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Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: PTI)

Decisive measures vital to revive India's growth

The moderation in nominal income growth has affected the consumption spending of the middle class.

20 Jan 2020 1:47 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP president J.P. Nadda and other party leaders at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Public being mislead on Budget: PM Modi

Addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentary party meeting, Mr Modi asked party MPs to highlight the Union...

5 Feb 2020 2:26 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: ANI)

A make-do' Budget that adjusts to the slowdown

The Economic Survey of 2019-20, placed on the table of the LS on Jan 31, was arguing that there should be minimal state...

3 Feb 2020 12:19 AM IST

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Budget lacks vision, a golden chance wasted

Another great disappointment in the Budget was the new income-tax regime.

3 Feb 2020 12:08 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi

Modi govt chooses to consolidate on past reforms

After the initial reaction, expect investor focus to shift back on earnings and global cues.

2 Feb 2020 4:39 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

Budget fails to address creation of jobs: Opposition

The ruling BJP though hailed it as visionary and futuristic, growth-oriented and all-inclusive .

2 Feb 2020 4:31 AM IST

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Archaeological sites to be developed into iconic sites

In this context, the Budget proposed to develop five archaeological sites as iconic sites with onsite museums.

2 Feb 2020 4:26 AM IST

The report also does well to emphasise that higher trade-to-GDP ratios are a signal of competitiveness and an entry point for coupling the Indian economy with the international economy, including through global value chains.

Near-term market volatility likely over unmet expectations

Given the constraints, the FM seemed to have been able to only partially meet some of the high expectations the market...

2 Feb 2020 4:07 AM IST

Quarter on quarter aggregate revenue of BSE 500 companies saw de-growth of 3.7 per cent from Rs 22,61,772.8 crore in January-March 2019 quarter while profit after tax saw 19 per cent growth from Rs 1,18,940.3 crore.

A balanced Budget despite several constraints

The finance minister has been more realistic by assuming nominal GDP growth of 10% for FY 21.

2 Feb 2020 3:41 AM IST

Homebuyers continued to be cautious in September quarter. Housing sales in the top seven cities declined 18 per cent against the same quarter last year. Even sequentially, September quarter sales were down 20 per cent compared to June quarter.

Affordable housing gets tax holiday

In order to ensure that more persons avail this benefit and to further incentivise the affordable housing.

2 Feb 2020 3:37 AM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman

Fiscal deficit target 3.8 per cent

The deficit target for the coming fiscal year starting April 1 was widened to 3.5 per cent.

2 Feb 2020 3:32 AM IST