The finance ministry will hold the customary halwa ceremony on Tuesday, marking the beginning of the final and most confidential phase of preparations for the Union Budget 2026-27. The ceremony, a long-standing tradition in India’s budgetary process, symbolises the transition from drafting and deliberations to the finalisation of the Budget document. It is expected to be…
Representative image (AI) Ahead of the Union Budget, EY India’s Rajnish Gupta said that the government should release more public data to support India’s push for sovereign artificial intelligence. He added that it is key to building AI models that reflect the country’s cultural and linguistic diversity.Gupta, Partner with EY India’s Tax and Economic Policy…
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average opened higher on Monday as Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. gained ahead of announcing their quarterly results. The wider index S&P 500 opened 0.12% higher at 6,923.86, Dow Jones rose 0.21% to trade at 49,202.56, while tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was little changed at 23,498.96 after the…
Asian Paints, Marico, Vodafone Idea and Tata Consumer Products are among the many companies that will announce the financial results for the third quarter of the current fiscal. Here are the analysts’ consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Asian Paints’ consolidated Q3 estimates indicate modest year‑on‑year growth. Revenue is projected at Rs 9,035 crore versus Rs 8,526…
If Congress fails to pass market structure legislation this year, the U.S. crypto market would not revert to the enforcement-heavy environment of 2022 and 2023, but it would remain structurally constrained at a moment when global adoption and institutional interest are accelerating, Wall Street broker Benchmark said. “The absence of legislation would cause a structural…
India and the European Union have successfully concluded negotiations for a long-pending Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday, PTI reported. Calling the agreement balanced and forward-looking from India’s perspective, Agrawal said the deal would deepen economic integration between India and the EU and give a boost to bilateral trade and…
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi (Image/X) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday accused the Centre of violating established protocol and undermining democratic decorum after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge were seated in the third row during the Republic…
A topsy turvy global order, which keeps shifting with every new dawn, made India’s 77th Republic Day celebrations extra special. The parade was not just testament to the past, but also the country’s statement for the future. Hitesh Jain, managing partner at Parinam law associates and former member of law commission; Suhel Seth author, and…
Representative image (ANI) NEW DELHI: An Indian Army soldier was injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Monday.Officials said that the blast occurred when troops were patrolling a forward area in Keri, close to the LoC. The injured soldier was immediately evacuated to a…
In the last year, steel-stock gains have been between 20% and 40%, while the Nifty has gained 9-10%, marking a clear out performance. The strong performance is even more pronounced against a highly-volatile global back-drop, given the trade disruptions, geo-political disturbances and slowing growth. Everyone knows that Chinese production and exports are the biggest variable…
