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Budget 2026: Govt allows overseas Indians Equity Investment, raises limit to 10%

Presenting the Union Budget 2026–27, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allowed overseas Indians to invest in listed Indian companies with the cap raised to 10 per cent, and proposed corporate bond market reforms. Read More

Union Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman announces tax holiday till 2047 for foreign cloud firms

The move aims to attract global cloud players, cut tax disputes, and boost India’s IT and digital services ecosystem Go to Source Read More

Budget 2026 Bets On Tourism With Focus On Buddhist Circuit And Revamp Of 15 Heritage Sites

Union Budget has placed tourism at the centre of its employment and growth strategy, highlighting its role in job creation, foreign exchange earnings, local economic development. Read More

Who’s Budget 2026’s Big Winner: Varanasi’s Faith Or Coimbatore’s Factories? All About Sitharaman’s Small-City Push

These cities mainly fall under Tier 2 and Tier 3 categories and are now expanding as key growth centres. Read More

Education Budget 2026: Girls’ Hostels In Every District, Hospitality Institute, 5 University Townships Announced

Education Budget 2026: A NIMHANS-2 will be established, and the National Mental Health Centres in Ranchi and Tezpur will be upgraded to regional apex institutions, Sitharaman said. Read More

Subsidies To Jobs: FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget Announcements For Farming Sector

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced measures to increase farmers’ income under the inclusive development target Go to Source Read More

Budget 2026 Relief For Taxpayers: Sitharaman Extends ITR Revision Window, Simplifies TDS Rules

Union Budget 2026 brought significant relief for individual and small taxpayers, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing an extension of the deadline for revising income tax returns (ITRs) along with simplified compliance norms. Read More

Breaking News: Budget Team Ready as Nirmala Sitharaman Departs for Kartavya Bhavan

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has left her residence for the historic Union Budget 2026–27 presentation at Kartavya Bhavan, accompanied by Union Minister of State Pankaj Chaudhary. Read More

Budget 2026-27: Sitharaman proposes 5 medical tourism hubs, Biopharma mission at Rs 10,000 crore

In the Budget 2026-27, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed setting up five medical tourism hubs and launching a ‘Biopharma Shakti programme’ with an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore. Read More

Budget 2026: Govt to create network of 1,000 accredited clinical trial sites

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a network of over 1,000 accredited clinical trial sites to expand research beyond major cities, alongside a credit-linked subsidy for livestock farmer groups, the launch of Bharat Vistar Agri AI platform, Read More

Union Budget 2026: 1 girls’ hotel in every district, Sitharaman unveils new education townships

In the Union Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the government plans to build girls’ hostels in every district across the country Go to Source Read More

Budget 2026: Sitharaman unveils major tourism push with new hospitality institute, guide training and heritage drive

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled an ambitious tourism package in Budget 2026, including a new national hospitality institute, a pilot to upskill 10,000 guides, heritage digitization, and eco-friendly mountain trail development Go to Sou Read More