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Budget measures will have moderately positive impact on FMCG sector: SBI r
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The Union Budget 2026 is expected to have an overall moderately positive impact on the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector in the domestic economy, according to a report by State Bank of India.
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Iran brands European armies 'terrorist groups' after EU blacklists IRGC: P
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Tehran will treat European armies as terrorist groups after the EU blacklisted the IRGC. He defended the IRGC's role in fighting terrorism and warned Europe of consequences, saying the move would only strengthen public support for the for
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Financial sector measures in Budget 2026 to spur private investment: UBI R
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
The announcements made in the Union Budget 2026 for the financial sector are expected to play a crucial role in crowding in private investment and accelerating infrastructure execution, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
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Nationwide 'ICE Out' protests sweep US against Trump administration's immi
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Protests swept across the United States over the weekend as demonstrators rallied under the slogan "ICE Out", demanding an end to the Trump administration's immigration enforcement measures, CNN reported.
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Budget 2026 driven by "Yuva Shakti", anchored around three guiding "kartav
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The Finance Minister noted that the economy faces global uncertainties, disrupted supply chains and rising demands for energy and critical minerals, necessitating resilient and forward-looking policy measures. Some of the key announcements of the budget were the public capital expenditure
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Government to establish Regional Medical Hubs to boost Medical Value Touri
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget today, announced a series of transformative measures aimed at positioning India as a global hub for Medical Value Tourism (MVT) and strengthening the AYUSH ecosystem with a focus on quality, research, employment
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Give facts of your argument, will listen: Sitharaman on Rahul Gandhi's Bud
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
"I don't know what course correction he is referring to. The economy and its fundamentals are strong. Global uncertainty is facing many of our sectors, for whom we have brought in so many different schemes for those small and medium enterprises, for textiles, for leather, for people who a
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Medanta Chairman Naresh Trehan welcomes health-focused measures in Union B
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Chairman and Managing Director of Medanta, Naresh Trehan, has welcomed the health-focused measures announced in the Union Budget 2026-27, calling them "forward-looking". He described the measures as steps aligned with India's evolving disease burden and long-term healthcare needs.
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Budget 2026: Customs duty rationalised on key items with focus on domestic
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Presenting the Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a set of indirect tax measures in the Union Budget 2026-27, aimed at further simplifying the tariff structure, supporting domestic manufacturing, promoting export competitiveness, and correcting inversion in duty.
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Union Budget: Govt to launch coconut promotion scheme, boost cashew and co
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Speaking while presenting the Union Budget 2026-27, Sitharaman said the scheme will focus on major coconut-growing states and include measures such as replacing non-productive trees with new, high-yielding saplings.
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Trump orders DHS not to participate in protests in Democratic-led cities "
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US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) directed the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) not to intervene in "protests and/or riots" in Democratic-led cities unless local authorities formally request federal assistance, amid mounting criticism over his administration's use of
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"Homeland or Death": Cuban President hits out at Trump's tariffs on island
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on Saturday (local time) strongly condemned the United States' latest move to impose tariffs on countries supplying oil to the island, warning that the measures aim to "strangle" Cuba's economy.
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