Fall in India's exports comes after a year-on-year (y-o-y) growth of 6.2 per cent and 0.1 per cent in exports in the previous two months

Stock Market News Updates Today: M&M, Axis Bank, L&T, Maruti traded among the top losers on Sensex pack. Meanwhile, ONGC, HDFC, Tech Mahindra traded among the top gainers

The RBI working paper co-authored by RBI Deputy Governor Michael Debabrata Patra,  who is also a member of the six-member monetary policy committee has recommended that maintaining the inflation target at 4 per cent is appropriate for the country

The inflation target could be tweaked to accommodate the government's higher borrowing plan of Rs 12 lakh crore in 2021-22

The country's exports grew by 6.16 per cent to $27.45 billion in January 2021 as compared to $25.85 billion in the same period last year, driven by growth in pharmaceuticals, iron ore and engineering sectors

On GST compensation, trust is lost. The Centre has cut central schemes in the name of reorganisation. They even cut our devolution, which is a constitutional right. They increased cess and surcharge, said West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra

Sensex has added 4,329 points this week as FM Nirmala Sitharaman presented a growth-oriented Budget, with higher fiscal deficit limits and privatisation plans on February 1

Lenient FDI regulations, listing of LIC, and privatisation of a government-owned general insurer should benefit the broader domestic insurance market as these entities hold dominant positions, says Moody's

Fitch had placed India's \"BBB-\" rating on a negative outlook in June 2020 due to the pandemic's impact on growth prospects and the challenges of the high debt burden

The finance minister has done a remarkable job in presenting a growth-focussed budget during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic-hit circumstances, president of the USA India Chamber of Commerce Karun Rishi said

Sensex, Nifty Highlights on Budget day, February 1: Almost all the sectors closed in green territory today, rising in the range of 3-6%, except for pharma index

As many as 450 infrastructure projects, each worth Rs 150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns totalling more than Rs 4.28 lakh crore, according to a report by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Union Budget 2021 Highlights: Congress leader P. Chidambaram said that the government had only marginally raised health funding, which when adjusted to inflation becomes nil

With a cohesive effort from both public and private players, the Indian bio-pharma industry has the potential to unlock tremendous growth over the next few years

Based on the current trends in the GDP, the fiscal deficit, difference between the government's total revenue and total expenditure, is expected to be around 7.5 per cent of the GDP for the current fiscal owing to moderation in revenue collection due to the COVID-19 crisis

Budget 2021: Several recommendations have been sent to Centre to provide relief to taxpayers in terms of tax deduction, slabs and rates but it's unlikely as the Centre's finances have badly hit due to pandemic

Currently, India is rated investment grade by three major rating agencies - S&P, Moody's and Fitch. Post Covid, Moody's has retained a negative outlook on India's rating. Fitch had also changed the outlook to negative. S&P  had, however, reaffirmed its rating and outlook

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

\"Tweaking of duties on these goods would help promote self-reliant India campaign and boost domestic manufacturing,\" says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Fire at Serum Institute: 5 dead, company to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation to families Serum Institute of India (SII) Chairman & Managing Director Cyrus Poonawalla on Thursday expressed sorrow on the loss of lives due to the fire that broke out at its under-construction facility in Pune. He said that the company will be offering a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to each of the families of the deceased, in addition to the mandated amount as per the norms. SII is manufacturing the Covishield vacc...