Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced rationalisation of TDS regime to ease compliance burden.

The Indian equity indices closed with modest gains after a choppy trading session on February 1 (Budget day).

After the presentation of the Union Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced major relief to income tax payers.

The Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso declined after PresidentTrump’s renewed pledges to slap 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. 

India’s real GDP is estimated to grow by 6.4 per cent in the financial year 2025. This was projected in the Economic Survey.

The Sensex, which saw losses for four straight months and ended January low, has bounced back with a 2,100-point rise in the past four trading days.