MUMBAI: India’s market regulator is considering extending automatic withdrawal and transfer facilities to mutual fund investors who hold their units in demat form, a move that would bridge a long-standing operational gap between demat and non-demat holdings. In a consultation
This Budget positions India’s taxation ideology as not merely a revenue source but as a strategic catalyst for growth, inclusion and long-term confidence. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2026 in the Lok Sabha. Photograph: Sansad TV on YouTube
Noting that in 2024, America’s agricultural trade deficit with India was $1.3 billion, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said India’s growing population is an “important market” for American agricultural products and the deal will go a long way to reducing
Indian tariffs on EU pharma and chemical exports will drop to zero from the current 11 per cent and 22 per cent, respectively. The European Union’s (EU’s) offer to slash tariffs on 97.5 per cent of Indian chemical exports to
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher on Wednesday as a sharp decline in IT blue-chip stocks restricted the rally in the markets. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Key Points 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 48.45 points Sensex firms, Eternal,
Q3 Results LIVE Updates: Bajaj Finance shares will be reacting to their guidance and accelerated provisions, while Varun Beverages has seen analysts cut price targets after earnings. There are many other stock reactions and companies reporting earnings today. Watch this
The US stock market opened Wednesday’s session on February 4 mixed, as investors looked for direction following a tech rout on Tuesday that wiped out billions of investors’ wealth on Wall Street. After a 1.55% decline in the previous session,
The Budget reframes healthcare as a strategic national capability, backing biopharma innovation, workforce expansion and technology-led governance to power India’s next growth phase, says Sangita Reddy. Kindly note this illustration was generated using ChatGPT and is only used for representational
The general hiring environment remained challenging, with global capability centres being the only bright spot. IMAGE: Info Edge Founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Key Points Realisations in the segment may remain under pressure Uncertainty in the US is affecting
The commitment to halt Russian oil purchases removes the additional 25 per cent punitive tariff earlier imposed, effectively lowering the applied US tariff on Indian exports to 18 per cent from 50 per cent. Image used only for representation. Photograph: Richard
