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Key Budget proposals effective from new fiscal 2021-22: Income tax rules, dividend relief, privatisation, more

The new financial year has started From April 1, 2021, and with it, rules and announcements made by Finance Minister…

April 2, 2021 1:16 pm

Income Tax Alert! Employees Provident Fund, LTC to ITR Filing rules – 10 big changes to know before April 1

Income Tax Changes: March 31 is an important date for income taxpayers in India as a number of changes are…

Updated: March 28, 2021 11:56 am

CPSE assets sale to bring about paradigm shift in infrastructure: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Rs 3 lakh cr boost for infra development: Cabinet OKs DFI, govt to leverage pension, sovereign funds

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced that the Union Cabinet has cleared the setting up the Development Finance Institution (DFI)…

Updated: March 16, 2021 5:40 pm

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Bank branches closed for next 4 days; SBI, other PSU banks may get hit as unions strike on March 15-16

Bank branches may remain closed for the next four days, including a two-day weekend holiday, and a two-day planned strike…

Updated: March 12, 2021 12:54 pm

Budget tilted towards supporting growth; FY22 fiscal deficit target of 6.8% realistic: Moody’s

Moody’s said the government’s fiscal deficit for 2020-21 and 2021-22 should be lower than projected, supported by stronger revenue generation…

February 25, 2021 8:02 pm

Proposed ARC will not ‘jeopardise’ existing players: RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das

The governor said RBI has also sharpened and deepened its supervisory methods and is now going to deep dive into…

February 25, 2021 4:48 pm

To the government’s credit, the disinvestment and privatisation plan is much more granular and has specific timelines for completion in this Budget.

Union Budget 2021: How Nirmala Sitharaman expanded powers of tax authorities

Union Budget 2021: Most of the proposed amendments find their roots in the agenda notes of the 39th GST council…

Updated: February 20, 2021 3:18 pm

The numbers in the Budget for FY22 confirm this. The Centre has pegged tax revenue at Rs 22.17 lakh crore in the Budget.

Searching for federal and citizen equity in Budget FY22

After adjusting for cess and non-shareable excise, the states’ share of the divisible pool has been effectively reduced to 30%.…

Updated: February 19, 2021 1:13 am

Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank shares jump 20% each on privatisation rumours

Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, and Bank of India share price hit respective upper circuits…

Updated: February 18, 2021 1:29 pm

Nifty may hit 16,000 by March 2021-end, check top 3 trading ideas for next 4 weeks

NSE Nifty 50 has more than doubled from the lows of March 2020, hitting a record high of 15,432 earlier…

February 18, 2021 12:11 pm

Thanks to Covid-19, the passenger earnings in FY21, dropped steeply from the budgeted Rs 61,000 crore to a revised estimate of Rs 15,000 crore while the freight business had a slight dip from Rs 1,47,000 crore to Rs 1,24,184 crore.

Indian Railways get Budget booster; Infra allocations lay the ground for privatisation

Availability of funds is no longer an issue, as is evident from Budget FY22 that provides the highest-ever total capital…

Updated: February 17, 2021 10:44 pm

Budget FY22: Increased infra capex to boost steel demand

Union Budget 2021 India: The Union Budget for FY22 has been hailed as growth oriented and the path it has…

February 17, 2021 8:48 am

Growth stimulating investments with clear road map on fiscal consolidation crucial now: Dr Rangarajan

The difference between the total revenue receipts (both tax and non-tax revenue) and the interest payments gives a good indicator…

Updated: February 16, 2021 10:15 pm

Budget 2021: Government pursuing reforms to make India one of world’s top economies, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Budget 2021 India: The Budget has laid emphasis on increasing capital expenditure, raising allocation for healthcare capacity building and…

Updated: February 13, 2021 4:40 pm

Sensex, Nifty surge over 10% so far in Feb’21; watch these key support, resistance levels for Nifty next week

Since the Union Budget 2021 presentation to date, BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 have surged over 10 per cent each.

February 13, 2021 2:52 pm

Stressing that the Budget is for Aatmanirbhar Bharat, she said, "attempt made in this Budget is to provide strong stimulus and provide such a stimulus which can bring in that kind of a multiplier effect...".

Budget 2021 provides strong stimulus for long term sustainable growth: FM Sitharaman

Union Budget 2021 India: “We are also looking at medium to long-term sustainable growth which will keep India in that…

February 12, 2021 5:15 pm

Budget 2021: How India Inc Will Continue to Innovate Ahead in 2021

Union Budget 2021 India: The waves of changes brought to us by this pandemic and unequivocal, and it made countries,…

Updated: February 12, 2021 3:38 pm

Focus on rail freight corridors and accelerated infra investments: Key takeaways from Budget 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent nationwide lockdown, the logistics sector played a frontline role in maintaining the intactness…

Updated: February 12, 2021 1:51 pm

A Budget to rebuild India: Baton handed over to private sector, now implementation awaits

Union Budget 2021: An unprecedented level of political resolve has been brought behind these reforms. Now, all of these must…

