All eyes are now on Nirmala Sitharaman. Can she provide the stimuli required to rejuvenate the economy?
To sum up, the Finance Minister has a tough job at hand to stimulate demand without significant revenue leakages and fiscal slippages.
The medical exigency created by the pandemic has led to an increase in the enquiries and sales of insurance products primarily health / medical and life insurance.
A change in the concessional tax regime will increase the take home salary of salaried individuals and leave more money in the hands of professionals.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting Modi 2.0’s third budget amid unprecedented times on February 1.
A close and interesting battle on the cards in Bengal.
The real estate sector has high hopes from Budget 2021. Here are some of the steps which could provide a fillip to home sales.
The salaried class expects tax cuts and/or relaxation in slab rates to get relief.
India is the fourth largest automobile market in the world. It is also the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and the seventh largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in the world
In a scenario where interest rates have fallen significantly, senior citizens have high hopes from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Aggressive wooing of Muslims by opposition parties comes with a risk of counter-polarisation. Mamata needs to guard against this as polarisation helps the BJP, and, at the same time, prevent a split of community votes.
A system of checks and balances, responsibility and accountability needs to be brought into the Budget exercise
So how can the FM put more money in the hands of citizens so that it gives a boost to demand and sparks a multiplier effect on the economy.
Proponents of announcing a chief minister candidate give this logic that if BJP does not declare a face it could lose out on one-third of the voter base.
Petrol prices in India have touched an all-time high after oil marketing companies hiked rates following a spike in global crude oil prices.
2021 will be a significant year for Indian political parties with Assembly elections to be held in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and West Bengal.
The BJP always gives its best with the clear intent of wanting to emerge victorious.
In probably his last term, the wily Nitish will need to meander through serious challenges to remain in power for the full term.
The ‘Modi factor’ in state elections is declining lately because the BJP is now the incumbent rather than in the opposition.
A day before the meeting Congress media-in-charge Randeep Surjewala held a press conference stating 99.99% of Congress workers want Rahul Gandhi as president.
The prime minister's strategy of Communication, Visibility and Delivery as its three key pillars has been a huge success.
India is still predominantly rural where personal connect, door-to-door campaigns and influencers play a key role in the election process and results.
A charged BJP is putting all it has into the campaign in Bengal as it has tasted blood in the 2019 general elections.
It the Congress wants to survive and thrive, the Gandhis must go and the party has to adopt a new strategy.
Apart from other things, the disintegration of the Congress in most southern states is helping the BJP succeed.