On a consolidated basis, net profit rose 25.8 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,996.7 crore during the December quarter.

Of the last 10 budgets, the stock market has closed lower six times. Twice the indices closed over 1% lower (2012, 2013). This excludes Budget 2020's 2.4% drop in Sensex, the worst budget-day plunge since 2009

Increased budgetary allocation for healthcare, ease of GST regulations, and a commitment by citizens to invest in insurance will position India's healthcare sector to take a giant step forward

Asked what measures the government could adopt to provide relief to the salaried class, most respondents (74 per cent) felt that an enhancement in the standard deduction on salary income from the existing limit of Rs 50,000 should be considered

Tax policies must adapt to changing times to provide buoyancy and enable companies to undertake business in a time-bound and efficient manner

Indian agriculture needs reforms, said Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist of the Washington-based global financial institution, adding that there are several areas where reforms are needed, including infrastructure

The British firm has begun identifying overseas Indian assets, including Indian bank accounts, airplanes and other foreign properties, in case the Indian government fails to honour the arbitration award

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While the urgent requirement is to revive demand and consumption, measures for improving India's competitiveness are important for long-term sustainability and economic prosperity

The company's gross revenue declined by 2 per cent to Rs 35,596 crore as COVID-19 restrictions continued to have an impact on project site execution and Hyderabad metro operations.

\"Lightening the balance sheet of the government means divestment and monetising their investments. That is the way to go. If you look at it globally, that is how things have worked out,\" says Krishan

With strong rural growth, revival in manufacturing sentiment, buoyancy in GST and tax collections, UltraTech expects demand to grow on the back of the government's push on infrastructure projects, UltraTech said

BT MindRush 2021: India received \"disproportionately large\" amount of foreign portfolio flow in 2020 and this has continued till now in 2021 as well. Besides, he said, most of the emerging markets, except China, reported outflow during the period

The oil to chemicals (O2C) business witnessed a 28 per cent fall in Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA), while the digital services and retail businesses reported EBITDA growth of 48.4 per cent and 13.4 per cent, respectively

Chartered accountants and tax lawyers agree that this is a challenging situation for the NRIs who got stuck in India due to the lockdown in the wake of the pandemic

Revenue from operations increased 5.3 per cent to Rs 19,475 crore, the Mukesh Ambani-led telecom company said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. Revenue from operations stood at Rs 18,496 crore in the preceding quarter

The company's revenue from operations rose to Rs 21,859 crore from Rs 18,055 crore in the year-ago quarter. JSW Steel reported its best quarterly operating EBITDA at Rs 5,946 crore, while the margin stood at 27.2 per cent

Budget 2021: Multiple associations and experts have opined that the Section 80C limit must be increased. However, most have suggested almost doubling the limit

The education sector witnessed groundbreaking changes in the past year with schools and other educational institutions being shut and classes being shifted online in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Speaking at the Business Today MindRush event on Friday, January 22, Arvind Panagariya, Professor of Economic, Columbia University and Former VC, NITI Aayog said that the economic recovery hinges upon how fast the government can bring the coronavirus under control