PLI success, robust exports, job growth: BJP busts Congress claim on manufacturing sector

IANS | February 8, 2025 1:08 PM

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Slamming the Congress Party’s claim on slow manufacturing sector growth under the NDA regime, the BJP has said that it is actually the other way round and from 2009 to 2014, the average growth rate of the manufacturing sector was at a meagre 5.6 per cent and the sector even backtracked in 2013-14, declining by 0.7 per cent as compared to 2012-13.

New Income Tax Bill set to be tabled in Parliament next week

IANS | February 8, 2025 11:12 AM

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.

Indian stock market continues to assess 2 big policy moves to boost economy

IANS | February 8, 2025 9:52 AM

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.