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Phone Tapping case: BRS chief KCR to appear before SIT amidst statewide pr
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
harat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Chief and former Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) on Sunday left his Erravalli farmhouse and is headed to his Hyderabad residence to participate in questioning by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with the phone tapping cas
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Budget 2026: Customs duty rationalised on key items with focus on domestic
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
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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"Reveals his mental mindset": Andhra Praesh Health Minister on Ambati Ramb
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Yadav attended the World Cancer Day awareness rally, which ran from the Kali Mata Temple to the YMCA. Additionally, a Cancer Walkathon was organised on Beach Road in Visakhapatnam.
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"Completely insipid": Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Union Budget 2026-2
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In a post on X, Ramesh noted several issues with the budget, including a lack of transparency, and stated that the budget couldn't live up to the hype. He noted that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not clarify budget allocations for several major programs in her speech.
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"Our reaction to the Budget is positive", says CII President Rajiv Memani
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament, proposing a significant 9 per cent increase in capital expenditure to Rs 12.2 lakh crore. The allocation aims to sustain the momentum in infrastructure development and support economic gr
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Andhra Pradesh: Police tighten security at Ambati Rambabu's residence afte
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Police on Sunday tightened security at the residence of former minister and YSRCP Guntur district in-charge Ambati Rambabu after alleged vandalism by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) activists.
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Budget 2026-27: Sitharaman proposes Rs 20,000 crore outlay for carbon capt
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
While presenting the Union Budget 2026-27, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed an outlay of Rs 20,000 crores over the next 5 years for Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) technologies to scale up and increase readiness in end-use applications.
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Animation and Gaming industry gets budget boost as FM proposes content cre
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a major push for India's Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) ecosystem, proposing the creation of AVGC Content Creator Labs across thousands of schools and colleges as part of the Union Budget 2026.
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Nifty down 1.5%, Sensex loses 1000 pts as Sitharaman hikes Securities Tran
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The domestic equity markets witnessed heavy selling pressure on Sunday as stocks fell sharply during Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2026 speech, with investors reacting strongly to a steep increase in Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and options (F&O) tr
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Counter to US tariffs: Centre reduces tariff rate on goods imported for pe
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In response to the US tariffs on imports of Indian goods, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed reducing the tariff rate on all dutiable goods imported for personal use from 20 per cent to 10 per cent.
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"Your quiet vigilance at sea keep Bharat's maritime frontiers safe": Amit
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Amit Shah said that the Indian Coast Guard's quiet vigilance at sea, steadfast courage, and unyielding commitment to duty keep Bharat's maritime frontiers safe every day.
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Budget 2026: STT raised on F&O to discourage derivatives trading
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In an effort to discourage futures and options (F&O) trading, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to raise Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on such derivatives trade.
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