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To promote the adoption of digital payments, the government mandated that UPI transactions remain free for users, and in return, it will compensate payment firms for the costs they bear to facilitate them
Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda’s wedding rumours have intensified after a video showing decorations at Udaipur’s City Palace went viral on social media. The clip has sparked speculation that the couple may tie the knot on February 2, though no official confirmation has been made.
The government also proposed to develop 15 archeological sites, including local Dholavira, Lake Palace into vibrant, experiential cultural destinations.
For taxpayers without significant deductions, the new regime remains the simpler choice, even without any recent changes this year.
India has added two new Ramsar wetlands which is Patna Bird Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh and Chhari-Dhand in Gujarat, bringing the total to 98 sites. These ecosystems support migratory birds, flamingos and desert wildlife.
According to a Moneycontrol poll of economists, treasury heads, and market participants showed that government is expected to budget Rs 2-3 lakh crore as dividend income from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and public sector banks (PSBs) in the Union Budget 2026, higher than the Rs 2.56 lakh crore estimated in the previous budget.
Calling India a global leader in IT services, Sitharaman has clubbed software development services, contract R&D services, IT enabled services, knowledge process outsourcing under a single category of Information Technology (IT) Services.
Losses on the Nifty were led by Bharat Electronics, which tumbled 10 percent by the time the Budget 2026 speech ended. Metal stocks remained under pressure, with Hindalco Industries falling over 6 percent. Gains were scarce and confined to a few healthcare stocks.
This recalcitration of buyback as capital gains is a welcome change and would pacify the concerns of taxpayers around buy-back route taxation, an expert said.
STT Hike: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to increase the STT on Futures from 0.02 percent to 0.05 percent, while hiking the STT on options to 0.15 percent.
Sitharaman said the economic roadmap would rest on three pillars: faster growth, inclusive development and continued structural reforms, as the government looks to balance expansion with stability.
Budget 2026: FM Nirmala Sitharama announced that the new Income Tax Act, notified in July 2025, will take effect from April 1, 2026
"Minor tax offences will now attract fine only," said FM Nirmala Sitharaman during her budget speech.
Union Budget 2026 grants prosecution immunity for undisclosed small foreign assets below Rs. 20 lakh, launches a one-time six-month disclosure window, and mandates TDS on property sales by non-residents nationwide compliance.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a dedicated freight corridor connecting Dankuni in the east to Surat in the west.
To qualify, such companies must route services for Indian customers through an Indian reseller entity, ensuring that India not only becomes a global hub for cloud infrastructure.
India’s sub-Rs 4,000 TWS segment is crowded, but the realme Buds Air 8 focuses on ANC, multi-device connectivity, and battery life. I used it as my daily driver across calls, commutes, workouts, and music—here are my final thoughts.
Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget in 2026, with a 1-hour 25-minute speech, matching P. Chidambaram’s record for most budgets delivered.
The hike will adversely impact many HFT traders and wealthy traders who are major players in the Indian F&O market.
FM proposes retaining July 31 deadline for ITR-1 and ITR-2, extends timelines for revisions and non-audit cases.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a rare earth corridor for poll-bound Tamil Nadu.
The Budget has also proposee 'mega textile parks' with a thrust on value addition and technical textiles, while simultaneously strengthening khadi, handloom and handicrafts through investments in training, skilling and quality upgradation
Parasakthi, starring Sivakarthikeyan and Ravi Mohan, enjoyed a successful Pongal theatrical run and is now gearing up for its digital premiere. The period political drama will start streaming on ZEE5 soon, exciting fans who missed it in theatres or want a rewatch.
Data Centre and AI-linked stocks jumped after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a tax holiday till 2047 for foreign companies providing cloud services globally from data centres based in India.
Anand Rathi is bullish on Rainbow Childrens Medicare has recommended buy rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 1600 in its research report dated January 30, 2026.
