Barricades to open on Jan 26 as police allow Tractor Rally
Soldier injured in Pak ceasefire violation succumbs
CBI arrests labour official in TN in bribery case
Farmers’ stir: Preparations on for Jan 26 tractor rally
India records 14,849 new corona cases; active cases 1.84 lakh
Prachanda faction expels Prime Minister Oli from party
Pak okays Russian vaccine for ’emergency use’
Twitter locks account of Chinese Embassy in US over Uyghur tweet
21 killed in Baghdad twin suicide bombings
US President Joe Biden’s inaugural address
“Tremendous Growth In ‘GDP”’: Rahul Gandhi’s Dig Over Fuel Price Hike
PM salutes ‘nation’s daughters’ on National Girl Child Day
Dates for Gujarat local body polls declared
‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan angers Mamata during Netaji’s birth anniversary
Somnath Bharti gets 2 years imprisonment for assaulting AIIMS staff
Congress forms 5-party Mahagathbandhan to take on BJP in Assam
Sonia forms 10-member election panel for Kerala chaired by Chandy
Bengal: Left, Congress leaders hold talks; to finalise candidates by Jan end
Former minister Shahnawaz Hussain is BJP’s MLC candidate in Bihar
West Bengal Will Drown In Ganga If BJP Comes To Power: TMC
Kangana Ranaut takes a dig at Swara Bhasker
Justin Bieber reflects on getting arrested in 2014
Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor’s well-heeled confession
Kangana Ranaut talks about a ‘mistake’ Sushant Singh Rajput made
Ekta Kapoor remembers Manav of ‘Pavitra Rishta’ on Sushant’s birth anniversary
Petrol, diesel prices remain unchanged at record high levels
Fuel dearer again: Petrol prices up by 22-25 p/l, diesel by 24-26
IndiGo to start Agra-Bengaluru flight from March
Equity indices fall, Sensex down 100 points
Sensex over 50K mark as Biden, Budget fuel fast recovery hopes
Healthcare sector revenues likely to grow by 20% in FY22: ICRA
Air India Express deploys robotic technology to disinfect aircraft
Industry body lauds BSNL’s move towards Indian equipment for 4G
India’s eight core industries’ production loses steam, down 2.6% in Nov
Decoding recovery path of the Indian economy
Male sex hormones may help treat breast cancer: Study
Azim Premji and Dr Devi Shetty chosen for PCB awards
Elizabeth Olsen: Nepotism creates fear that you don’t deserve the work you get
Covid-19 vax: WHO warns of ‘catastrophic moral failure’
Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Tribal Affairs Ministry to ink 2 MoUs with KVIC
For Rishabh Pant, lessons on terrace of Roorkie home come handy
Pujara is the team’s warrior: Shastri
Athletic Bilbao beat Barcelona to win Spanish Super Cup, Messi sent off
‘What killed Maradona?’ shows the flipside of life of a football god
Sonu Sood plans pan-India platform for young emerging cricketers
Natural antioxidants can keep heart, cancer diseases at bay
Bill Gates is America’s biggest farmland owner
An actor has to be an activist: Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub
No benefit from arthritis drug for severe Covid patients: Study
Expert panel recommends Phase 1 trial of nasal Covid-19 vaccine
Dogfight: Airlines unleash deep discounts to dominate the sky
PM flags off 8 trains to Statue of Unity in Gujarat
Boeing assisting with investigation in Indonesia flight crash
All women Air India crew set to pilot 17-hr flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru
Indonesian airliner crashes into waters off Jakarta with 62 aboard, including 10 children
he risks to the recovery could be in the form of additional regulatory measures, protracted restrictions on international travel and jump in Covid-19 cases”.
The total excise duty in the last financial year was over Rs 2.39 lakh crore.
The RBI Governor's statement gains significance as the Indian stock market has surged amid the pandemic and scaled new highs in the past one month, raising...
