If trust has been Nirmala Sitharaman’s byword for taxpayers so far, she took it further this year to improve ‘ease’ of filing and updating returns, and encouraging voluntary compliance to cut down on litigation. Sitharaman said the new Income Tax Act, 2025, which comes into force from April 1, is revenue-neutral, with no changes to … Read more
Budget 2026 LIVE Updates: The Lok Sabha is set to take up the discussion on the President’s Address on Monday in the Parliament Budget session 2026. Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will move the motion of thanks to the President for her address to the joint sitting of Parliament on January 28, which will be seconded … Read more
With the presentation of the Union Budget 2026, several items are expected to get cheaper and some others costlier for Indian consumers. As finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget in Parliament today, she spoke about some items on which the government is planning to reduce customs duty. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shows the digital … Read more
NEW DELHI: Seeking to cushion key export sectors from the impact of steep US tariffs, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a set of targeted customs and manufacturing measures in the Union Budget 2026, positioning them as a response to up to 50% duties imposed by US President Donald Trump on imports of Indian … Read more
Nirmala Sitharaman speech LIVE: FM proposes rule-based automated process for small taxpayers in FY27 Nirmala Sitharaman speech LIVE: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday concluded her Budget 2026-27 speech in the Lok Sabha in nearly one-and-a-half hours long address, laying out the government’s economic roadmap anchored in growth, investment and fiscal stability. Key announcements included … Read more
conomic Survey 2025-26 Highlights: The Economic Survey 2025-26 was tabled in the Parliament today by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Survey, prepared by the Economic Division of the Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance, and credited to the Chief Economic Advisor – currently Dr V Anantha Nageswaran – offers a detailed view … Read more
Budget 2026 News LIVE: As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present the Union Budget 2026 in a matter of few days, industries across India are expecting boost for their own sectors. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget 2026 on 1 February. This is the ninth consecutive Budget that the finance minister … Read more
Budget 2026 Expectations Highlights: All eyes are now on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as the countdown to Budget 2026 has begun, which will mark the biggest business event for the country at the beginning of 2026. Sitharaman will present the 88th Union Budget, and her ninth consecutive Union Budget, on Sunday, 1 February 2026. … Read more
NEW DELHI: Comedian Kunal Kamra on Wednesday shared a segment from his recent standup performance “Naya Bharat” amid ongoing row over his remarks about Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde.On the social platform X, Kamra shared a video, with emoji of popcorn, where he indirectly criticised Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, referring to her as … Read more
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday slammed the Tamil Nadu government’s move to replace the rupee symbol. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked why didn’t the DMK protest back in 2010 when the rupee symbol was officially adopted under the Congress -led UPA government(Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) “If the DMK (@arivalayam) has a problem with … Read more