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Salary hikes to hit 30-40% for new skills, leadership roles in 2025: Report

Organizations are also increasingly adopting agile hiring strategies and offering Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and long-term incentives, especially for senior roles

Russian oil suppliers must provide sanctions-compliant cargoes: Oil secy

Widened sanctions on Moscow by western countries including the United States have roiled global oil trade and forced buyers of discounted Russian crude to find new ways to maintain their purchases

Debt-to-GDP over fiscal deficit: Will FM Sitharaman's strategy pay off?

Since the finance minister announced a glide path based on debt-to-GDP ratio to measure fiscal deficit, opinion has been divided on the move since it would also reflect on government borrowings

We guide Switzerland SMEs into Indian market: Swiss State Secretary

Once a government signs a deal with another government, in democracies such as India and the EFTA countries, you have to go through ratification in Parliament and or sometimes its Cabinet

Rupee gives up early gains, drops 6 paise to close at 86.89 against dollar

Bids in VRR auction fall short of notified amount of Rs 2.5 trillion

NMP 2.0 likely to depend more on roads, railway and coal sectors

Multifold rise likely in ports, urban infra monetisation targets

Retail inflation dips to 5-month low in Jan; IIP slows to 3.21% in Dec

The data show higher inflation in rural areas at 4.64 per cent, compared to 3.87 per cent in urban regions

Income Tax Bill 2025 to replace 1961 Act, introduces concept of 'tax year'

Deductions from salaries, such as standard deduction, gratuity, and leave encashment, have now been consolidated in one section instead of being scattered across various sections

India's natural gas consumption to rise 60%, imports double by 2030: IEA

Expanding city gas distribution, rising compressed natural gas infrastructure behind rise

Montek Ahluwalia bats for smaller states to drive economic growth

Ahluwalia added that creating newer cities in existing states is riddled with challenges that are both political and economic

NCAER paper recommends states to create independent fiscal councils

Several bodies in the past had recommended a fiscal council for the central government

West Bengal's growth driven by fiscal discipline, says Economic Review

The state's own tax revenue collection has risen by more than four times between 2010-11 to 2023-24. On the other hand, capital expenditure has been consistently increasing since 2011-12

Jan retail inflation eases to 4.31%, industrial output grows 3.2% in Dec

January 2025 CPI-based inflation: Food inflation fell to 6.02 per cent in January 2025, the lowest since August 2024

PM Modi aims to boost investment ties, secure tariff relief during US visit

PM's US visit comes as foreigners have pulled $21 bn from Indian markets since September end, rupee has hit fresh lows, and the nation's $4.1 trillion stock market is Asia's worst performer in 2025

Income-Tax Bill, 2025 to be tabled in Parl: New tax slabs, reforms & more

New tax bill to be presented tomorrow, Feb 13: If passed, it will replace the six-decade-old Income Tax Act of 1961. Here are the highlights of the new Income Tax Bill

Digital era calls for 'trust, transparency': EAM at India-France CEO Forum

Partnerships have a real meaning only when they get translated on the ground, and that responsibility rests largely with business, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said

This is right time to invest in India: PM Modi invites French businesses

Modi said this is the right time to come to India as it offers countless opportunities for investments and collaborations in areas such as defence, advanced technology, fintech, pharma among others

Trump-Modi summit can be a huge win-win for both sides: USIBC's Atul Keshap

Atul Keshap emphasised the immense potential of the US-India relationship, stating that 'few countries are as well placed as America and India to row together in 2025 and beyond'

India Energy Week: Govt opens biggest oil & gas bidding round under OALP

19 large offshore blocks part of 25 on offer; India is keen to attract foreign bids this time

Can look at 10x growth in India-Israel bilateral trade: Piyush Goyal

The Israel-India Business Forum saw participation from industry members of both countries