Fiscal control needed beyond FY26 as pay hikes to stoke inflation later: EconomistsThe eighth Central Pay Commission's recommendations effective from January 2026 are not expected to impact government finances immediately ...
17 Jan, 2025, 12.38 AM IST
Govt may not sharply hike FY26 capex outlay to keep fiscal deficit in checkGiven the limited space for further compression in revenue expenditure, the government would refrain from sharply raising its FY26 capex ou...
26 Nov, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
Varun Dhawan drops shocking revelation on ‘Citadel: Honey Bunny’ co-star Samantha Ruth PrabhuDuring a promotional event for the series, Varun Dhawan revealed that several people had advised him against collaborating with the Yeh Maa...
19 Oct, 2024, 12.06 PM IST
One-time UPS allocation won't have big impact on fiscal mathThe Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) introduced increases government contributions to 18.5% from 14%, potentially causing a fiscal rise by abou...
26 Aug, 2024, 06.17 PM IST
Next generation reforms to get policy wheels: Nirmala SitharamanNirmala Sitharaman announced incentives-based reforms focusing on land, labour, capital, and entrepreneurship to boost productivity. An eco...
23 Jul, 2024, 11.36 PM IST
Fiscal impact of fresh stimulus package under 1% of GDP: ExpertsAccording to the finance ministry, the total value of the latest package came up to Rs 6.29 lakh crore, representing about 3% of GDP.
29 Jun, 2021, 12.01 AM IST
India will grow 10.4% in FY22, but meaningful recovery will only happen in FY23: India Ratings“FY22 would broadly be covering the lost ground of FY21, so the growth will be very minuscule and we will probably have to wait till FY23 f...
10 Feb, 2021, 03.38 PM IST
Indian team for ICC World Cup 2019 announced, Rishabh Pant droppedThat there is hope of India winning the World Cup made the selection that much more exciting.
15 Apr, 2019, 04.41 PM IST
Ashish Nehra lists 5 reasons why Rishabh Pant should be in India's WC squadRishabh Pant merits selection in India's World Cup squad and there are more than one reasons for it, feels former pacer Ashish Nehra.
14 Feb, 2019, 03.07 PM IST
Oil spike can reduce rate cut chancesThe IMF’s World Economic Outlook, April 2018, has assumed the average crude oil prices to increase by 18 per cent.
11 May, 2018, 09.19 AM IST
Seventh Central Pay Commission set to benefit 52 lakh pensionersThe biggest beneficiaries of the Seventh Central Pay Commission are set to be 52 lakh pensioners with the adoption of the one-rank, one-pen...
23 Nov, 2015, 06.47 AM IST
Ind-Ra lowers FY16 GDP growth forecast to 7.5% on poor rainsIndia Ratings today scaled down its GDP growth forecast for this fiscal by 20 basis points to 7.5 per cent, citing lower agriculture output...
30 Oct, 2015, 11.01 PM IST
India's April-July fiscal deficit at 70% of annual targetThe government spent 34% of the budgeted plan expenditure in the first four months (April-July) of the current financial year.
01 Sep, 2015, 02.03 AM IST
Modi government may focus on economic revival for nowPM Modi is expected to review the performance of the finance ministry at the end of the month, setting the tone for the most anticipated bu...
24 Dec, 2014, 11.13 AM IST
Government to focus on FY16 budget preparation and economy revival for nowBilateral trade between India and the US is nearly $62 billion with the balance of trade in India’s favour to the extent of nearly $ 17 bil...
24 Dec, 2014, 09.07 AM IST
Budget 2014: FM Arun Jaitley announces measures to encourage financial savings of householdsFM announced a number of measures to encourage households to save more, hoping to reverse a decline in financial savings that created serio...
11 Jul, 2014, 04.50 AM IST
Nine candidates in fray for post of IRDA chiefSome two score applications were received for the job, which involves oversight of an industry that contributes 4.5% to economic output.
27 Dec, 2012, 05.00 AM IST