The share market today saw investor wealth increase to Rs 3.3 lakh crore as the Sensex and Nifty continued their gains.

Buying interest in select heavyweights such as Infosys Ltd, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), Bajaj Finance, Maruti Suzuki India, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Reliance Industries Ltd and Bajaj Finserv lifted the indices higher. Domestic equity benchmarks rose sharply in afternoon deals on Thursday, extending their gains for the second consecutive session of calendar year 2025. The surge…

The government has made a commitment to improving quality spending and reducing the fiscal deficit to 4.5% in FY26.

    The government will continue its focus on improving quality spending, strengthening the social security net and to bring down the fiscal deficit to 4.5% of the GDP in FY26, a finance ministry document said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Budget for 2025-26 in Parliament on February 1. The Union…