Business updates

Business updates

Budget 2026: STT hike on F&O trading – What that means for your ₹10 lakh

The intent of the STT hike in Union Budget 2026 is to moderate the “unchecked explosion” of retail gambling in the stock market.>

'Holy moly!': Bengaluru CEO reacts to Budget 2026 announcement on Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB)

Budget 2026 reactions: Capitalmind CEO Deepak Shenoy shared a thread on X, with his take on various announcements made by Nirmala Sitharaman.>

Bitcoin’s fall below $80,000: A confidence crisis or something far deeper?

Bitcoin has failed to respond to geopolitical stress, dollar weakness, or risk rallies. Even during gold and silver’s violent swings, crypto saw no rotation.>

Nirmala Sitharaman proposes a ₹100 crore incentive for single bond issuance of more than 1000 crore

Nirmala Sitaraman said that the incentive has been proposed to encourage the issuance of municipal bonds of higher value by larger cities>

Budget 2026 proposes ₹10,000 crore push to strengthen India’s biopharma sector

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed a ₹10,000 crore investment to enhance India's biopharmaceutical sector.>

Sensex crashes after Nirmala Sitharaman's derivative announcement in Budget 2026

The development came shortly after Sitharaman ended her much-anticipated Union Budget speech in Parliament.>

From smartphones to EV Batteries & essential drugs: What gets cheaper and what's costlier after Budget 2026

While essential drugs, EV Batteries, smartphones, and solar panels are set to get cheaper; luxury watches, fertilisers, and sin goods are likely to get costlier>

New IT law, reforms, exemptions: A list of changes made in the tax laws in Union Budget 2026-2027

Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to increase time limit for filing revised Income Tax return from December 31 to March 31, on payment of nominal fee.>

Budget 2026-27: Capital expenditure for FY27 raised by about 9% to ₹12.2 lakh crore

In her budget speech, Sitharaman highlighted the sharp rise in public capital spending over the past decade.>

‘3 kartavya’: Nirmala Sitharaman explains theme of Union Budget 2026

“This three-fold approach requires supportive ecosystem,” Nirmala Sitharaman said in what is her ninth consecutive budget in the 12 years of Modi-led NDA regime>

Credits : HTimes