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Ahead of Tamil Nadu’s Assembly elections in two months, political parties’ announcements of cooperative bank loan waivers have spurred a rush for loans. From April to December 2025, cooperative banks disbursed Rs 83,000 crore across all categories, up from Rs 72,000 crore in the same period last year—a Rs 11,000 crore increase.
Ahead of the Union Budget, the Modi government plans a major cut in import duties on European cars, reducing tariffs from as high as 110% to 40%, with a gradual fall to 10%. The move, linked to the India–EU free trade pact, could sharply lower prices of BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen cars, reshape India’s auto market, and intensify competition for domestic manufacturers.
Ahead of Union Budget 2026 on February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held pre-budget talks with stock market players, startups and manufacturers on November 18, 2025. Key demands include sharp reduction in Securities Transaction Tax (STT), rollback of harsh buyback tax introduced in October 2024 (now taxing investors up to 30%), deeper corporate bond market development.
Ahead of the 2025 assembly election in Bihar, the focus was entirely on Nitish Kumar a contest centered on both his achievements over the past 20 years and the things he had yet to accomplish. The election results on Friday reflected how Kumar continues to be central to the state’s political landscape.
