February 2025 Bank Holidays (AI image) Bank Holidays February 2025: The RBI has announced bank closures for February 2025, with holidays varying across different states and regions in India. These closures include both national holidays and state-specific observances.Various states will observe bank holidays for different festivals and occasions including Saraswati Puja, Thai Poosam, Guru Ravi…
Income tax slabs FY 2025-26: The most important takeaway is that individuals earning up to Rs 12 lakh will have to pay ZERO tax. (AI image) Latest Income Tax Slabs FY 2025-26 after Budget 2025: The income tax slabs and income tax rates under the new tax regime have been revised for FY 2025-26. The…
Nifty shows potential movement towards 24,050 near-term, with support at 23,500. (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, opened in green on Thursday. While BSE Sensex was above 78,300, Nifty50 was near 23,700. At 9:22 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 78,341.20, up 70 points or 0.089%. Nifty50 was…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Top stock market recommendations: According to Aakash K Hindocha, Deputy Vice President – WM Research, Nuvama Professional Clients Group, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd, L&T Finance Ltd, and Tech Mahindra are the top stock picks for today. Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty and the top stock…
Goldman Sachs has a ‘sell’ call on Asian Paints with a target price of Rs 2,275. Analysts said October-December quarter was below estimates, as EBITDA and margins declined, driven by negative operational leverage impacted by increase in staff costs. The paints major’s revenue decline worsened, driven by deteriorating mix. They feel near term demand likely…
Japan’s Honda Motor and Nissan Motor called into question an agreement reached less than two months ago to consider combining, casting doubt on their efforts to form one one of the world’s largest automakers.The pair are discussing various options, including the possibility of withdrawing from deal talks, according to separate statements issued on Wednesday. The…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the star speaker at the Times Group’s ET NOW Global Business Summit 2025. PM Modi will deliver the keynote address at the summit, that will provide critical insights into India’s expanding global footprint, sustainable economic progress, and the role of collaboration in an interconnected world. The summit…
NEW DELHI: The Centre will soon set up the forum for regulatory coordination and development of pension products and expects all key players in the sector to be part of the entity. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the setting up of the forum in her 2025-26 Budget. The forum may be modelled on the…
BENGALURU: Global capability centres (GCCs) are set to surpass IT services companies in hiring tech talent, says a study by HR firm NLB Services. The report says GCCs will witness a two-fold increase in their workforce over the next five years and they are planning to hire 4.5 lakh professionals this year. “By 2030, GCCs…
In 2022, Ratan Tata established two entities to manage his personal wealth: the RTEF under Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013 and the Ratan Tata Endowment Trust. In light of uncertainty regarding trustee appointments to the Ratan Tata Endowment Foundation (RTEF), Tata stakeholders are considering opting for an arbitrator. A retired Supreme Court chief…
