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Capex drive to power growth as Budget 2026 hikes investment to sustain growth & modernise logisticsBudget 2026: The government has proposed an 8.9% increase in capital spending for the next fiscal, reaching Rs 12.2 lakh crore, with a focu...
Budget 2025: Will Indian Railways accelerate to global standards with govt’s budgetary allocation?Union Budget: Indian Railways, covering 67,000 km and serving 2.3 crore passengers daily, will be a key focus in the 2025-26 Union Budget. ...
Construction equipment sector sees muted year after polls hurt Q1 salesConstruction equipment sales in India have stayed flat in the first quarter of FY25 due to a slowdown in road construction projects and sub...
Interim Budget 2024-25: Road transport and highways get 2.7% boost to Rs 2,78,000 crore allocationThe 2.7% hike in budgetary allocation for road transport and highways in the Interim Budget 2024-25 is committed towards ongoing projects. ...
Higher outlay for roads to push ongoing projects; pvt funds to pave a new pathThe 2.7% hike in the budget for road transport and highways will be committed to ongoing projects. The government plans to attract private ...
Budget 2024: 1111111, the attention-catching number that stands outSitharaman's 'no big bang' budget holds back expected welfare spending and sops for voters. The enigmatic numbers 1111111 and 11.11 are rel...
Expert view on Budget FY25: Private sector will have to step up capex to maintain growth momentumAn 11.1% increase in capital expenditure, announced by the finance minister Nirmala Sitharamn on Thursday, is below than expectation but ex...
Shopee quits India in six months; crypto exchanges evaded Rs 81.54 crore GSTSingaporean ecommerce firm Shopee, which launched in India only about six months ago, has already decided to shut its operations here.
Lok Sabha approves crypto tax; Rebel Foods announces $10M Esop liquidationThe Finance Bill 2022, which includes the new taxes on crypto assets, was passed in the Lok Sabha this evening.
Crypto tax set to become law; Nykaa CEO’s wish for tech-savvy cofounderThe government was set to introduce the proposals – part of the Finance Bill – in the Lok Sabha on Thursday evening.
Swiggy hires bankers for $1B IPO; women leaders remain rare in startupsThe SoftBank- and Prosus-backed firm, which has been planning a $1-billion IPO for some time, will soon join rival Zomato and other new-age...
Focus of Union Budget was on providing stability post-COVID pandemic: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman"We wanted a sense of continuity from the previous budget which was lot more exhaustive in the sense of laying out a formulation, principle...
Budget Special: Crypto’s giant leap and other highlightsFor years, India’s crypto companies and investors have been bracing for a ban on these digital assets. Today, the industry had its ‘giant l...
14,000 new startups in a year; budget wish lists for EV, edtech & ecommerceWith 14,000 new startups recognised in FY22, India is the world’s third-largest startup hub after the US and China, according to the Econom...
Govt clears stand on Bitcoin; Jack Dorsey said to exit TwitterAs the winter session of Parliament begins, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government has no proposal to recognise Bitco...
Byju’s to fast-track IPO; Cuemath’s new CEOByju’s, the edtech startup that’s also a fundraising and acquisition machine, plans to raise another $400-600 million before filing for an ...
Jewellers, traders seek more time for hallmarkingSurendra Mehta, secretary, India Bullion & Jewellers Association, said they have already sent the proposal to the minister to extend the de...
Gold demand falls 30% in last six months: GJCAll India Gems and Jewellery Domestic Council Chairman Anantha Padmanabhan said business has come down by 30 per cent volume wise in last s...
Can Kerala CM Oommen Chandy's focus on development help Congress-led UDF win another term?When the Congress-led UDF govt in Kerala headed by Oommen Chandy came to power in 2011, few gave it a chance of lasting more than a year.
In Kerala, sex and controversies seem like a carnivalWhile politicians in Kerala remain mostly divided along ideological lines, when it comes to sex scandals they appear to be joined at the hi...