It added that India's medium-term growth to slow to around 6.5 per cent after the initial rebound.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday released the Financial Stability Report 2021 which highlighted the state of the banking sector in the...
It is a well-established fact that FIIs’ money has powered the recent rally in India’s stock markets.
“Higher fiscal deficit is primarily originating from lower receipts. Ind-Ra expects FY21 central government fiscal deficit to come in at 7 per cent of GDP.”
“A break of 74.50 will open doors for 75.25 and then 76.30. While a break of 72.75 will push the spot price to 71.50-72.00 zone.”
He also targeted some political parties for latching on to the farmers’ protests, and said: “They are trying to disturb the economy of the country and...
New Delhi: India’s GDP contraction due to the impact of Covid pandemic is expected to narrow down to (-)7.4 per cent in FY21 from an earlier...
New Delhi, Dec 13 : Banks have sanctioned additional credit amounting to Rs 2,05,563 crore to 80,93,491 borrowers under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)....
At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 73.83 against the US dollar and witnessed an intra-day high of 73.59 and a low of...
India can see a proper recovery next year on the back of positivity and confidence due to Covid-19 vaccines, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on...
Stressing jointness, he said that The Navy's P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft and Heron unmanned aerial vehicles had been deployed in the Ladakh sector bordering China following...
RBI has decided to carry out consultation with stakeholders before finalising the revised regulatory framework.
The centre is expecting the recent easing of farm and labour laws, along with tax incentives, to bolster manufacturing and lure more foreign investment.
They also said that the proposal is "best left on the shelf".
During the conversation, Biden promised to make funding for local and state governments a priority after Trump leaves office.
Markets continued to gain ground and make new life-time highs on the benchmark indices. BSESENSEX gained 1,549.94 points or 3.70% to close at 43,443.00 points while...
In addition to the 10 ASEAN nations, the accord includes China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, but not the US.
“As the economic recovery strengthens, we expect the current account surplus to decline substantially in Q3 FY2021, from the $20 billion recorded in Q1 FY2021 and...
The Indian economy likely entered into a technical recession for the first time in history at the end of the first half of 2020-21, according to...
New Delhi, Nov 12: The Finance Ministry has approved the allocation of Rs 39,097 crore under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) for the exports...
On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Modi announced the decision to ban all currency notes of higher denomination of ₹ 500 and ₹ 1,000 from midnight.
GST revenue collections in October 2020 were Rs 1,05,155 crore, crossing the Rs 1 lakh crore mark for the first time after February 2020.
New Delhi, Oct 31 : Fears of a slower global recovery due to rising cases of Covid-19 infections in Europe and the US will cast pressure...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India will become a 'global manufacturing hub on its own strengths', adding that he does not believe in 'gaining from the...
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday said that street vendors and small traders need a special assistance package and not loans
Shares of Vedanta have gained in the past week post the announcement of the meeting for the interim dividend. They gained Rs 9.80, or 10.32% to...
He said it was important for India to come across to the rest of the world as an example of a thriving and harmonious society.
Mumbai: India’s foreign exchange reserves rose $3.615 billion during the week ended October 16. According to the Reserve Bank of India’s weekly statistical supplement, the reserves...
“As supply chains adapt to the new conditions, recovery is expected to be stronger and sustained. To achieve this outcome, an accommodative monetary policy is needed...
Chidambaram said the economy was largely determined by the market, by the laws of demand and supply, and by the purchasing power and the sentiments of...
Discussion of debt reduction is "very important because the poorest countries need light at the end of the tunnel," said World Bank Group President David Malpass.
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 : US top-ranking banks J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. on Tuesday reported expectation-beating operating results for the third quarter...
“The impact of the schemes intended to spur consumer and capital spending may turn out to be fairly modest,” Aditi Nayar, Principal Economist said.
Output of capital goods, which is a barometer of investment, fell by 15.4 per cent in August as against a contraction of 20.9 per cent earlier.
