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Will keep India's interests on top in US trade talks: FM Sitharaman

Says govt seized of potential reciprocal tariff problems

FMCG distributors file petition with CCI against Blinkit, Zepto, Instamart

Quick commerce companies are indulging in practices of deep discounts and exclusive supply/distribution agreements, thereby engaging in unfair pricing and affecting the competition, the petition said

MCA looks to simplify M&A rules, seeks inputs from other ministries

"We are in the process of doing a stakeholder discussion. Currently, the talks are being held with other ministries. We will finalise our proposal thereafter," a MCA senior official said

Railways, defence spends lift govt capital expenditure 51% in January

Capital expenditure for road ministry in the month of January 2025 was down 63 per cent over the corresponding month last year

Downward shift in liquidations seen under IBC: IBBI chairperson Ravi Mittal

Of the total cases ending in liquidation, 211 had admitted claims of more than Rs 1,000 crore, with aggregate claims of Rs 9.59 lakh crore

PM Internship Scheme: Over 100K internships on offer in Phase-II

Currently, the top 500 companies with the highest average corporate social responsibility (CSR) expenditure over the last three years are part of the scheme

V Anantha Nageswaran's term as CEA extended by 2 years until March 2027

Nageswaran, in his pre-Budget Economic Survey for FY25, made a strong case for deregulation, particularly at the state level, to spur capital formation and drive employment and output growth

Tax audit is the forte of chartered accountants: ICAI President Nanda

The finance ministry has asked the chartered accountants' body to review the new Income Tax Bill 2025 and suggest improvements

India's fiscal trajectory in line with our expectations: S&P Global Ratings

The Centre has set a target of achieving a fiscal deficit of 4.4 per cent of GDP in FY26, down from the revised estimate (RE) for FY25 of 4.8 per cent

Nearly Rs 1 trillion unspent welfare funds lying in states' accounts

For each scheme, the state government designates one SNA and opens its account in a scheduled commercial bank to ensure just-in-time release of funds based on the pace of expenditure

Quashing of showcause notices: NFRA moves apex court against HC ruling

Court order pertains to quashing NFRA's 11 show cause notices to multiple auditors and CAs

Govt, RBI keeping vigil on rupee fluctuation: FM Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha

Sitharaman said that overvalued currencies erode national competitiveness as exports become expensive and domestic companies will have to be given support

Speedy rebound in growth on strong foundation: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

India's economy is expected to grow by 6.4 per cent in real terms and by 9.7 per cent in nominal terms, according to advance estimates released by the National Statistics Office

Govt likely to use reserve oil funds to finance fertiliser subsidy gap

The Oil Industry Development Act allows for the OIDF money to be utilised for fertilisers

Delhi HC backs NFRA's powers but questions it on 'division of functions'

The court order was in response to petitions filed by Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, SRBC & Co LLP, and several chartered accountants challenging the constitutional validity of NFRA

Finance ministry may consider rate cut for small savings schemes in FY26

The central bank on Friday reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent from 6.5 per cent following its first monetary policy review of the year

Ibbi proposes coordinated insolvency resolution for interconnected entities

Ibbi has noted that the current IBC process treats each entity as a standalone unit, overlooking the intricate web of interdependencies often present in modern business ecosystems

Budget 2025 tax cuts to boost demand and consumption: Rating agencies

Fitch Ratings said that the budget will be broadly neutral for growth and continued to project real GDP expansion of 6.4 per cent in FY25 and 6.5 per cent in FY26

Govt fine-tunes internship scheme to enhance youth training with India Inc

The MCA will seek Cabinet approval for the full-fledged rollout of the scheme after incorporating lessons from the pilot phase

Budget 2025: Internship scheme gets massive fund infusion, to see changes

Based on inputs from the pilot project, government is likely to introduce some tweaks to the programme to make it more viable for applicants and industry, besides raising awareness about the scheme