Godrej Consumer Products has been facing a slowdown in North and West India for the past 5-6 quarters, and hopes that the market has finally bottomed out

Budget 2020 wishlist: The first big measure regarding banking sector that many are expecting Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to announce in her second Budget speech is a hike in deposit insurance cover

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Currently, Indian companies pay over 15% dividend distribution tax on declared dividends and investors pay another 10% tax on receiving more than one million rupees ($14,070) dividend in a financial year

Two hospitals are being constructed in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus outbreak. The Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital and the Leishenshan Hospital will open in first week of February. They will add 2300 beds. The construction is being carried out at a rapid pace. Watch the video for more.Also read: Cornoavirus update: WHO classifies situation as high risk, but says not a global emergency Also watch: Budget 2020: What the govt can do for financial services

Ind-Ra believes with states' capital expenditure bearing the brunt of the economic slowdown and lower growth in revenue receipts in FY20, the situation is unlikely to change significantly in FY21

The finance minister needs to address the pain points in the financial services sector too. Russell Gaitonde, Partner, Deloitte India lays out the expectations the sector has from Nirmala Sitharaman. Watch the video for his recommendations.Also Read: Budget 2020: Industry expects amnesty scheme for direct tax disputes

Going forward, in the Budget, the government should focus on taking small steps to address the overall supply side hurdles and ensure more stringent governance norms

Budget 2020: With a few days to for the Union Budget 2020, India Inc expects finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to strike a fair balance between falling consumption, revenue shortfall and high rate of unemployment

P Chidambaram said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers should speak facts about the economy in the Delhi polls as people want to hear that rather than 'abuse and rhetoric'

The launch of 5G-enabled technologies is expected to be transformative in the telco and other industries by unlocking various disruptive new technologies. Global investment in the 5G industrial chain over 2020-2035 is likely to reach US$ 3.5 trillion

Budget 2020: The Sabka Vishwas Scheme launched last year for resolution of indirect tax disputes fetched the government over Rs 35,000 crore after it resolved 1.61 lakh cases involving over Rs 80,000 crore tax dues

Share Market Update: Escorts, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Power, Birla Corporation, Pidilite Industries, IDFC First Bank, Godrej Consumer Products, Crompton Greaves Consumer among others will be releasing their Q3 results today

Central and state government organisations generate the most revenue for railways through freight loading

Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh said the national debt per capita, which was Rs 41,200 in 2014, has increased to Rs 68,400 in 2019, an increase of 66 per cent in absolute terms and a CAGR increase of 10.3 per cent

Jabra's expertise and specialisation in wireless and corded headphones for enterprise as well as consumers are reflected in the Elite 75t as well

Homi Mistry, Partner, Deloitte India spoke to BusinessToday.In about the expected concessions around personal tax in the upcoming Union Budget 2020. He recommended that the basic tax exemption limit should be increased from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. He also suggested that the tax rebate amount on various investment schemes be increased in Budget 2020. Watch the video for more expectations from the finance minister.Also Read: Budget 2020: Real estate industry pushes for one-time restructuring of loans

HMD Global is said to be planning at least four devices to launch at the upcoming tech convention MWC in Barcelona.

Budget 2020 latest: Real estate industry has huge expectations from the upcoming Budget 2020-21. Here's a lowdown on what the sector expects

CMAT answer key and other updates:  The NTA will release the final answer key based on the applicants' objections raised online. The final CMAT answer key can be released on or before February 7