Updated: February 12, 2021 11:42 am

Nirmala Sitharaman Finance Minister Lok Sabha Budget Session Parliament

Govt seeks Parliament nod for additional gross expenditure of Rs 6.28 lakh crore

Budget Session of Parliament: The proposals involve net cash outgo of Rs 4.13 lakh crore while the remaining amount will…

February 11, 2021 8:39 pm

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TCS, ICICI Bank, other must-have stocks: Time to rejig investment portfolio post Budget 2021? INTERVIEW

Investment advisor Sandip Sabharwal tells that the biggest driver of the markets now is easy liquidity which needs to be…

February 11, 2021 12:28 pm

Capex-led growth to kickstart investment; agri, infra, consumption sectors attractive | LIC MF INTERVIEW

Diving into the fine-print of Nirmala Sitharaman’s third budget, Yogesh Patil, Fund Manager – Equity, LIC Mutual Fund tells Kshitij…

February 10, 2021 2:33 pm

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LIC बीमाधारकों के लिए कमाई का मौका! IPO में इश्यू साइज का 10% तक मिलेगा रिजर्वेशन

बजट भाषण 2021 में वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने कहा था कि वित्त वर्ष 2021-22 में LIC का IPO लॉन्च…

February 9, 2021 5:59 pm

Union Budget 2021 incentive to tea workers in Assam, West Bengal: What’s so special about tea in these states?

The art of plucking the tea leaves in these areas is mostly mastered by women workers, and tea export is…

Updated: February 9, 2021 5:26 pm

Deep Ocean Mission gets Rs 4,000 crore push in Union Budget 2021: Why it is important

India, surrounded by the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean, has a vast coastline and the Indian…

February 9, 2021 4:19 pm

Why Budget 2021 is a good start for Indian healthcare?

Union Budget 2021 India: Budget 2021 was all about reviving the economy that got severely hit by the unprecedented pandemic.

Updated: February 9, 2021 1:22 pm

Union Budget 2021: This growth oriented budget requires great execution to fulfil promises

Union Budget 2021 India: The FM hasn’t wasted a crisis and presented a bold growth-oriented budget. This is a bet…

Updated: February 8, 2021 2:31 pm

However, education being the greatest boon of a socialist welfare state, the government could evaluate the option of a direct benefit transfer to students who need and deserve to get a scholarship to be able to fund their education.

Union Budget FY22: Who pays for financing universities?

Union Budget 2021 India: When universities depend on state finance, their independence and standards suffer

Updated: February 7, 2021 10:11 pm

There has been a special focus on improving healthcare and infrastructure across India, with a proposed capital expenditure of more than Rs 7 trn cumulatively, a substantial increase over previous budgets.

Union Budget 2021-22 takeaways: FM has led sector in right direction

Union Budget 2021 India: Through significantly higher outlays for key segments and measures to fund new projects, the Budget has…

Updated: February 7, 2021 9:56 pm

Union Budget 2021-22: Post-COVID a great budget

Union Budget 2021 India: Increased government spending on capital projects and policy measures to promote private and foreign investment will…

February 6, 2021 12:55 pm

Reduction in duty could reduce steel prices by up to 10% in near term: Icra

In her Budget Speech on Monday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced reducing the duty to 7.5 per cent on products…

February 5, 2021 9:40 pm

Budget 2021 ‘booster rocket’ for economy, will make this decade ‘Roaring 20s’ for India: Jayant Sinha

Budget 2021-22: Describing the 2021-22 Budget a “booster rocket” for the economy, BJP leader Jayant Sinha on Friday said it…

February 5, 2021 4:44 pm

Union Budget 2021: FM Nirmala Sitharaman strikes balance between fiscal prudence and growth

Union Budget 2021 India: Its unwavering focus on enhancing the outlays for health as well as infrastructure are commendable, and…

February 5, 2021 8:32 am

RBI MPC HIGHLIGHTS: Repo rate unchanged at 4%; RBI to soon give retail investors access to G-Sec market

RBI Monetary Policy HIGHLIGHTS: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das today announced MPC’s decision to keep the repo rate and the reverse…

Updated: February 5, 2021 4:31 pm

Taxation of income from such contributions poses a major challenge for such employees in India.

Budget 2021: Retirement account- Relief for NRIs facing double taxation

Union Budget 2021 India: The new Section 89A aims to solve the issue of double taxation on retirement accounts of…

Updated: February 4, 2021 10:13 pm

Railways Budget: Budgetary provisions for transport to encourage green transport?

Union Budget 2021 India: The expectation from Union Budget for Railways were to include allocations and proposals to supplement this…

February 4, 2021 4:24 pm

Budget 2021: Balanced combination of reforms with eyes on jobs creation, demand revival

Against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, which impacted the economies around the world, Budget 2021 exhibits resilience.

