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6.3-6.8% GDP growth forecast as economic survey flags global stress

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- India's GDP growth is projected to range between 6.3% and 6.8% in 2025-26, according to the Economic Survey tabled by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Fr... Read More


Budget 2025-26: TDS threshold on rent increased

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Presenting the Budget 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman increased the tax deduction at source (TDS) threshold on rent. The Union Finance Minister... Read More


Indices trade with tiny losses; VIX drops over 12%

Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- The key equity benchmarks traded with small cuts in the mid-afternoon trade after the Budget for 2025-26 was laid down in Parliament by the finance minister. The Nifty traded below t... Read More


"Our effort is for poverty-free village, poverty-free India": Shivraj Singh Chouhan hails Union budget

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Agriculture Minister and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan praised the Union Budget 2025 on Saturday, announcing that Rs 1,88,754 crore has been allocated for... Read More


5 income tax relief measures announced by Nirmala Sitharaman in Budget 2025

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a slew of measures which can significantly benefit taxpayers in the Union Budget 2025, which she presented in the parliament on Satur... Read More


FM Unveils Bold Infrastructure Strategy With PPP Focus & State-Level Support: Budget 2025

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In a significant infrastructure and fiscal policy announcement during the Budget 2025-26 presentation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a comprehensive strategy to boo... Read More


Budget 2025: Odisha CM Mohan Majhi hails PM, FM for increasing tax exemption limit

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 1 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi hailed Centre's initiative of zero income tax till 12 lakh under the New Tax Regime in Union Budget 2025. Expressing gratitude to Prime... Read More


Budget neglects challenges facing Indian economy: Left parties

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget has neglected the challenges facing the Indian economy and not provided any relief to the poor reeling under the pressure of high inflation, stagnated income and ... Read More


Budget 2025: New tax regime vs. old tax regime - which one should you now opt for?

Union Budget 2025, Feb. 1 -- With income tax slabs becoming more attractive, it is quite tempting for the taxpayers now to choose a new tax regime over the old tax regime. Today, Finance MinisterNirm... Read More


Budget 2025: FM delights middle-class with upto 12 lakh tax exemption, woos poll-bound Bihar

India, Feb. 1 -- Boosting spending of the middle class and reaching out to the aggrieved salaried group with a big announcement by exempting tax on income of upto Rs 12 lakh, Union Finance Minister Ni... Read More