Comment
The Finance Minister has delivered, but the road ahead is long: on Union Budget 2021
Ananth Narayan This Budget scores very high marks on credibility and on its potential to create domestic output and jobs, but much more remains to be done
Comment
A Budget that fails to address the hunger pandemic
Dipa Sinha In a year of economic slowdown and growing inequality, we have been presented with a stingy Budget that fails to ensure the bare necessities for all
Comment
A promising Budget with a few disappointments
M.Govinda Rao While the Budget promises to revive the economy faster, it continues to emphasise the protectionist trend
Markets
Sensex drops over 250 points in early trade; Nifty slips below 15,050
PTI PowerGrid was the top loser in the Sensex pack.- 42mins
Markets
Gold declines ₹320; silver gains marginally
PTI Gold prices in the national capital declined by ₹320 to ₹45,867 per 10 grams on February 18, according to HDFC Securities.In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at ₹46,187 per 10 grams.Silver, however, gained marginally by ₹28 to ₹68,283 per kg, from ₹68,255 per kg in the previous trade.In the international market, gold was quoting with gains at $1,780 per ounce and silver was flat at $27.16 per ounce.
Economy
Indian exports pick up as additional port opened
Reuters India's 5% broken par boiled variety of rice eased to $395-$401 a tonne from last week's multi-year high of $402-$408.- 47mins
Data
Data | Railway freight traffic on the recovery track, nears pre-lockdown level
Vignesh Radhakrishnan Sumant Sen Freight volume of cement grew by 2.3% year-on-year in Jan. 2021, recording the first positive growth after over a year
Industry
Let industry help with vaccine roll-out: CII
Special Correspondent ‘Expiry of vaccines is a concern’
Business
IT industry can double in size in 4-5 years: Vijayakumar
Special Correspondent Sector can grow by $200 bn, says HCL Technologies’ CEO