Bond yields rise after Senate Democrats appear poised to back funding bill

The big post-budget interview: Nirmala Sitharaman says she wanted to ‘honour the taxpayer’

You have presented some substantive issues in the budget, but the minute you say something like a personal income tax cut, that grabs all the headlines. Yes, that is one, and also see normally, tax relief will not be this range, and will also not be simultaneous across the board. You were at two (lakh...

Why the worst of this stock-market correction may be over

AIMPWAMarch 14, 2025

If this downturn is typical, the S&P 500 will lose 13.6% in total, bottom in mid-May and be recovered by September. Source link

Big city pull: Easing migration will be tough, say experts

AIMPWAMarch 14, 2025

The demand-supply gap of workers across states is skewed and unless there is an immediate impact of agricultural reforms and infrastructure development, the Union budget’s aim to ease migration will be a tough task, recruiters warned. In the budget for fiscal 2025-26, the government said it aims to generate new businesses and employment for young,...

Women’s March Madness teams are being paid for the first time — but here’s why they’re splitting $200 million less than the men

AIMPWAMarch 14, 2025

Players won’t receive any of the prize money themselves, but their schools’ athletic departments and sports programs reap the rewards. Source link

Insurance reforms: Govt to further relax foreign investment rules while raising FDI limit to 100%

AIMPWAMarch 14, 2025

The government plans to further liberalise foreign investment rules for insurance companies by removing the condition that mandates the presence of Indian residents in the boards and top management of insurance entities, said top finance ministry officials. The insurance reforms bill will be introduced in the ongoing budget session of parliament, one of these officials...