In a major reform aimed at providing relief to households, farmers, businesses and the healthcare sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced a sweeping reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on a wide range of essential items, automobiles, agriculture inputs,
In a major reform aimed at providing relief to households, farmers, businesses and the healthcare sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced a sweeping reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on a wide range of essential items, automobiles, agriculture inpu
Day 3 of the KSLTA ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors brought a mix of expected results and notable surprises as the quarterfinal line-ups were decided at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium and Sree Kanteerava Stadium. In the Boys' Singles, fifth seed Ojas Mehlawat, fourth seed Vishal Vasudev M, third
India's 10-year government bond yield is expected to trade in the range of 6.50-6.60 per cent during September, according to a report by Bank of Baroda.
This massive project will transport 50 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually from western Russia to northern China via Mongolia, and is expected to offset nearly half of Russia's lost gas exports to Europe since the Ukraine war began.
Indian gold prices are expected to continue rising, trading in the range of Rs 99,500 to Rs 110,000 per ten grams over the rest of 2025, and moving higher to Rs 110,000 to Rs 125,000 in the first half of 2026, according to a research note by ICICI Bank's Economic Research Group.
The two-day meeting, being held on September 3 and 4, is expected to bring significant changes to India's indirect tax structure, with discussions centred around rationalising and reducing the number of GST slabs.
The rupee is expected to trade in the range of 87.5-88.5 against the US dollar in the near term, while strong macroeconomic fundamentals are likely to support the domestic currency in the long run, according to a report released by Bank of Baroda.
He also expected that the two-slab structure would simplify tax compliance and reduce the burden. The proposed GST structure includes two slabs: 5% and 18%. This aims to streamline the current four-slab system, which provides for rates of 5%, 12%, 18%, and 28%.
Indian stock markets opened almost flat on Wednesday as investors waited for the outcome of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting, where crucial decisions on GST rates are expected.
India's current account deficit (CAD) is expected to almost double in the current financial year FY26 to 1.2 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), compared with 0.6 per cent in FY25, amid rising trade and geopolitical tensions, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
Amid heavy rainfall in several Indian states, IMD has issued red alert warnings for several districts across J-K, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, northern Punjab, northern Haryana, eastern Rajasthan, southwest Uttar Pradesh, northwest & eastern Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.