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Budget 2026: VB-G RAM G gets Rs 95,000 cr; MGNREGA Rs 30,000 cr

The total expenditure on the MGNREGA programme, as per the revised estimates from 2025-26, was Rs 88,000 crore, while initially, a sum of Rs 86,000 crore was allocated. IMAGE: Congress workers......

STT hike in F&O to deter speculative trading: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced an increase in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on Futures and Options trade with a view to discouraging small investors from speculative......

Railways gets record Rs 2.78 lakh cr capex; focus on new lines, safety

The Budget document shows that the railways' total earnings are projected at Rs 3,85,733.33 crore, while expenditure is estimated at Rs 3,82,186.01 crore, resulting in a surplus of Rs 3,547.32......

Defence budget up by 15% after Operation Sindoor success

In 2025-26, the government allocated Rs 6,81,210 crore for defence budget. IMAGE: Indian Army's BrahMos missile launcher is displayed during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, January 26, 2026.......

Union Budget 'lacklustre,' fails farmers and youth: Congress

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the budget speech given by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was also "non-transparent" as it gave no idea of the budgetary allocations for key......

AI push: Tax break for global cloud firms using Indian data centres

The Union Budget on Sunday proposed a tax holiday till 2047 for foreign companies that provide cloud services to customers globally using data centres located in India, signalling the government's......

Union Budget 2026: Sitharaman tries to cover all bases, leaves out markets

Budget 2026 sticks to fiscal discipline, shuns populist measures despite five key state elections coming up, but ends up rattling stock markets with a higher transaction tax on derivatives trading.......

Highlights of Union Budget 2026-27

Following are the highlights of the Union Budget 2026-27 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff No change in Income Tax rates......

STT hike on Futures drags markets down; Sensex crashes 1,547 points

"The Finance Minister's proposal to raise STT on futures to 0.05% is structurally negative for the capital market ecosystem, particularly F&O-driven businesses. "Higher transaction costs are likely......

Budget 2026: What's cheaper, what's costlier

However, certain items like imported low-cost umbrellas, ATM/cash dispensers, coffee roasting, brewing or vending machines, are some of the items, which are going to be costlier due to increase in......

Twins For Ram Charan, Upasana Konidela

'Having two daughters and a son fills us with immense gratitude.' IMAGE: Ram Charan and Upasana Konidela. Photograph: Kind courtesy upasanakaminenikonidela/instagram.com It's a double......

Ranbir Kapoor Looking Good As Lord Ram: Arun Govil

'To play a God, you've to have a good, pure soul.' IMAGE: Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayan.Photograph sourced from social media Key Points Ramayana has Ranbir Kapoor as......

Shweta Tripathi Goes To The Maldives

'Baby Battatu in the deep blue sea.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shweta Tripathi/Instagram Key Points Shweta Tripathi goes to the Maldives with her family. The actor has just wrapped up the shoot......

38 and still hungry: Djokovic refuses to quit after AO heartbreak

IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic during the men's singles final against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz as the trophy is on display. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Novak Djokovic took encouragement from his......

Padikkal slams century as Karnataka romp into Ranji Trophy quarter-finals

IMAGE: Devdutt Padikkal, in his first game as Karnataka skipper, smashed six fours and five sixes to power his team to an emphatic victory. Photograph: ANI Photo Key Points Karnataka chased down......

AO 2026: Youngest ever! Alcaraz completes Slam set at 22

IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates with the trophy after winning the Australian Open men's singles against Serbia's Novak Djokovic. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Carlos Alcaraz played......

AO 2026: 'Djokovic, what you're doing is really inspiring'

IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates alongside the trophy after winning the Australian Open men's singles against Serbia's Novak Djokovic. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Carlos Alcaraz praised......

Ranji Trophy: Champions Vidarbha knocked out; Andhra, Jharkhand in quarters

IMAGE: Vidarbha's players celebrate a wicket during Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Photo Key Points Defending champions Vidarbha failed to......

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