Markets Swing Ahead Of Budget, Exchanges Open On Rare Sunday
The Indian markets swing marginally after having opened slightly lower ahead of Union Budget 2026, reflecting a cautious approach among investors as the markets stay open on a Sunday.
Finance Minister Poses With Budget Tablet In Red Sleeve, Meets President
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, set to present a record ninth straight Budget, posed with the tablet containing the all-important document in a red sleeve outside Kartavya Bhavan, which houses the…
9 Budgets, 9 Sarees: A Look At Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget Day Attire
Finance Minister Niramala Seetharaman will present here ninth consecutive Union Budget today.
Cigarettes, Pan Masala Get Costlier From Today As New Excise Duty Kicks In
According to the new rules, the excise duty will now range from Rs 2,050 to Rs 8,500 per 1,000 non-standard or uniquely designed cigarettes.
Experts Hope For Tax Lifeline For FPIs As Foreign Money Bolts
Foreign institutional investors pulled Rs 19 billion in 2025 and another Rs 4 billion in the first month of 2026, a steady exodus that has rattled a market already struggling…
Delhi-NCR Gets Light Rain, Weather Body Predicts Warmer February
Several parts of Delhi and the wider National Capital Region (NCR) witnessed light rain during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a…
Budget 2026 To Focus On Defence, Capex, Infrastructure, Fiscal Discipline
As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gears up to table the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament on February 1, economists say the emphasis this year will be on defence, infrastructure, capex,…
Keir Starmer Urges Ex-Prince Andrew To Testify Over Epstein Links
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday that the former Prince Andrew should testify before a US congressional committee, following new revelations about Andrew’s links to the late financier…
Five Shots Fired Outside Director Rohit Shetty’s Mumbai Home, Probe On
It is not clear whether Rohit Shetty was inside his home when the incident took place.
Budget 2026 Live Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman To Present Union Budget Today, Her 9th
Union Budget 2026 Live Updates: India’s economy is projected to grow 7.4 per cent in financial year 2026 (FY26), according to the Economic Survey.