Month: February 2026
SEZ sale relaxation in Budget FY27 to help promote import substitution, job creation: Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal
New Delhi: The Budget’s proposed conditional relaxation to allow special economic zone (SEZ) units to sell goods in the domestic market will help promote import…
Billionaire banker Uday Kotak hails Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2026: ‘Budget for the real economy’
India’s budget for 2026-27, presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, drew attention from business leaders across the country. Uday Kotak, founder of…
Maruti Suzuki weighs a price hike even as demand for its cars outstrips supply| Business News
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. is weighing a price hike to offset higher commodity costs, even as demand for its cars outstrips supply. The waiting period…
Budget 2026 pivots from job counts to employability, services-led growth
New Delhi: Signalling a shift in the government’s employment strategy, Union Budget 2026 has moved away from announcing headline job creation numbers and instead focused…
India weighs up to 49% foreign stake in PSU banks including SBI to fund growth| Business News
India is considering allowing foreigners to own up to 49% stake in its public sector banks as policymakers seek to bolster capital at these lenders…
Did Budget 2026 leave you richer or poorer? Find out here
For households with financial ties beyond India’s borders, Budget 2026 brings a clutch of changes that promise immediate cash-flow relief and simpler compliance, even as…
Why Budget 2026 stayed away from ‘big-bang’ reforms? CEA answers
Union Budget 2026 steered clear of headline-grabbing announcements because major reforms are already underway and will continue outside the annual Budget framework, the government’s top…
“I’m not sure this will do anything” — Zerodha’s Nithin Kamath questions rationale of STT hike on F&O trading| Business News
Zerodha Ltd.’s Nithin Kamath has questioned the rationale of the STT hike on F&O trading, asserting that the impact is skewed. Nithin Kamath, co-founder and…
9 Budget measures that will change how and what you buy
Union Budget 2026 has redrawn the fine print on customs duties, quietly reshaping what Indians pay for everything from overseas shopping splurges and gaming consoles…
India’s factory growth improves slightly in January, PMI shows
BENGALURU: India’s manufacturing activity inched up in January as demand improved slightly but the gain wasn’t strong enough to lift business optimism or meaningfully increase…