If India opts for sovereign borrowing in foreign currency, the move should be accompanied by a well-crafted policy and special safeguard as the foreign exchange reserve is an accumulation of capital account surplus rather than a current account, according to India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra).

Sovereign borrowing in foreign currency should be accompanied by well-crafted policy: Ind-Ra

Indian shares reversed early losses to trade higher on Tuesday, a day after the government scrapped the special status of long-disputed Kashmir, while investors awaited the central bank's monetary policy decision scheduled on Wednesday.

Nifty, Sensex edge higher ahead of RBI's policy outcome

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday lauded centre's decision of scrapping Article 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir and said that the move will facilitate the development of Jammu and Kashmir.

True development and integration of Jammu and Kashmir will happen now: Nirmala Sitharaman

Shares lost steam and moved lower on Monday clouded by weak corporate results, while bond yields fell after the finance minister's comments in a media interview that the government did not intend to review its overseas borrowing plan.

Sensex, Nifty edge lower on weak earnings, finance minister's comments

Joint Forum, a platform of 29 tea trade unions, has sought the intervention of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the implementation of Minimum Wages Act for the tea garden workers.

Joint Forum of tea trade unions seek intervention of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Mamata Banerjee

The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Bill to amend the Companies Act 2013 with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman saying that the government has de-registered nearly four lakh inactive companies.

Lok Sabha passes bill to amend Companies Act; Sitharaman says 4 lakh companies de-registered

In a veiled attack on Congress, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman connected her idea of carrying Budget documents wrapped in a red cloth instead of a briefcase with alleged corruption in the previous UPA government at the Centre.

We are not a suitcase-carrying government: Nirmala Sitharaman

The government is in talks with foreign lenders to provide as much as $14.5 billion in credit to millions of its small firms, two officials said, in a sign the country's banking system may not be robust enough to do the job on its own.

Government seeks to tap foreign lenders for loans to its small firms: Report

Equity benchmark indices plunged further in the afternoon on Friday with selling pressure across the board amid concerns over growth and earnings recovery. At 1:30pm, the BSE S&P Sensex was down 505 points at 38,392 while the Nifty lost 154 points at 11,441.

Sensex tanks over 500 points as auto stocks take a hit; Nifty at 11,441

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government was using the offset money of Rafale deal to train people. "We are using the offset money of Dassault Rafael deal in skill training.

Government using offset money of Rafale deal to train people: Nirmala Sitharaman

The government has plans to raise as much as 3.25 trillion rupees in the next five years by reducing its stakes in some large state-owned firms to 40%, two senior government officials told Reuters, in the nation's biggest privatisation push in more than two decades.

Government seeks to raise $47 billion from stake sales in state firms over five years: Sources

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on Wednesday reply to the debate on the Union Budget which she presented in Parliament on July 5. Opposition leaders have criticised the Budget which aims to make India a $5 trillion economy in the next five years.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to reply to Budget debate in Parliament today

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the government was committed to the path of fiscal consolidation without compromising on requirements of public expenditure and there was an increase in tax receipts of the government.

Government committed to fiscal consolidation, boost investment in social sector: Sitharaman

A day after a huge crash on Monday, the BSE Sensex extended its previous day's losses in early trade on Tuesday opening over 248 points down. It, however, recovered lost ground to remain 102 points down.

Post Budget blues: Sensex slides 248 points in early trade; recovers later

The BSE Sensex lost 400 points at 39,112 in early trade on Monday in the first post-Budget week. The Nifty opened down as well trading 120 points down at 11,691 points.

Post Budget, Sensex slips 400 points; car companies bleed

On Friday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a Budget that promised large infrastructure investment, offered a rescue package for the distressed NBFCs and allocated an unexpectedly higher - Rs 70,000 crore - towards recapitalisation of Public Sector Banks, but it disappointed the Dalal Street.

Sensex, Nifty open in red: Why stock markets did not like the Budget

In her first Budget speech today, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed a model tenancy law to lay the ground for reforms to promote rental housing. Current rental laws, she said, are archaic as they do not address lessor-lessee relationships fairly.

WION Edit: Home affair - making it available and affordable

Memorable lines from the Union Budget 2019. Sangam literature, life principles and more; here are some of the quotable quotes from Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden budget.

Gravitas: Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden Budget: Quotable quotes

Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden budget has not brought in any changes in income tax limits; but there are crucial changes. Surcharge on the super-rich rises while commodities like Gold & fuel get dearer. Palki summarises.

Gravitas: Budget 2019: The taxation picture

All you need to know about Union Budget 2019. It was not a populist budget, but Nirmala Sitharaman covered a host of areas in her maiden budget. Palki sums up the key areas of focus in Budget 2019.

Gravitas: Budget 2019: Key areas of focus

From harnessing India's space prowess to setting up social stock exchange to incentivising the transition to electric vehicles to making availability credit easier for MSMEs, here's Palki summing up some of the unique elements in Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden budget.

Gravitas: What's unique about Budget 2019

India's government aims to rise to 150 billion rupees ($2.18 billion) by reducing its stake in 18 state firms to 75%, a finance ministry official involved in the matter said on Monday, as it looks to boost revenues and rein in the fiscal deficit.

India aims to raise $2.18 billion by cutting stakes in 18 firms to 75%

In Budget 2019, Re 2/litre increased on petrol and diesel each, custom duty on gold hiked #Budget2019 #UnionBudget2019 #IndiaBudget2019 #Budget

Budget 2019: Re2/litre increased on petrol and diesel each, custom duty on gold hiked

Union Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik on Friday lauded the government for presenting a "developmental" Union budget and said that the country has taken a step towards becoming a financial superpower.

India set to become 'financial superpower': Shripad Naik