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India-US Trade Deal: "We have to wait and see what that looks like," says
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
US International Development Finance Corporation Deputy CEO Nisha Biswal flagged pending implementation details in the US-India trade deal, as President Donald Trump announced tariff cuts to 18% and Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed stronger economic cooperation.
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"Good news for Made-in-India products": FM Nirmala Sitharaman on India-US
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday welcomed the announcement of the India-United States trade deal under which Washington has reduced tariffs on Indian goods to 18 per cent.
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Rs 4,769 crore allocated in Railway budget for Uttarakhand: Union Minister
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Vaishnaw expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for approving a record capital expenditure of Rs 2.93 lakh crore for Indian Railways this year, noting that Uttarakhand would benefit significantly from the allocation.
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Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia calls Union Budget 2026-27 roadmap for
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Scindia also noted that under the leadership of PM Modi, India became the fourth-largest economy in the world and is targeting the third position by 2027. He added that India remained the fastest-growing economy in the world for the past four years.
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"India deserves a better Opposition party": FM Sitharaman responds to Rahu
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
"He is the leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha. I want to take him seriously, and I want to take his observations seriously to see if things can be done better. But most often, I think he shoots from his hip," she said, adding that policy critique must be rooted in facts. According to her,
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Himachal PWD Minister calls Union Budget 2026-27 "disappointing", criticis
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to the media in Shimla, Singh said Himachal Pradesh had high expectations from the Union Budget presented on February 1 by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, but the state received no special mention.
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US tariffs have "no influence" on customs duty overhaul announced in Budge
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Notably, the Finance Minister in her budget speech had announced the proposals for deduction in Customs and Central Excise for certain products which she said aims to further simplify the tariff structure, support domestic manufacturing, promote export competitiveness, and correct inversi
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"A Budget that Builds Confidence, Fuels Enterprise and Accelerates India's
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 2: Laxman Jaiswal, Chairman & Managing Director of Ascon India Ltd and owner of e-commerce platform gintaa, has welcomed the Union Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, calling it progressive, growth-oriented and reassuring for India Inc.
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Hike in STT on F&O is to discourage speculative trading: Nirmala Sitharama
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A day after Budget announcement, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday the hike in Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and options (F&O) was to discourage investors from getting into speculative trading.
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Budget 2026 stresses whole-of-country Industrial strategy: Expenditure Sec
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
India's 2026-27 Union Budget reinforces a "whole-of-country" approach to industrial development, with a strong emphasis on public-private collaboration in strategic sectors such as semiconductors, rail infrastructure and rare earths, V. Vualnam, Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Minis
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Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma praises union budget's vision for 'Viksit Bh
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma addressed the media shortly after the Union Budget presentation, expressing heartfelt gratitude to PM Narendra Modi. He stated that the budget, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is not just a document but a strong declaration of in
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SBI launches 'CHAKRA' centre of excellence to finance sunrise sectors
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State Bank of India (SBI), on Monday, took a step towards financing for the next-generation growth sectors with the launch of 'CHAKRA,' a Centre of Excellence (CoE) dedicated to sunrise industries. The initiative aims to power financing for sectors critical to India's economic transformation
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