The Hindu - Business (18 minutes ago)
Infrastructure proposals in the Union Budget, including freight and industrial corridors and tourism projects, have triggered a political clash in West Bengal ahead of Assembly elections, with the BJP pitching development and the TMC calling the announcements political signalling.
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The Social Justice Department's allocation for 2026-27 is ₹13,687.59 crore and the Tribal Affairs Ministry has been allocated ₹15,421.97 crore; the allocations have increased by 16.69% and 42.47% respectively compared with their respective Revised Estimates for the current fiscal
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the Budget had nothing to offer to people of the State. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership said that the infrastructure push through rail and freight corridors will push economy of the State.
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According to the Budget document, the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, inter alia, provide for compensation and an interest on the compensation to be awarded by the tribunal to an individual or his/her legal heir, on account of death or permanent disability or any bodily injury under the said Act
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Expatriates in the UAE are finding a remittance opportunity as the Indian rupee, Pakistani rupee and Philippine peso weaken against the UAE dirham. This allows workers to send more value home per dirham. While advantageous, financial advisors suggest a strategic approach like splitting transfers to navigate currency market volatility and maximise...
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Attention, lemonade stand vendors: You'll have to squeeze the fresh stuff this summer. Minute Maid is discontinuing its line of frozen juices as consumers turn to healthier beverages, and it was potentially the last company selling the concentrated cans in the Canadian market.
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The day's trading was marked by high volatility. The sensex rallied over 400 points as FM started her speech, fell about 1,100 points after the STT hike proposal was announced, partially recovered by mid-session to trade 600 points down on the day and then sold-off to close below the 81K mark for the first time in four months.
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UAE businesses face a major digital overhaul in 2026-2027 with a new e-invoicing system. Starting July 2026, companies will transition from paper to structured digital invoices, enabling real-time reporting to the Federal Tax Authority. This significant compliance modernization aims to boost VAT accuracy and reduce evasion, aligning with the...
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For better use of capacities of manufacturing units in Special Economic Zones that are hit by global trade disruptions, there will be a one time measure of concessional duty to facilitate sales to sell in the Domestic Tariff Area limited to a prescribed proportion of their exports
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the Budget had nothing to offer to people of the State. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership said that the infrastructure push through rail and freight corridors will push economy of the State.
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The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's direct tax announcements during the Budget 2026 speech marked a major overhaul in India's tax system. At the heart of the reforms is the new Income Tax Act of 2025, which will replace the decades-old law, from April 2026, with simpler rules and redesigned forms to make compliance easier for ordinary...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced a fresh allocation of ₹10,000 crore to the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) growth fund in the Budget speech on Sunday (February 1, 2026), in a bid to give fresh incentives to lakhs of small businesses and enterprises in the country.
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Over the last two sessions, silver has declined by a cumulative Rs 1,34,241, translating into a fall of 33.6%. On a weekly basis, the metal has dropped by nearly 21%, or Rs 69,047, from its level of Rs 3,34,699 per kg recorded on January 23.
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While the Budget did include announcements touching poll-bound States, the measures were packaged within broader multi-State initiatives that reflected the Government's attempt to balance domestic political expectations with global economic uncertainties
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Some of the demands put forth by Tamil Nadu included approvals for the Coimbatore and Madurai Metro Rail projects, funds due to the State under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan and 'Jal Jeevan Mission', and the sanctioning of intra-State railway projects.
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