#MintPlainFacts | In 2020, the Centre found an easy ally in excise duties to prop up its coffers amidst the pandemic distress. The revenue kitty swelled, but fuel got dearer, crossing the ₹100/litre mark in many cities.

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https://www.livemint.com/budget/expectations/why-budget-2022-must-lay-down-path-for-more-fuel-tax-cuts-11642411550576.html

DSP Mutual Fund to launch global innovation fund of funds.

Details here https://www.livemint.com/mutual-fund/mf-news/dsp-mutual-fund-to-launch-global-innovation-fund-of-funds-details-here-11642496071747.html?utm_source=share&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share_via_web

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a press conference in the national capital at 4.30 pm today to address an "important economic issue".

#Economy #NirmalaSitharaman

https://www.livemint.com/economy/nirmala-sitharaman-press-conference-live-updates-fm-to-talk-about-important-economic-issue-today-11642494208476.html

Centre may offer tax sops to home buyers | Railways likely to get a booster shot in Union budget | Microsoft buys ‘Candy Crush’ maker for $68.7 billion

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#MintTopoftheMorning | Your morning coffee companion and daily guide to Mint’s top insights, stories, perspectives, business trivia, charts, and numbers.

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#MintCharts | The temperature in northern India will remain low in the coming days. Eight years in the last 2 decades saw more deaths due to cold waves than heat waves, data compiled by
@ManjulPaul
shows, with the highest gap in 2020.

Read here: https://livemint.com/mint-top-newsletter/minttopofthemorning19012022.html

#StocksToWatch | Here are top stocks that could be in focus today!

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/stocks-to-watch-ril-bajaj-fin-airtel-axis-bank-icici-prudential-life-11642534691542.html

Market LIVE: SGX Nifty hints at negative start for Indian indices

Read here: https://www.livemint.com/market/live-blog/share-market-live-updates-sensex-nifty-bse-nse-stock-market-today-19-01-2022-bajaj-auto-icici-airtel-axis-11642558589428.html?utm_source=share&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share_via_web

#MintPremium | The RBI has said that overall economic activity remains strong, with upbeat consumer & business confidence, & upticks in incoming high frequency indicators. It said the Omicron-led 3rd wave of covid-19 is a flash flood. Mint takes a look.https://www.livemint.com/economy/has-consumer-confidence-in-the-country-revived-11642528383866.html

#MintPremium | Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman may propose higher tax deductions on home loans in the budget to boost housing demand, two officials familiar with the development said. https://www.livemint.com/budget/expectations/centre-may-offer-tax-sops-to-home-buyers-11642531078350.html

4-day work week: Staff at 30 UK firms will spend less time without pay cut

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#MintPlainFacts | Even as it presses for market reforms in agriculture, the Centre has been actively using the basket of schemes wholly funded by it to widen the social security net for farmers. Expect that to continue in the coming Budget

Read here:https://www.livemint.com/budget/expectations/union-budget-s-social-security-theme-for-farmers-11642495083033.html

The Andhra Pradesh government has revised the rates for RT-PCR at private laboratories, fixing it at ₹350.

Here's all you need to know

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/andhra-pradesh-revises-rates-for-rt-pcr-tests-at-private-labs-details-here-11642587041662.html

What is e-EPIC voter card? Here's all you need to know:

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/assembly-polls-2022-what-is-e-epic-voter-card-features-benefits-other-details-11642585946193.html

#BudgetWithMint | Here's what the EV Industry is expecting from this year's budget by FM Nirmala Sitharaman


https://www.livemint.com/budget/expectations/budget-2022-expectations-for-the-ev-industry-11642588856934.html

#StockMarket | Here's all you need to know about these five Tata group stocks that aren't as popular as the others.

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/5-hidden-tata-group-companies-to-add-to-your-watchlist-11642590451243.html

#Earnings | Bajaj Auto reported standalone net profit of ₹1,214 crore for the quarter ended 31 December, 2021 (Q3FY22), down 22% from a year ago. It was ₹1,556 crore in the same period last year.

https://www.livemint.com/companies/company-results/bajaj-auto-q3-results-net-profit-falls-22-to-rs-1-214-crore-11642594368881.html

#NovakDjokovic recently deported from Australia due to his #COVID19 vaccine status, is co-founder and majority shareholder of a biotech firm developing a Covid-19 treatment, the Danish company's CEO said.

Here's all you need to know:

https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/novak-djokovic-holds-major-stake-in-firm-developing-covid-drug-ceo-11642646443341.html

#StockMarket | Asian share markets broke a five-day slide to edge higher on Thursday, shrugging off drops in Europe and on Wall Street overnight

For #LIVE updates, track here:

https://www.livemint.com/market/live-blog/share-market-live-updates-sensex-nifty-bse-nse-stock-market-today-20-01-2022-hul-asiant-paints-bajaj-reliance-11642645367423.html

#JustIn | India sees sharp spike in daily Covid-19 tally with 317,532 cases

9,287 total #Omicron cases detected so far

Read: https://bit.ly/3fHZ1le

#MintCharts | Biggest #covid hotspots currently: