Budget offered no noteworthy benefits to the State and its people

Budget 2026 Supercharges Solar, Storage, Nuclear, But Skips EV Fast Lane

The budget tried to embeds green incentives across sectors.