Global investors pulled out more than $3 billion in January, after pulling out more than $18 billion in 2025. (AI image) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2026 seeks to increase stability in India’s stock market by increasing the investment limit for NRIs. The government wants to infuse more money from NRIs into the domestic…
Indians are increasingly investing in real estate abroad. Even salaried individuals are doing so, motivated by factors such as children studying abroad and investment diversification. For resident individuals, such purchases are governed by the RBI’s Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS), which allows outward remittances of up to $250,000 per individual in a financial year. Families often…
The Income Tax Department has issued a clarification on how the “buyback tax” has changed with the Union Budget 2026 for the benefit of small shareholders. Image for representational purposes only. (Pixabay) “Overall, buyback taxation has been simplified with a benefit to small shareholders,” Taxman The tax liability for promoters will remain largely the same….
Published: Feb 01, 2026 5:03:36 am IST Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Union Budget 2026 LIVE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to deliver her ninth consecutive Budget speech in Parliament today, aiming to keep the Indian economy in the “Goldilocks” zone of high growth and low inflation, while juggling geopolitical headwinds posed by Donald Trump…
The government on Thursday said the Indian economy could expand at more than 7% in 2026-27, offering an optimistic outlook for the world’s fourth-largest economy at a time of growing uncertainty for global trade. The government has sought to mitigate the impact of US tariffs on the Indian economy by pursuing far-reaching policy reforms in…
The Union Budget 2026 is being pitched around growth, skills and competitiveness, but school education is still judged on the basis of access – more classes, more enrolments. Education leaders argue that the real test now is results. Aarti Dawar, CEO, Shiv Nadar School, says sustained investment in teacher development, modern pedagogy, industry exposure and…
As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present the Union Budget 2026 on February 1, defense spending is expected to remain a key focus amid rising geopolitical uncertainty and continued emphasis on military modernisation. Defense outlay is witnessing a steady increase Over the past five years, India’s defense expenditure has increased markedly. Expenditure increased from…
On February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026 – her ninth consecutive budget presentation – amid expectations of major changes in customs duties on the lines of GST rationalization. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with her colleagues in the Finance Ministry before presenting the Union Budget 2025 on February 1, 2026….
Stock India’s stock exchanges will remain open for trading on Budget day despite it being a Sunday, which is a rare example for both the Union Budget 2026 as well as Dalal Street. The time will remain the same. Bombay Stock Exchange building on Dalal Street in Mumbai. (Reuters) Is the stock market open on…
ICRA said the government is likely to keep India’s fiscal deficit target for 2026-27 at 4.3% of GDP amid double-digit growth in capital expenditure. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her record ninth consecutive Union Budget on 1 February 2026. (@FinMinIndia) The Mumbai-based rating agency said in its budget-expectations note released on Friday that…
