New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed incentives of Rs 100 crore for single bond issuance by municipal corporations of more than Rs 1,000 crore. She also announced the restructuring of REC Ltd (formerly Rural Electrification Corporation) and Power Finance Corporation (PFC) as part of the government’s public sector financial institution strengthening. The…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed Rs 20,000 crore for a carbon capture and utilisation scheme across sectors, including steel and cement. Presenting the Union Budget for 2026-27, the minister said the government will provide incentives for manufacturing seaplanes in the country as part of efforts to boost tourism. Meanwhile, a high-level…
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday approved the Union Budget 2026-27. Following the approval, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her ninth record Budget in the Lok Sabha that comes in the backdrop of global uncertainties and slowdown in exports. This is the third Budget of the BJP-led…
Washington:US President Donald Trump claimed that India will purchase oil from Venezuela instead of buying Iranian oil. Meanwhile, he also said that China is “welcome” to buy Venezuelan oil. However, there have been no comments on the same from the Indian government yet. According to ANI, addressing reporters aboard Air Force One, he said, “China…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday called on President Droupadi Murmu before presenting her record ninth Budget in the Lok Sabha. As per established tradition, the finance minister met the President at the Rashtrapati Bhavan before heading to Parliament. Before going to the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sitharaman posed with her Budget team in front…
At a time when the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) finds itself under an unforgiving public spotlight, its leadership insists a quiet but consequential course correction is underway. The past year has been marked by extraordinary turbulence—the arrest of the President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and the emergence of a truncated Apex Council forced to function under…
Dehradun: The winter pilgrimage in Uttarakhand, which began last year, has gained momentum, with over 34,000 pilgrims visiting the winter seats of the Char Dham shrines since their closure, according to a government statement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited the state a year ago to promote the winter pilgrimage, and it is now progressing…
New Delhi: The BJP accused the Congress on Saturday of spreading misinformation against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by “twisting” a generic email fragment of investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein into a political smear, asserting that there is “zero evidence” of any direct or indirect interaction between the two. This came after the Congress posted…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on February 1 present her ninth straight Budget, which is expected to unveil measures to sustain growth momentum, maintain fiscal discipline, and contain reforms that could buffer the economy from global trade frictions, including US tariffs. The presentation of the Budget for April 2026 to March 2027 fiscal…
This is an article series. Please read all previous articles before reading this article. The URLs for all previous articles are located in the www.special thoughts.com section. As you may’ve noticed, it took 5 articles (nearly 30 pages’ worth) to elaborate a little bit on some of the Devata-s in level 18. I hope it…
