The 16th Finance Commission has retained states' 41 per cent share in central taxes, but changes in the devolution formula ...

Gets highest proportional increase of 24.52% among 14 states whose share has gone up this time. Punjab, HP figure in the top ...

States shall continue to receive 41% of funds from the Union government’s divisible pool of taxes for the next five years, as ...

The 16th Finance Commission was constituted under Article 280 of the Constitution to recommend how the Union government’s tax revenues ...

The medium is the message.” Marshall McLuhan coined this phrase as he pioneered media studies in the 1960s. McLuhan’s work ...

Getting the right ingredients for growth may sound simple, but that is just the start, writes head of content Kirsty Weakley.

Leading political expert John Curtice says things are not as clear cut as they might seem three months out from the election ...

For over a decade, built environment policy has prioritised housing numbers above regenerating deprived places. As Building ...

While the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) have been strengthening their ...

THE latest YouGov opinion polling for Scotland seems like good news. I doubt that many readers of The National will be upset that the SNP top ...

Budget 2026 underlines sustained fiscal decentralisation, with the Centre keeping states’ tax share at 41% and sharply ...

Union Budget 2026 PPF, Small Savings, Post Office Schemes, LTCG/STCG Changes, Life Insurance, Gold and SGB Announcements ...