India’s electronics manufacturing services stocks surged up to 7% in Sunday trading after the government announced an expansion of its Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme to Rs 40,000 crore, signalling a fresh push to localise production and accelerate semiconductor development. Shares of Indian EMS firms including Dixon Technologies, Kaynes Technology, PG Electroplast, Syrma SGS and Amber […]
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech on Sunday that the financial planning and focus of the Narendra Modi government is based on three kartavya or duties. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman at Parliament to present the Union Budget 2026 in New Delhi on Sunday. (Rahul Singh/ANI Photo) The first one: To […]
Indian shares are set to open higher in a special trading session ahead of the federal budget on Sunday as investors look for cues on support for growth from government capital spending and relief for export-oriented sectors hit by U.S. tariffs. GIFT Nifty futures closed at 25,443 on Friday, indicating the NSE Nifty 50 will […]
inance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her record 9th straight Union Budget in the Parliament today. All eyes will be on key numbers including the fiscal deficit, capital expenditure, debt, borrowing, tax revenue, GST collection and nominal GDP, among others. Spotlight would also be on spending on key schemes like G RAM G, as well […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present Budget 2026 today, and the real estate sector is expecting a strong focus on affordable and rental housing. Industry stakeholders are seeking a broader definition of affordable housing, tax relief for homebuyers to improve affordability, and incentives for developers to encourage the construction of budget-friendly homes. Budget 2026 expectations: […]
Updated on: Feb 01, 2026 7:23:01 AM IST Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026 in Parliament on Sunday. Budget 2026 stock market LIVE updates: India’s two benchmark equity indices, the Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), are in focus as finance minister […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Union Budget 2026 LIVE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to deliver her ninth straight budget speech in the Parliament today, with an aim to keep the Indian economy in the “goldilocks” zone of high growth and low inflation while battling geopolitical headwinds stoked by Donald Trump and his tariff tantrums. […]
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday expressed confidence that the 2026-27 Budget, to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, would be a good one. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Finance Minister have delivered outstanding Budgets over the years and that this, being her […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her record 9th straight Budget, and all eyes will be on the much-awaited customs reforms. Sitharaman had, in her first Budget in 2019, replaced the leather briefcase — which had been in use for decades for carrying Budget documents — with a traditional ‘bahi-khata’ wrapped in red cloth. This […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2026 on February 1. While the budget is traditionally presented on this date every year, February 1 this time falls on a Sunday, making the occasion a rare one. This will be the ninth consecutive budget to be presented by Sitharaman, plus one interim […]