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02.02 / 06:21

UPS economy poverty stage Features rights 'Poverty has been redefined': Shark Tank's Anupam Mittal reacts to Rs 12 lakh tax break in Budget '25

Nirmala Sitharaman has introduced significant tax relief measures for India’s middle class in the Union Budget 2025. These reforms include a streamlined income tax framework, an increased Tax Collected at Source (TCS) threshold for overseas remittances, and expanded tax benefits for middle-income earners.

02.02 / 06:21

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rupee are too varied and dynamic to arrive at one standard prescription for all countries that will explain how the economy is affected by it.

02.02 / 05:25

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In an interview with ETMarkets, Gahlaut said: “A growing economy translates into higher stock market valuation and hence the long-term prospects of the stock markets remain upbeat in line with these growth projections,” Edited excerpts:

02.02 / 05:01

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. He brandished a chainsaw at campaign rallies, to signify his eagerness to clear-cut the thickets of bureaucracy and regulation impeding the economy’s progress. Perhaps more strikingly, he has actually lived up to this act.

02.02 / 04:15

markets IPO Analysis economy trends Trade performer Top trends expected in the Indian IPO landscape in 2025

IPOs. In a year that saw the global economy navigate economic and geopolitical uncertainties, India emerged as an attractive option for global and Indian investors. This was due to its strong economic fundamentals, increasing investment appetite from domestic retail investors and political stability. Such tailwinds are expected to continue, and this year is expected to surpass 2024 in terms of the size and volume of mainboard IPOs in India. However, the following trends for mainboard IPOs are expected to emerge:

02.02 / 00:39

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tax cuts in the budget, but the stock markets barely moved. Why so? Because finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's speech about a bright future was silent on the sharp, continuing fall of Indian stock markets and the rupee ever since it became clear that Donald Trump was going to become US President and disrupt global relations.

01.02 / 15:41

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The first full budget of Modi 3.0 government’s arrived at a precarious time. India, the world’s fastest-growing major economy, is now grappling with a seven-quarter-low GDP growth rate in Q2 FY25.

01.02 / 13:21

UPS Provident security economy Pool Bill country budget 2025 Budget 2025 | Tax relief for AIFs as income will now be treated as capital gains

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : A 10-year-long lobbying effort by the private equity and venture capital industry bore fruit on Saturday when finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman amended section 2 (14) of the Income Tax Act on “capital assets" to include alternative investment fund (AIF) investments in securities.

01.02 / 12:09

COST Target Manufacturing Mobile economy electronic Budget aims to deepen electronic goods value chain; capex target disappoints industry

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Budget 2025-26 has placed emphasis on the backward integration of India’s electronic goods value chain and other capital-goods industries with a reduction in basic customs duty on components. Among the proposals are a reduction in the duty on open cells for television panels from 10%-15% to 5% and parts of open cells to from 2.5% to 0%.

01.02 / 12:09

UPS economy Bill trends Mint Quick Edit | Sitharaman’s income tax bonanza: Time to rejoice

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s middle class has reason to rejoice. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has eased income tax burdens under the new regime across the board.

01.02 / 12:09

UPS Target Analysis economy Election trends Cycling The budget’s horizon is closer: Just as our growth challenge needs it to be

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Ever since India’s government set the goal of a Viksit Bharat by 2047, Union budgets have been bifocal. Massive outlays for an infrastructure build-up have been emblematic of this approach, designed to spur demand and multiply incomes during the year on one hand, while also acting as a long-term enabler of GDP expansion on the other.

01.02 / 12:09

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India plans to become a developed economy by 2047.

01.02 / 11:29

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Union Budget 2025, presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, introduces key measures to strengthen India’s middle class. According to estimates by PRICE, this segment—households earning between ₹6 lakh and ₹36 lakh annually at 2024-25 prices—comprises over 560 million people across 126 million households, making it a driving force behind consumption, investment, and innovation in the economy.

01.02 / 11:29

COST Citi FIVE economy pandemic show shock In economy's shifting sands, a budget to boost demand

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Union budget presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday can be framed against two major shifts in the Indian economy. First, the splendid economic recovery after the pandemic shock has begun to lose steam.

01.02 / 11:09

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Union Budget 2025 laid out a host of key pointers to make India’s technology economy self-reliant.

01.02 / 10:01

Provident Platform economy Food President cover rights Online platforms and workers to benefit as Budget formalises gig economy

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Online platforms such as Swiggy, Zomato, Amazon and Flipkart are likely to see increased interest for delivery-partner and warehouse-worker jobs as the Union Budget has proposed formalising the gig economy, industry executives told Mint.

01.02 / 08:05

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Budget to raise the capital expenditure target by 10.08% to record Rs. 11.21 lakh crore for the next fiscal year starting April 1, as the government hopes to shore up flagging demand and consumption in the economy that dreams to become the third largest by 2030 but is likely to hit a four-year low in this fiscal. Sitharaman on February 1 presented the Union Budget for the next fiscal year

01.02 / 06:23

markets Provident Platform security economy Healthcare social budget 2025 Budget 2025: 1 crore gig workers to get identity cards and healthcare

Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday announced to arrange identity cards and registration on e-shram portal to assist 1 crore of them.

01.02 / 06:23

UPS security Analysis economy Research Trade Experts budget 2025 Budget 2025 stocks: Kaveri Seed, Mangalam Seeds, others jump up to 11% after FM announcements on pulses, seeds

Kaveri Seed Company, Mangalam Seed, Godrej Agrovet and Dhanuka Agritech surged up to 11% after Finance Minister Nirama Sitharaman announced a slew of measures to enhance pulses production in the country on Saturday during her budget speech and seed. Among the measures, Sitharaman announced a 6-year mission for self-reliance in pulses which aims to achieve self-reliance in pulses, with a particular focus on tur and masoor.

01.02 / 02:33

UPS FIVE economy Trade President bowling trump tariffs From avocados to autos, Trump tariffs on Canada and Mexico could hit close to home

The 25% tax that President Donald Trump plans to slap as soon as Saturday on imports from Canada and Mexico could drive up the price of everything from gasoline to pickup trucks to the guacamole dip that features so prominently at American Super Bowl p...

01.02 / 01:57

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on Saturday deliver her eighth Union budget in a row as the National Democratic Alliance government that returned to office last year with reduced majority in Lok Sabha seeks to add vigor to economic growth and create more jobs. It is easy for a government to usher in reforms early into its term as there may not be any immediate political risks.

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