Social justice and empowerment budget expanded by 35%

The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has received Rs 13,611 crore in the Union Budget announced on Saturday, while the allocation for disability welfare now stands at Rs 1,275 crore.......

Maha portfolio allocation: Fadnavis gets Home, Ajit Finance, Shinde...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday allocated portfolios to his council of ministers, retaining the crucial Home department with him. IMAGE: Maharashtra Chief Minister......

Indian-origin MP Chandra Arya enters Canada PM race

Canada's Indian-origin MP Chandra Arya has announced that he is running to be the next prime minister, hours before his Liberal Party announced that their next leader will be chosen on March 9.......

Maha reports 1st suspected GBS death, number of cases rises to 110

A man suspected to have contracted Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) has died in Maharashtra's Solapur district, while the number of cases of the immunological nerve disorder in Pune rose to 110,......

Will money in hand from tax breaks spur housing demand?

Real estate developers are hoping that the slew of tax concessions announced in Union Budget 2025, set to take effect this financial year, will spur demand for affordable and mid-segment housing,......

Despite market volatility, corporate fundraising at record high in FY25

Fundraising by Indian companies through equity and debt reached an all-time high in the financial year 2024-25 (FY25), according to data collated by primedatabase.com. Illustration: Dominic......

L&T Q4 net profit jumps 25% to Rs 5,497 crore, beats Street estimates

Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) reported a 25 per cent rise in net profit attributable to the owners of the company for the January–March quarter of 2024-25, owing to......

Indirect tax to rise by 8.3%, corporate tax by 10.4% in FY26

The government's indirect tax collection is expected to increase by 8.3 pc in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), according to a report by ICICI Bank. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......

Deepak Parekh appointed Gavaskar's special advisor for IPL-7

      The Board of Control for Cricket in India, following a request from Sunil Gavaskar, interim president BCCI-IPL, has appointed Deepak Parekh as his special advisor for the 2014......