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Budget 2026: Stronger incentives, easier credit, tax relief & beyond — startups make their pitch

Union Budget 2026 is set to be presented on Sunday, February 1 and the startup ecosystem has laid out a clear set of expectations, calling for policy measures that prioritise early-stage survival, easier financing and simpler regulatory processes. Founders across sectors highlighted that although multiple government schemes exist to support entrepreneurship, young startups continue to…

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‘Unprecedented certainty in India’: PM Modi raises investment pitch amid ‘great global uncertainty’; highlights political stability, policy continuity

PM Modi (Photo credit- PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday pitched India as a stable and predictable investment destination at a time of global flux, telling investors that the country is witnessing an era of “unprecedented certainty” even as the world faces widespread uncertainty.“Amidst great global uncertainty, we are witnessing an era of unprecedented…

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Budget 2026: Micro-fertiliser makers pitch reforms; call for uniform GST, single business licence system

The Indian Micro-Fertilizers Manufacturers Association (IMMA) has requested several key changes from the central government ahead of the Union Budget. These include extending 5 per cent GST to all fertilizers under the Fertilizer Control Order, speeding up GST credit refunds, and creating a single licensing system. The association made these demands on Sunday through its…

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Virat Kohli in a MrBeast video? YouTuber says ‘trying to film with you’; makes public pitch | Cricket News

Popular American YouTuber James Stephen Donaldson, known globally as MrBeast, has once again reached out to star cricketer Virat Kohli, sending a public message to the former India captain days before the India vs New Zealand ODI series.MrBeast, who is known for challenge-based videos and collaborations with public figures, expressed his interest in working with…

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ICC rates Eden Gardens’ India-South Africa turner pitch ‘satisfactory’ | Cricket News

File Pic: Shubman Gill inspects the pitch at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council match referee, former West Indies captain Richie Richardson has given a ‘satisfactory’ rating to vicious turning track for the first Test between India and South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, played from Nov 14-16,…

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‘Unsatisfactory’ pitch: Will MCG face ban after demerit point for Ashes Test? What ICC rule says | Cricket News

Australia’s Steve Smith, center, watches a deliver from England’s Brydon Carse, left, on Day 2 of their Ashes cricket test match in Melbourne, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (AP Photo) The ICC on Monday rated the pitch used for the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as unsatisfactory and…

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36 wickets in 2 days: ICC rates MCG pitch ‘unsatisfactory’; hands Ashes venue one demerit point | Cricket News

Andrew McDonald, Head Coach of Australia, inspects the pitch at Melbourne Cricket Ground (Photo credit: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The ICC on Monday rated the pitch used for the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as unsatisfactory, handing the venue one demerit point after match referee Jeff Crowe…

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‘We support him in what he’s done’: Australia coach Andrew McDonald backs under-fire MCG curator amid pitch controversy | Cricket News

Melbourne Cricket Ground curator Matt Page (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia coach Andrew McDonald has thrown his support behind Melbourne Cricket Ground curator Matt Page and cautioned against authorities intervening in pitch preparation. Page and his staff have come under heavy criticism after leaving around 10 millimetres of grass on the surface for the fourth…

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After Modi, Shah to anchor BJP’s Assam pitch in spiritual, cultural identities | Guwahati News

Guwahati: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Assam last week ignited the poll atmosphere — striking at the heart of the state’s battle to protect its identity against infiltration from Bangladesh — Union home minister Amit Shah’s two-day tour beginning Sunday aims to pivot the narrative around state’s spiritual and cultural heritage, the…

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Day cricket stopped at Kotla: How a ‘hair transplant’ Delhi pitch abandoned India vs Sri Lanka ODI in 2009 | Cricket News

Photo credit/ social media Cricket matches usually end because one team scores more runs than the other. On December 27, 2009, in Delhi, the pitch ended the contest instead.The fifth and final ODI of the series between India and Sri Lanka at the Ferozeshah Kotla was abandoned after just 23.3 overs because the surface was…

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