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Critical minerals push continues under Modi 3.0 with customs duty cut, more reforms

The customs duty exemption in Union Budget 2025 is also set to give a leg up to the electric vehicle market and lower the battery cost.

Sensex gave positive returns in 7 out of 14 Budget presentation days since 2014

New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) The BSE Sensex has given positive returns to investors on seven out of the 14 Union Budget presentation...

Union Budget 2025: Aviation leaders applaud government’s vision for a future-ready travel ecosystem

New Delhi , February 1 (ANI): The Union Budget 2025 has received strong endorsements from key players in India's aviation sector, highlighting its commitment...

UK India Business Council welcomes Union Budget’s focus on regulatory reforms, fiscal consolidation

New Delhi , February 1 (ANI): The UK India Business Council (UKIBC) on Saturday congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the Government of India...

GST mop-up rises 12 pc to Rs 1.96 lakh cr in January

New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Gross GST revenue rose 12.3 per cent to Rs 1.96 lakh crore in January on higher domestic economic activity,...

Budget 2025: One crore middle-income taxpayers to be out of tax net with raised exemption limit

New Delhi , February 1 (ANI): One crore middle-income Indian taxpayers will be out of tax net according to announcements in the Union Budget...

Gold remains flat at Rs 84,900 per 10 g; silver rallies Rs 700

New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Gold remained flat at its all-time high price of Rs 84,900 per 10 grams in the national capital...

India Inc hails ‘bold’ Budget with ‘heavy dose of reforms’ to boost consumption, create jobs

New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) The Modi 3.0 government's first full Budget provides a comprehensive blueprint to boost economic growth and create jobs...

Stock market sees muted reaction to Budget 2025. Sensex ends flat, Nifty down marginally

Though Sensex recovered by 0.01 percent at the end of the trading day, Nifty index stayed in the red, ending the day down 0.11 percent.

Union Budget: Customs duty changes on medicines, fabrics. Know what’s costlier, what’s cheaper

Union Budget 2025-26 features a range of duty exemptions and reductions across vital sectors, along with some increases aimed at fostering local production.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.