Updated: February 4, 2021 3:35 pm

India’s huge borrowing binge puts RBI in focus; economists expect RBI to hold interest rates

Union Budget 2021 India: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s annual budget on Feb. 1 emphasized spending to revive growth in an…

Updated: February 4, 2021 1:26 pm

‘India lost more than a year’s worth of growth; can’t afford to go on a debt binge’

Union Budget 2021 India: The economic contraction — the first in India since the 1970s — has put pressure on…

Updated: February 4, 2021 12:15 pm

Budget 2021: Government sheds fiscal conservatism, execution of divestment plan remains crucial

Union Budget 2021: The budget indicates that the government has shed its fiscal conservatism temporarily and focus on spending to…

Updated: February 4, 2021 10:16 am

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Union Budget 2021 Videos

Budget 2021: Government’s focus on supply-side to kick-start economic growth; more job creation on cards

Union Budget 2021: The budget indicates that the government is back in business focusing on the economy and there are…

Updated: February 4, 2021 9:52 am

Budget 2021: Growth-oriented & balanced approach

Union Budget 2021 India: The government is leading by example the way it is adopting digital transformation, be it faceless…

February 4, 2021 9:44 am

Union Budget 2021: Move towards building a resilient economy

Union Budget 2021 India: Even as we battle to emerge from the long shadow cast by the pandemic, this Budget…

February 4, 2021 9:34 am

Budget 2021: Buoyant for FDI, underwhelming for trade

Union Budget 2021 India: With no significant changes in taxes, it is a business-as-usual Budget reflecting some kind of a…

February 4, 2021 9:25 am

Union Budget 2021: Focus on growth impulses in the economy

Union Budget 2021 India: It is a progressive Budget on multiple counts, including health, sanitisation, new institutional structures and the…

February 4, 2021 9:20 am

Budget 2021: Elevated fiscal deficit a concern

Union Budget 2021 India: A bold announcement was the creation of a permanent institutional framework to invest in investment-grade securities…

February 4, 2021 9:12 am

Budget 2021: Opportunity in food business is a point to be questioned

Union Budget 2021 India: The NRAI represents the interests of 6 lakh restaurants across India. As the pandemic surged the…

February 4, 2021 8:58 am

Union Budget 2021: Spurring growth through simplification

Union Budget 2021 India: The primary focus of Budget 2021 is on ease of doing business and reducing tax litigation…

Updated: February 4, 2021 8:52 am

Budget 2021: Envisioned with a new paradigm

Union Budget 2021 India: When FE asked me to write on the 91st Budget of India, the most important question…

February 4, 2021 8:37 am

Union Budget 2021: No change in tax rates a big plus for taxpayers

Union Budget 2021 India: With the impact of the pandemic in the background and the economy still in recovery phase,…

February 4, 2021 8:30 am

LIC IPO may hit market in Q4 of next fiscal: DEA Secretary

As many as 27 amendments have been pushed through the Finance Bill 2021 tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on…

February 3, 2021 9:05 pm

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विदेशी ई-काॅमर्स एवं इंटरनेट के जरिए विभिन्न सेवा दे रही विदेशी कंपनियों पर बजट 2021 के माध्यम से 1 अप्रैल…

February 3, 2021 5:39 pm

Union Budget brings roadmap for Aatmanirbhar Bharat, now eyes on implementation

Aatmanirbhar Bharat was a theme embraced by the government during the multiple packages announced during the Covid times.

Updated: February 3, 2021 3:11 pm

Budget 2021: A much-needed pill for ailing economy; new agri-infra cess to help modernise agriculture sector

Union Budget 2021: After being battered by the Covid-19 induced lockdowns and shutdowns, Union Budget 2021 was largely expected to…

Updated: February 3, 2021 3:09 pm

The Railways has been given the highest allocation of Rs 1.1 lakh crore. The Railways had ensured that transportation of goods went on unhindered during the pandemic, and it is expected to chug India forward in 2021.

Budget 2021: Finance Minister intends to pump money into economy, but people must spend as well

The government is willing to forgo fiscal discipline and tolerate fiscal slippage to enable it to spend more to infuse…

Updated: February 3, 2021 9:09 pm

Union Budget 2021 a booster shot for insurance industry; FDI limit hiked to 74%

Union Budget 2021: The Hon’ble Finance Minister announced an increase in the foreign investment limit for insurance companies from 49%…

Updated: February 3, 2021 2:41 pm

Some hits, a few misses of Union Budget 2021; India Inc welcomed financial sector reforms

Union budget 2021: The Finance Minister, under tremendous pressure of presenting the first budget of the decade and in the…

Updated: February 3, 2021 2:21 pm

‘Addressing poor access to collateral-free loans, strengthening SFCs to help unlock MSMEs’ true potential’

Union Budget 2021 India: The introduction of TDS on e-commerce sellers with gross merchandise sales of above Rs 5 lakh…

Updated: February 4, 2021 12:27 pm

Budget Stocks: बजट के बाद निवेश के लिए चुनें बेस्ट शेयर, पूरे साल होती रहेगी कमाई

Select Best Stocks After Budget 2021: बजट 2021 का शेयर बाजार पर बेहद पॉजिटिव असर देखने को मिला है.

February 3, 2021 9:46 am

Budget 2021: Finance Minister offers stability in tax regime even as India hunts for growth

Union budget 2021: In the last couple of years, the Government has been rationalising the rates of corporate tax, slashing…

Updated: February 2, 2021 7:06 pm

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