Economic & Finance News
The Centre anticipates Rs 3.16 lakh crore in dividends and surpluses from the RBI, nationalised banks, and financial institutions for 2026-27, a 3.75% increase. This, along with Rs 75,000 crore [...]
India Budget 2026: The government aims to raise ₹47,000 crore from disinvestment and asset monetisation in FY26, shifting focus from targets to improving company valuations and funding infrastructure. Privatisation remains [...]
The Centre has allocated Rs 95,692.31 crore for the new VB-G RAM G scheme, set to replace MGNREGA and promise 125 days of work annually. The overall Budget for the [...]
The Union Budget 2026-27 earmarks Rs 1,102 crore for key government offices. This includes substantial funds for the Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister's Office, and the Cabinet Secretariat. Hospitality [...]
Union Budget 2026" The Budget proposes to maintain states' share of central taxes at 41 percent for the next five years. This aligns with Finance Commission recommendations. The Centre will [...]
Union Budget of India 2026: The Indian government is poised to embark on a significant borrowing spree in the 2026-27 fiscal year, as highlighted by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's recent [...]
Budget 2026 Rupee Source and Spending: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will outline revenue sources and expenditure plans amidst global geopolitical tensions. The budget aims to maximize every rupee earned and [...]
India's Union Budget for FY2026-27 is projected at Rs 54.1 lakh crore, a 7.9 per cent increase. This signals a calibrated fiscal consolidation path. The fiscal deficit is targeted at [...]
Friday witnessed a steep drop in the prices of gold and silver, primarily spurred by the strengthening US dollar and a liquidation of yen carry trades. This sharp decrease affected [...]
The World Bank Group and India have launched a new Country Partnership Framework, pledging $8-10 billion annually for five years to fuel India's growth and its developed economy vision. This [...]
India Budget 2026 should continue India's tax reform momentum by simplifying TDS, rationalizing buyback provisions, and facilitating sector-agnostic consolidations. Addressing notional taxation on genuine share transfers and prioritising tax certainty [...]
Gold, silver price crash: Gold and silver ETFs saw a significant drop as investors locked in profits after a sharp pullback from record highs. This volatility follows an extraordinary January [...]
New Delhi will host the ET NOW Global Business Summit 2026 on February 13-14. Policymakers and business leaders will discuss India's ambition to become a $10 trillion economy by 2047. [...]
India's Economic Survey proposes a regulatory shift. Regulations should focus on activities and risks, not just institutions. This will ensure fair competition among banks, NBFCs, fintechs, and market lenders. Better [...]
The Economic Survey highlights growing worries about states' fiscal populism and rising revenue deficits. Unconditional cash transfers are expanding, potentially crowding out growth-enhancing spending. This fiscal indiscipline at the state [...]
Market News
Indian markets fell sharply in Budget weekend trade after a surprise STT hike on futures and options. Sensex and Nifty slid nearly 2% as analysts warned of volatility, weak sentiment [...]
To discourage misuse of tax arbitrage, promoters will be subject to an additional buyback tax, raising the effective tax rate to 22 per cent for corporate promoters and 30 per [...]
Ace investor Shankar Sharma applauds Budget 2026’s STT hike on derivatives, calling F&O trading a “poison.” Experts say it may curb speculation, shift focus to long-term investing, but could unsettle [...]
Morgan Stanley maintains a bullish stance on Indian equities post-Budget, citing cyclical growth support, structural reforms, capex push, and long-term policy focus on semiconductors, AI, and data centres to sustain [...]
Sensex fell 1,547 points during Budget 2026 special session, yet select stocks defied weakness. Oil India, Bharat Electronics, Axis Bank and SBI hit fresh 52-week highs, signalling strong momentum and [...]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended the sharp hike in securities transaction tax on futures and options, citing risks from excessive speculation in derivatives. The Budget 2026 move triggered a sell-off [...]
Raamdeo Agrawal praised Budget 2026 as transformative for India’s digital future, citing data centre tax holidays and capex push. Despite STT-led volatility, he said strong fiscal discipline, infrastructure spending and [...]
Several Nifty 500 companies delivered exceptional Q3FY26 profit growth, with net profits rising over 150% year-on-year. Energy, real estate, finance, metals, and capital goods firms dominated the list, reflecting a [...]
Union Budget FY27 eases tax norms for IT and software exporters by expanding safe harbour limits, simplifying transfer pricing, improving buyback taxation, and offering long tax holidays to foreign cloud [...]
At the end of the day, the BSE Sensex fell 1546.84 points or 1.88% to close at 80,722.94, whereas the Nifty 50 was down 495.20 points or 1.96% to end [...]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s steep STT hike on futures and options has triggered sharp market backlash, with brokerages and exchanges tumbling up to 9%. Experts warn the move could drain [...]
PSU bank stocks tumbled in the special Sunday session after the Budget’s record borrowing plan sparked fears of rising bond yields and mark-to-market losses. SBI, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, [...]
ITC shares fell nearly 3% during the Budget-day session as investors reacted to the December cigarette tax overhaul kicking in from February 1 and a statutory increase in NCCD rates [...]
Indian equities fell sharply after Union Budget 2026, with the Sensex dropping nearly 1,600 points. However, infrastructure focused announcements on capex, high speed rail, rare earths, data centres and medical [...]