[ad_1] Commercial LPG gas cylinder prices were hiked on Sunday after oil marketing companies revised rates upward, increasing the cost of a 19-kg cylinder by Rs 49 with effect from February 1, Sunday. Following the revision, the retail price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder in Delhi has increased to Rs 1,740.50. Prices of domestic…
[ad_1] Budget 2026 speech date, time: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Union Budget 2026 in Parliament on February 1, 2026.The Union Budget 2026 will mark FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s ninth consecutive Budget presentation, making her the first finance minister in India to achieve this milestone. She will also become the first finance…
[ad_1] Markets tend to respond positively when the Budget focuses on growth, infrastructure spending, and tax stability. (AI image) By Somil Mehta,The Union Budget is one of the most important events for Indian stock markets. Every year on February 1, investors closely watch how the Sensex and Nifty react to announcements on taxes, government spending,…
[ad_1] India’s gold and silver imports surged to record levels in 2025, ringing alarm bells in government and policy circles as soaring precious metal prices threaten to widen the trade deficit and add fresh pressure on the rupee. With limited policy tools available, officials and market participants told Reuters raising import duties is once again…
[ad_1] Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her ninth consecutive Union Budget on February 1, a rare Sunday sitting and a first in independent India’s history. The Budget for FY27 (April 2026–March 2027) is expected to outline measures to sustain growth momentum, maintain fiscal discipline and push reforms to shield the economy from global trade…
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump has claimed that his sweeping tariff policies have created an “American economic miracle”, dismissing warnings of global fallout and asserting that critics of his trade strategy “were all wrong”.In an opinion piece published in The Wall Street Journal, Trump said the tariffs he imposed on nearly all foreign countries last…
[ad_1] New York/New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew, Sagar Adani, have agreed to receive a legal notice from US Securities and Exchange Commission in a civil fraud lawsuit alleging they misled investors about a bribery scheme, according to a court filing. The stipulation is subject to court approval, reports PTI.In a filing in…
[ad_1] Mumbai: A day before the Union Budget, State Bank of India chairman CS Setty has sought a level playing field for tax treatment of all financial products, including fixed deposits. The chairman’s comment came in the wake of bank deposits continuing to lag credit growth as retail savings continue to pour into mutual funds.Responding…
[ad_1] The Union Budget comes with a vocabulary that can be confusing even for regular readers. Many terms are technical, and are used repeatedly across Budget documents, tables and debates. The “Budget at a Glance” table presents a consolidated snapshot of the Union Government’s finances for a financial year, showing actuals, Budget Estimates and Revised…
[ad_1] What do salaried taxpayers, middle class, and the common man want from Union Budget 2026? (AI image) Budget 2026 income tax expectations: Like every year, salaried taxpayers, middle class and common man will listen to FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget speech in the hope of more tax relief. Last year, FM Sitharaman announced major…