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FPIs bat for common platform to avail Budget benefit on dividends

Tax consultants and custodians are also putting heads together to standardise the kind of documents needed to be furnished by FPIs, which can be acceptable to all companies

BSE PSU index hits 16-month high, surges 27% since Budget

Hindustan Copper, RCF, MMTC, NBCC, Indian Overseas Bank, Bank of Maharashtra and Bank of India have rallied more than 50% in past one month.

Kerala Fin Min criticises Sitharaman over her state Budget, KIIFB remarks

Finance Minister TM Thomas Issac on Sunday said she should have realized that the dignity of the position eroded when she delivers such speech without understanding

Road to recovery

Hopeful signs in data, but medium-term outlook uncertain

Spurred by Budget, FPIs invest Rs 25,787 cr in Indian equities in Feb

The total net FPIs in 2020 now stand at Rs 45,260 crore, as per NSDL data

Curtailed budget session of Maharashtra assembly to begin from Monday

Bills pertaining to departments such as revenue, higher education and home are likely to be taken up

Bihar assembly passes 2nd supplementary budget for FY21 by voice vote

The Bihar assembly on Friday passed the Rs 19,370.03 crore second supplementary budget for the 2020-21 fiscal by voice vote

Budget 2021 marks directional change for Indian economy: FM Sitharaman

She lauded the reform of faceless assessment for direct and indirect taxes, saying that tax terrorism will be a thing of the past, but also warned that "technology terrorism" will now gain ground

LIVE: No offline exams in Delhi for students up to class 8 for 2020-21

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated Narendra Modi Stadium, the world's largest cricket stadium, at Motera in Ahmedabad today. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

Rajasthan government presents first paperless budget in state assembly

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot, who also holds the finance portfolio, finalised the budget at his residence on Tuesday

Investor charter may not have a monetary compensation mechanism

The first draft is expected to be submitted to the finance ministry by March 15

After plunging to 16-yr low in H1, yields soar 31 bps post-Budget: Report

The massive spike in 2021-22 borrowing target has led to a 31 basis points rally in benchmark bond yields, a report said

Massive uproar by opposition parties in Bihar Assembly on Budget day

Legislators of opposition parties staged a massive protest on the Budget day in the Bihar Assembly on Monday

UP: Adityanath govt to present first paperless Budget in Assembly today

The 2021-2022 budget will also be available on an App which can be downloaded from Google Play Store

Kolkata Port sails on asset monetisation, intends to expand portfolio

India's oldest port has been leasing its vast land bank for decades. With the Budget announcing plans to monetise public assets, it intends to expand its portfolio and extend to non-land assets, too

Budget: Govt only a facilitator, pvt sector key driver of growth, says FM

Sitharaman underlined that the nation's growing and aspiring needs and demands across the various sectors cannot be served just by the state government and central governments put together

Unleash animal spirits to put economy on recovery path: FM tells India Inc

Asks rating agencies to be mindful of relative spending spree of economies

Govt's divestment plan for Shipping Corp is not going to be easy sailing

An asymmetric tax policy and the Navaratna's own fleet quality could make potential buyers wary

Additional Budget allocation to wipe out fertiliser subsidy backlog: Ind-Ra

The credit metrics of fertiliser manufacturers in general and urea manufacturers in particular are likely to improve meaningfully in FY22, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said on Friday

Wealthy PF investors may opt for debt funds as Budget changes tax rule

Budget proposes that interest on the PF contributions (employee contribution) above Rs 2.5 lakh per annum be taxable with from April 1, 2021