India’s GDP to grow 6.4% in 2024-25, slowest in 4 years

India’s economic growth rate is estimated to slip to a four-year low of 6.4 per cent in 2024-25, mainly on account of poor showing by the manufacturing and services sector, according to government data released on Tuesday. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters

Budget on Saturday, stock markets to remain open

Trading will be conducted during normal hours from 9.15 am to 3.30 pm. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Stock markets will remain open for trading on February 1, Saturday, when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget, bourses BSE and NSE

Will GST Council cut taxes on insurance premium?

The GST rate is also proposed to be cut on food delivery platforms like Swiggy and Zomato, to 5 per cent from the current 18 per cent. The GST Council, in its meeting on Saturday, is likely to decide on

Budget 2025: What states want from Sitharaman

Finance ministers of states demanded an increase in allocation under 50-year interest-free loan scheme, while fiscally stressed states like Punjab and Kerala pitched for a special package and borrowing flexibility, sources said on Friday. In a pre-budget meeting with Union

Budget 2025: What farmers want from Sitharaman

Farmer representatives and agricultural stakeholders urged the government to provide cheaper long-term credit, implement lower taxes, and double the PM-KISAN income support during a comprehensive pre-budget consultation with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Photo The two-hour meeting

Countdown Begins To Budget 2025

It will be the second Budget of the Modi 3.0 government and the eighth straight Budget for Nirmala Sitharaman, rare in Indian polity. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the Credit Outreach Programme in Madhubani, November 30, 2024. Photograph: ANI