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By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There is no change in the Budget script as far as Kerala is concerned. It has been an unredeeming tale of severe neglect from the Union Government, repeated ad nauseum over the years. For once, both the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government and the Congress-led opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) […]

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MUMBAI: Benchmark equity indices were on fire on Friday, with the Nifty hitting its all-time high level, tracking a rally in global markets along with buying in Reliance Industries, Infosys and ICICI Bank. A day after the presentation of interim budget, the Nifty jumped 429.35 points to reach its lifetime peak of 22,126.80. The 30-share […]

The post Nifty hits all-time high level; Sensex jumps over 1,400 points first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: When Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rose to present the Interim Budget on Thursday, it was an open question as to whether it would focus on consolidating the gains made in recent years on fiscal consolidation, or move towards full-throated populism in anticipation of general elections in the next few months. The answer […]

The post FM Sitharaman’s Interim Budget Is High On Confidence, Not On Populism first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday barred Paytm Payments Bank from accepting fresh deposits and carrying out transactions from February 29 this year, citing “persistent non-compliance” and “material supervisory concerns”. In March 2022, the regulator barred Paytm Payments Bank from taking in new customers. The company, with One97 Communications as its parent, […]

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NEW DELHI: Proactive inflation management has helped keep the country’s inflation within the manageable range, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the interim Budget on Thursday. She also said that the inflation has moderated. The Reserve Bank of India has been mandated by the government to ensure retail inflation remains at 4 per cent […]

The post Proactive Inflation Management Helps Keep Inflation Within Manageable Level, Says FM Nirmala Sitharaman first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: Companies are bracing for further litigation, questioning the methodology used by the National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA), while arguing that the agency did not look at the overall costs before seeking a price cut in cases where GST or the total indirect tax was lowered. On Monday, the Delhi High Court had upheld the […]

The post Companies Gear Up For Litigation On GST Anti-Profiteering Clause first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: India’s import of crude oil reached a multi-year high of 4.9 million barrels a day in January and increased 13% from December 2023, according to data from energy cargo tracker Vortexa. Indian refiners cumulatively had imported 4.3 million barrels a day in December. The country imported 1.20 million barrels a day of Russian […]

The post Iraq Oil Supplies To India Surge first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: Finance ministry on Monday said the Indian economy has remained resilient amid global headwinds on the back of robust domestic demand, an investment-led strategy due to a transformed climate and high level of public spending, macro-economic stability, apart from a spate of reforms initiated by government over the last 10 years. A review […]

The post Government, RBI Measures Have Kept Inflation In 2-6% Range: Finance Minister first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: Builders are constructing bigger homes to meet consumers’ demand as the average size of flats rose 11 per cent last year across seven major cities, according to Anarock. Real estate consultant Anarock has analysed the fresh supply of housing units during 2023 across the primary residential market of seven major cities. The data […]

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By K Raveendran The deterioration in recent weeks of the security situation in the Red Sea, where Yemen-based Houthi militia in support of Palestine have disrupted global trade by launching drone and missile attacks on vessels, is posing a geopolitical risk to LNG prices. It has now been more two months since the first attack […]

The post Deterioration In Red Sea Situation Threatens LNG Trade Flows, Drags Prices Down first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

The crude oil market share of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has been declining since the cartel  came out with its Declaration of Cooperation (DoC). The share is under increasing threat from non-OPEC+ countries, analysts say. According to research agency BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, propping up Brent through DoC has come […]

The post OPEC Losing Crude Oil Market Share As It Cuts Output To Lift Prices first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: The government has halved the amount of equity infusion in state-owned fuel retailers to Rs 15,000 crore for supporting their investments in energy transition projects, the finance ministry has said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had on February 1 last year while presenting the annual Budget for 2023-24 fiscal (April 2023 to March 2024) […]

The post Govt Halves Budget Support To Oil Firms, Defers Filling Strategic Reserves first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Prabhat Patnaik The unemployment situation is worse today than it has ever been in post-independence India. There are two distinct elements that have contributed to this situation. One is the fact that the output recovery from the fall caused by the pandemic-linked lockdown has not been accompanied by a comparable employment recovery. In fact, […]

The post Introduction Of Universal Employment Guarantee Scheme Is Need Of The Hour first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

Ratings agency ICRA has revised upwards its projection of bank credit growth in FY24 to 14.9-15.3 per cent, estimated at an incremental growth of ₹20.4-20.9 lakh crore, from the earlier projection of 12.8-13 per cent equating to a growth of ₹17.5-17.8 lakh crore. “This will be the highest ever incremental bank credit growth and would […]

The post ICRA Revises Up Bank Credit Growth Estimate To 15% From 13% For FY24 first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Wednesday reported a massive jump in its third quarter net profit as compared to the year-ago period when it was financially struggling as input raw material crude oil prices spiked but retail finished product prices remained on freeze. Standalone net profit of Rs 8,063.39 crore in October-December 2023-24 […]

The post Indian Oil Corporation Q3 Net Profit Soars To Rs 8,063 Crore, On Road To Best-Ever Annual Earning first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: The government may go slow on sale of any extra stake in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) and wait for investors who participated in the state-run insurer’s initial public offer (IPO) to book a decent capital appreciation. It feels that an appropriately timed follow-on offer is crucial for keeping investor interests in the stock […]

The post No Fresh Stake Sale In LIC In Near Future; Eyeing Larger Investor Pool first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: The share of direct taxes in gross domestic product (GDP) rose to a 15-year high of 6.11 per cent during 2022-23 (FY23), but their buoyancy fell to 1.18 from 2.52 in the previous year, according to official data released on Tuesday. This means that while the tax-to-GDP ratio registered a record high during […]

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The private jet parking lots at airports near the city of Ayodhya are full and the shops have run out of gold-plated idols, as wealthy devotees prepare for the invite-only opening ceremony of one of Hinduism’s holiest temples. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani are among the 8,000 or so attendees […]

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