Will Tax slabs beginning at Rs 5 lakh benefit middle-class families in Budget 2025?

  India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget on February 1, 2025, a day keenly awaited by taxpayers across the country. Many tune in specifically for the segment on income tax, eager to see if any changes are announced to provide relief for the common man.     This year, speculation revolves around…

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…