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RBI’s first post-budget MPC meet opens amid India–US trade push

The three-day meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) begins today, with the policy outcome scheduled to be…

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Union Budget: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the 'Union Budget 2026-27' in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi. (Sansad TV via PTI Photo)
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What gets cheaper and what’s costlier after Budget 2026| Business News

In the Union Budget 2026-2027 speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a push for ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, making a series of announcements expected to boost the…

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Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman at Parliament to present the Union Budget 2026 in New Delhi on Sunday. (Rahul Singh/ANI Photo)
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Nirmala Sitharaman lays out theme of Union Budget 2026| India News

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…

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Budget 2026: The annual money manual may focus on debt-to-GDP over fiscal deficit

New Delhi: The upcoming Budget is going to put emphasis on easing the debt-to-GDP ratio, which is around 56 per cent, instead of targetting a…

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‘India now at high table of international geopolitics’: Union Minister Piyush Goyal hails India-EU FTA

New Delhi: Union Minister Piyush Goyal hailed the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as a landmark deal that places India at the high table of…

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Economic growth strongest, most sustainable form of financial inclusion: CEA

New Delhi: Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Tuesday said economic growth itself is the strongest and most sustainable form of financial inclusion. “When…

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Indian economy projected to grow at 6.6% in 2026 against 7.4% in 2025: UN

The Indian economy is projected to grow at 6.6 percent in 2026, as compared to the earlier estimation of 7.4% growth in 2025, according to…

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Budget should focus on widening tax base, investment incentive to further bolster growth: Report

New Delhi, The Union Budget 2026 needs to focus on widening the direct tax base, incentivising private sector investment and freezing peak direct tax rates…

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RBI Governor expects ‘long period of low policy rates’ for India

Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra said India is likely to remain in a prolonged period of low policy rates as long as inflation…

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Concerns over slowing economic expansion in second half of fiscal led to 25 bps rate cut: RBI MPC minutes
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Concerns over slowing economic expansion in second half of fiscal led to 25 bps rate cut: RBI MPC minutes

Kolkata: Concerns over slowing economic expansion in the second half of the fiscal prompted Reserve Bank of India‘s monetary policy committee members to vote for…

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