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NEW DELHI: The government has drawn a hard line under its electronics push, pairing fresh approvals worth thousands of crores with a blunt warning: subsidies will not flow to companies that treat India as a factory floor without building design muscle. Signalling a shift from scale to strategic value, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on…

India’s industrial production grew 5.2 per cent in February, driven largely by an improvement in manufacturing output, according to official data released on Monday.Factory output, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), had expanded 2.7 per cent in February 2025, as per the official statement.Data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) also showed…

India’s economic outlook continues to be supported by strong domestic demand and improving high-frequency indicators, even as rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East add a fresh layer of global uncertainty and raise the risk of stagflation, Morgan Stanley said in its recent report.The report said that “domestic demand remains resilient; however, headwinds are emerging…

The Lok Sabha on Monday cleared the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, as finance and corporate affairs minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the law’s role in reshaping the country’s banking landscape. Speaking in the House, Sitharaman said that the Bill, introduced a decade back in 2016, has been instrumental in improving the health of…

The Centre has designated sectors such as steel, automobiles, textiles, dyes, chemicals and plastics as priorities. (AI image) LPG crisis for factories across the country seems to be easing as the government steps up availability of commercial liquefied petroleum gas. Production disruptions are gradually subsiding as supplies of commercial LPG improve and migrant workers return…

One of the most notable changes is the introduction of a unified ‘Tax Year’. (AI image) By Sunil BadalaAs we approach FY 2026-27, the country stands at the cusp of one of the most significant overhauls of its income-tax framework in decades. With the introduction of the new Income-tax Act, 2025 and the Income-tax Rules,…

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: Aster DM Healthcare, and Karur Vysya Bank are the top stocks that have been recommended by Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities for the week starting March 30, 2026. He also explains his outlook for Nifty and Bank Nifty:Nifty View:Since geopolitical tensions…

Rupee opened the week in green, recovering sharply in early trade after regulatory intervention aimed at curbing banks’ currency exposure. The currency climbed to 93.57 against the US dollar, on Monday, gaining 128 paise from its previous close, after opening at 93.62 in the interbank foreign exchange market. This comes days after the currency had…

Gold and silver prices began Monday’s session on a weaker note on the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), as an appreciating U.S. dollar, driven by escalating tensions in the oil-rich Middle East, weighed on bullion. Gold futures for June delivery slipped 0.68%, or Rs 1,000 per 10 grams, to trade at Rs 1,46,255 per…

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: Ipca Laboratories, and AU Small Finance Bank are the stocks that Motilal Oswal Wealth Management Research Desk recommends buying for the week starting March 30, 2026. Target prices and potential upsides are listed below: Stock Name CMP (Rs) Target (Rs) Upside (%) Ipca Laboratories 1595 1820…