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Sensex hits 50K: Investment strategies to play the markets ahead of Budget

From its 3-year lows of 25,639, hit on March 24, 2020 amid the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, the benchmark index is now up 96 per cent

Longest speech to fine print: Here're India-specific snippets on Budget

The record for the longest Budget speech - 160 minutes -is held by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

From Hawick to Hawick: The story of The Economist founder James Wilson

The life and times of The Economist founder who presented India's first Budget in 1860

NBFCs seek continued liquidity support in upcoming Union Budget

Non-banking finance companies expect the government to provide continued liquidity support by encouraging banks to lend more to the sector

How key economic estimates are likely to pan out in Budget 2021-22

Business Standard presents two scenarios on revenues, expenditure and fiscal deficit, based on two different assumptions of the country's GDP the next financial year

Budget 2021 wishlist: What these nine sectors want from FM Sitharaman

Listen to the podcast to know the Budget 2021-22 expectations of various sectors

Top headlines: RBI backs NPCI-type agency for fintechs, how green are EVs?

From RBI backing the creation of an NPCI-type agency for fintechs to the road ahead for electric cars in India, read today's top news stories at Business Standard

Cleaning up taxes

Govt must seize opportunity to reform holes in tax system

Budget 2021: Special window for big-ticket foreign investments likely

Facility to be available for FDI proposals worth over Rs 3,000 cr

Budget seen raising import duties by 5%-10% on dozens of items: Report

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will unveil the budget on Feb. 1

Raising exemption limit at the cost of tax reform a 'dangerous' proposal

Spurring demand or increasing investments -- what is the bigger challenge for the FM in this Budget? Tune in to learn why it would be prudent for the govt to allocate more for capital expenditure

Beyond Budget Headlines: Raising tax exemption limit a 'dangerous' proposal

Indian budgets have supplied an invaluable public good, a stable democracy

It is not just RBI which has delivered stability but also Indian budgets which have delivered social and political stability through fiscal policy

Top headlines: WhatsApp defers privacy terms, low turnout for Covid shot

From WhatsApp deferring privacy terms to low turnout for the Covid shot, Business Standard brings you the top headlines

What the lay citizen and the experts want the Budget to deliver on Feb 1

Top of the wish list is an increase in deduction under Sections 80C, 80CCC and 80 CCD(1) from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh

Kerala finance minister creates history for marathon Budget speech

Kerala Finance Minister TM Thomas Isaac delivered a marathon speech spanning 3 hours and 17 minutes

Parliament session from January 29, FM to present Budget on Feb 1

The Budget session of Parliament will commence from January 29, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present the Union Budget on February 1

Economists ask Modi govt to be more outward-looking in upcoming Budget

Economists suggested how to bring growth back to normal. That was the dominant theme discussed, sources said.

Budget Byte: How far will fuel excise duty help govt's fiscal plans?

Though high priced than before, petrol and diesel consumption came back to pre-Covid levels in recent months

Settle litigation for revenues, avoid new taxes in Budget: SBI report

SBI economists on Tuesday pitched for avoiding new taxes and urged the government to mount "honest attempts" to settle past litigations to raise resources instead