New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Aiming to put more money in the hands of the middle class and simplify the whole filing process, the new Income Tax Bill is set to be tabled in the Parliament next week after receiving approval from the Union Cabinet.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) India is on the path to achieve $800 billion in exports in the 2024-25 fiscal for the first time, according to the government, signalling a robust economy and continued growth across sectors.
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) The stock market saw two major policy moves this week that could significantly impact India's economic trajectory — the Union Budget 2025, which introduced tax cuts to boost consumption and investment, and the RBI’s 25 bps rate cut, signalling a shift towards monetary easing, experts said on Saturday.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The forex reserves rose $1.05 billion to reach $630.607 billion for the week ended January 31, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The government has reiterated that reducing coal imports and increasing domestic production is the key focus, as the coal sector remains a cornerstone of India’s energy security, playing a vital role in the country’s industrial and economic growth.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday approved the continuation and restructuring of the Central Sector Scheme ‘Skill India Programme ’ till 2026 with an overlay outlay of Rs 8,800 crore from the period 2022-23 to 2025-26.
Ahmedabad, Feb 7 (IANS) On his visit last month to the Maha Kumbh Mela, Gautam Adani had said that his son’s wedding would be conducted in a "simple and traditional way". Staying true to his word, and also ending all rumours and speculation that his son Jeet Adani’s wedding would be a lavish and spectacular affair, the billionaire industrialist not only kept the wedding simple but also donated Rs 10,000 crore.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) E-commerce major Amazon and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on Friday renewed their partnership to help small businesses in India expand their reach in global markets through e-commerce and help boost exports.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The BJP has slammed the Congress for its primary claim of enabling "7.6 per cent growth", pointing out that this was effectuated by the global economic boom between 2004-08 and conceals the decline to 5.6 per cent in 2012-13, caused by corruption and fiscal mismanagement.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) In order to achieve the objective of ‘housing for all" in rural areas, a cumulative target of 3.79 crore houses have been allotted to states/UTs (till February 2), out of which 3.34 crore houses have been sanctioned and 2.69 crore houses have been completed, the government informed on Friday.
