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

Arvind Mayaram: ‘History Will Remember Him With Gratitude’

‘During his stint as prime minister, he got 270 million people out of poverty.’‘This, according to the World Bank, is the fastest compression of poverty anywhere in the world.’ Arvind Mayaram, the former finance secretary, recalls his encounters with Dr

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