Lowering the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate on health insurance products and incentivize more and more people to buy them are some of the key expectations of the insurance sector for the upcoming interim budget in 2024.
According to S&P Global Commodity Insights (GCI), the clouded market outlook is expected to result in reduced procurement activity for spot volumes, despite significantly lower prices.
According to Bank of Baroda economist Sonal Badhan, the fiscal deficit target for FY24 is expected to be achieved at 5.9 per cent, with potential risks from lower-than-anticipated nominal GDP growth and higher expenditure.
Recently, in India West Bengal politician Mahua Moitra was expelled from the membership of Lok Sabha after the lower House of Parliament adopted the report of its ethics committee, which found her guilty of "unethical conduct" in a 'cash-for query' case. Among the allegations levelled agains
Shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprises rose about 3 per cent on Wednesday, after a whopping 30 per cent lower circuit it went through during the previous session following the cancellation of the merger deal with Sony Pictures.
Shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprises tanked 10 per cent to hit the lower circuit in the Tuesday morning session, a day after the cancellation of the merger deal with Sony Pictures.
BPCL, Tata Steel, Titan, ITC, and Maruti emerged as the top performers among Nifty companies, contributing significantly to the positive momentum whereas Divi's Lab, HCL Technology, NTPC, Wipro, and Infosys faced declines, reflecting the dynamic nature of the market.
Fitch's fifth edition of the Global Corporates Macro and Sector Forecast reveals varying revenue, margin, and leverage trends across regions, with default rates expected to rise among lower-quality, speculative-grade issuers due to economic challenges and high interest rates.
Google laid off hundreds of workers in several divisions Wednesday night, seeking to lower expenses as it focuses on artificial intelligence and joining a wave of other companies cutting tech jobs this year, The New York Times reported.
"We have written to the Heavy Industry Ministry (saying) that fully electric vehicles attract five per cent duty. About 43 per cent duty is levied on petrol and diesel vehicles including cess. What we are saying is that hybrid cars should not be subject to the same duty as petrol and diesel,
Optimistic thinking has long been immortalized in self-help books as the way to pleasure, good health, and longevity, but it may also lead to bad decision-making, with major consequences for people's financial well-being