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Telecom sector urges sharp cut in licence fee ahead of budget| Business News

NEW DELHI: The telecom industry has urged the finance ministry to sharply cut licence fees and temporarily pause mandatory contributions to the Digital Bharat Nidhi…

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Budget 2026: The missing tax framework for India’s outbound M&A wave

Outbound investments from India have scaled new heights in the recent years driven by the eagerness of Indian corporates to explore new markets, invest in…

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India’s growth trajectory setting the stage for Budget 2026

India’s economy is entering a phase of remarkable momentum ahead of Union Budget 2026. GDP expanded in the first quarter of FY2025–26 at the fastest…

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View: India has 7.4% growth, but where are the taxes?

India is once again the world’s fastest-growing major economy, despite facing punitive US tariffs for buying Russian oil. Yet, capital is fleeing, the currency is…

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Budget 2026: Trump tariffs or not, trade power should stay with India

Union Budget: On a foggy, rain-soaked New York afternoon in September of 1985, central bankers and finance ministers from the then G-5 nations—the United States,…

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Budget 2026: Sitharaman & Co will be counting every rupee on the road to Viksit Bharat 2047

Budget FY27 expectations: When global rating agency Moody’s flagged concerns over India’s fiscal strength around Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pushed back firmly. “Not…

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Union Budget 2026: Govt should refrain from hiking income tax surcharge on super-rich, experts say

Union Budget 2026: The government should refrain from raising income tax surcharge on the super-rich and reintroducing wealth tax in the upcoming 2026-27 Budget, as…

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Budget 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman to present Budget on February 1; Parliament session likely from Jan 28

New Delhi, The Budget session of Parliament is likely to commence on January 28 and the Union Budget is set to be tabled on February…

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Budget 2026 key to India’s GCCs becoming the world’s next innovation engines

The forthcoming Union Budget 2026 offers a strategic opportunity to support and build on India’s leadership position as a world hub for Global Capability Centres…

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Budget 2026: Why do India’s farms suddenly matter?

Union Budget 2026: India’s agriculture and food economy is often described in paradoxical terms. It employs nearly half the country’s workforce, ensures food security for…

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