Amid the turmoil in stock markets over the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday attacked the Modi government, stating that the benefit of reduced international crude prices has not been passed on to consumers and excise duty has now been h
"There have been fuel prices hikes and LPG cylinder price hikes in the past by the BJP government at the Centre. Now, the toll prices have been hiked. The BJP never protests against these price rises," he said while speaking to reporters.
The Gross margins of fertiliser makers are unlikely to improve in tandem with the previous financial year 2024-25, despite the latest raise in subsidy rates by the central government, asserted brokerage firm Anand Rathi.
Out of 23 manufacturing industries, 19 recorded positive momentum, an improvement from 16 in the previous month. Additionally, higher government spending in January provided further support to industrial growth, and the outlook remains favourable for meeting budget targets.
The move is set to spark controversy as when the BJP-led government hiked MLA salaries in February 2022, there was little pushback from Congress or Janata Dal (Secular).
The government continues the push for the solar sector in the FY26 Budget, with a year-on-year (YoY) rise of over 60 per cent to Rs 242 billion (24,200 cr), according to a report by Jefferies.
Industry leaders and experts are hoping for measures that drive consumption, incentivize capital expenditure, and support critical sectors such as real estate, MSMEs, healthcare, artificial intelligence (AI), electric vehicles (EVs), and renewable energy. Furthermore, continued fiscal con
"The Congress government is unable to raise resources to fulfil their poll guarantees... The KSRTC and bus department of Karnataka are virtually bankrupt and on the verge of closing... BJP opposes this anti-people move. We demand the CM to take back this decision of price hike," Karnataka BJ