In recent FTAs, including with the EU, India has given up its reluctance to lower tariffs for automobiles, wine and, even for some fruits such as apples and pears. Since you are negotiating several deals, and will come across what have traditionally been no-go areas, what will be your strategy for calibrated opening up?This is…
NEW DELHI: FMCG major Nestle India on Friday reported a 45.12 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 998.42 crore for the third quarter ended December 2025, on the back of a nearly five-year high volume growth, driving its highest-ever quarterly revenue.The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 688.01 crore…
MUMBAI: Bank of Baroda on Friday reported a net profit of Rs 5,055 crore for the quarter ended December 2025, up 4.5% from Rs 4,837 crore a year earlier, helped by a sharp fall in provisions even as margins stayed under pressure.Net interest income (NII) was largely flat at Rs 11,800 crore, compared with Rs…
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will interact with around 30 college students from across the country after presenting the Union Budget 2026–27 on Sunday, the ministry said.Sitharaman is set to present her record ninth Budget, including two interim budgets, on February 1. As part of the initiative, the students will witness the live…
NEW DELHI: HDFC Capital Advisors Ltd on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with Curated Living Solutions (CLS) to set up a Rs 1,000 crore platform focused on rental housing in India.HDFC Capital, the real estate private equity arm of the HDFC Group, said the platform will develop, own and operate institutional-grade rental housing assets to…
(Photo credit: Instagram and Agencies) Kevin Warsh is President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next chairman of the US Federal Reserve. He is expected to succeed the current Fed chief Jerome Powell in May this year. Powell has been at the receiving end of Trump’s wrath for several months, with repeated verbal attacks for…
MUMBAI: The CEO of Niva Bupa Health Insurance said it is the cross-subsidisation of loss-making corporate group policies by retail health insurance, rather than high acquisition costs, that is weighing on retail insurance penetration.Krishnan Ramachandran, MD & CEO, Niva Bupa said insurers need to step up investments to expand retail health insurance and increase its…
Budget 2026 income tax expectations (AI image) By Surabhi MarwahThe Union Budget 2026 comes at an important moment, as taxpayers prepare for a major shift—the introduction of the Income-tax Act, 2025 (ITA 2025), effective April 1, 2026. This is one of the most significant updates in decades, and many individuals are hoping that the Budget…
A well-crafted budget has the potential to unlock new opportunities for growth and with careful planning and foresight, individuals can make the most of it. (AI image) By Jiju VidyadharanThe Union Budget 2026 provides the government an opportunity to accelerate India’s economic transformation in the wake of prolonged global uncertainties and higher tariffs imposed by…
NEW DELHI: As India prepares for the Union Budget for 2026–27, scheduled to be presented on February 1, it is worth noting that when the country’s budgetary journey began, in a vastly different India, still finding its feet after independence.India’s first Union Budget was presented on November 26, 1947, three months after the country attained…
