Month: December 2025
Budget 2026: Budget wish list: Mortgage companies bat for tax holiday for affordable housing projects
Mumbai: Housing finance companies (HFCs) have urged the government to revive fiscal and regulatory incentives in the Union budget for 2026-27 to revive stalled supply…
New Zealand pact a booster for financial services
New Delhi: The finance ministry said on Tuesday the India-New Zealand free trade agreement will strengthen bilateral cooperation in financial services with innovative provisions on…
Customs duty waiver likely for SEZ-made drugs sold locally
New Delhi: India is considering waiving customs duty on pharmaceutical products made in special economic zones and sold in the domestic tariff area, a move…
‘India Inc needs to push up capex instead of keeping cash on books’: EAC-PM chairman S Mahendra Dev
India’s Goldilocks period of high growth and low inflation may sustain for some more time despite global uncertainties, EAC-PM chairman S Mahendra Dev told Yogima…
Nudge campaign: 1.5 m+ revised ITRs filed this year
New Delhi: The Central Board of Direct Taxes Tuesday said more than 1.5 million taxpayers have revised their income tax returns (ITRs) for the current…
Delhi plans to bring back EV subsidies to tackle pollution
New Delhi: Electric car and two-wheeler buyers in Delhi may benefit from lower prices, with the state government proposing to subsidise purchases of these eco-friendly…
India avoids ‘questionable’ methods used by other nations to measure growth: CEA V Anantha Nageswaran
New Delhi: India does not use the “questionable methodologies” adopted by some advanced economies to estimate growth, chief economic advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran said…
Hope to conclude trade talks with US sooner than later: Commerce secretary
New Delhi: Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal on Tuesday said India is actively engaged in trade discussions with the US, and hopes to conclude the talks…
China seeks dispute consultations against India’s solar tariffs, PLI at WTO
New Delhi: China on Monday requested dispute consultations with India at the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding certain Indian measures on solar cells, solar modules,…
Silver rate crosses $70/ounce for the first time, gold prices extend record run| Business News
Silver rose past $70 for the first time on Tuesday, while gold hit a record high, trading just below $4,500 an ounce, as a weaker…