The Finance Minister also announced additional capital expenditure of Rs 25,000 crore by the central government.
As many as 21 states -- which are BJP ruled or have supported it on various issues -- have opted to borrow Rs 1.10 lakh crore...
FM Sitharaman press conference : Finance Ministry launches LTC Cash Voucher Scheme, Special Festival Advance Scheme to boost spending
“Additionally, the decision to operationalise the co-origination model is right as it brings the best of banks and NBFCs together. This will surely increase the reach...
“The consumer leverage also declined in August indicating the stress on household balance sheets are now emerging.”
The pandemic has also brought to the forefront new economic opportunities where digital technologies can play an essential role, providing new growth levers for South Asian...
Mumbai: India’s foreign exchange reserves plunged by $3.017 billion during the week ended September 25. According to the Reserve Bank of India’s weekly statistical supplement, the...
The Central government's total expenditure stood at Rs 12.47 lakh crore (41 per cent of BE) while total receipts were Rs 3.77 lakh crore (16.8 per...
Chennai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should take a prompt and correct action of merging the 93-year-old Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) with a nationalised bank,...
The fund infusion would be for meeting regulatory capital requirements if the need arises in October-December quarter, sources said
The RBI’s MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) is expected to release its resolution on the monetary policy after their meet on September 29 to October 1, 2020.
"Living in a neighbourhood with no friends is dangerous," former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said.
There have been a number of big leaks of financial information in recent years, including 2017 Paradise Papers. The 2016 Panama Papers – Leaked documents from...
Furthermore, ICRA expects the deposit franchise for these banks will be monitorable as these deposits could be highly sensitive to their ownership.
Citing World Bank assessment, Das said that recovery globally would take a longer route as it is not fully entrenched.
India’s consumer food price index during the month under review rose to 9.62 per cent from 8.72 per cent reported for June 2020.
The week gone by saw markets jump sharply on Thursday and the gains registered on that day were enough to keep indices in positive territory. BSESENSEX...
Jaipur: Congress leader Sachin Pilot has said that the issues which have been raised by former party chief Rahul Gandhi recently are justified as industries are...
New Delhi, Sep 10 : August inflation numbers are expected to be elevated at around 7 per cent or even higher, a SBI Ecowrap report said...
New Delhi, Sep 10 : Opportunity favours the prepared mind. Creative, focused individuals who know how to collaborate with other individuals with complimentary talents thrive in...
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi released a new video targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "destroying the unorganised sector" with the "sudden" coronavirus lockdown.
Congress strategy ahead of monsoon session of Parliament to corner govt on china, economy and Covid New Delhi, Sep 8 : In a first sign of...
He also stated that the government is selling the nation's assets to compensate the economic crisis created by it.
The Home Ministry has also advised to include an expert psychologist, criminologist or any correctional administration expert as a member of the sentence review board and...
Petrol prices have been on the rise for the sixth consecutive day on Tuesday, while diesel held on to its price line that it has maintained...
“Clearly, the risks of a stagflationary environment has increased in the case of India and may be a socio-economic challenge, if not addressed early.”
In a column for The Hindu, former PM Manmohan Singh advocates significant cash transfers to the poor, better access to capital for firms and autonomy for...
The US economy shrank 9.5 percent from April through June, the largest quarterly decline since the government began publishing data 70 years ago, and the latest,...
The Governor also said that currently there is growing disconnect between the movements in certain segments of financial markets and real sector activity.
Raghuram Rajan argued that providing resources for relief and repair is going to be very important and what India has done so far in terms of...
In addition, the Prime Minister said that the US and India are natural partners as both are vibrant democracies with shared values.
Markets began the week on a quiet note and at the end of Tuesday it appeared as if we would end the week in no mans...
In the second session of the meeting, the G20 Finance Ministers and central bank Governors discussed the developments on G20 Finance Track deliverables under the Saudi...
Investors also eyed a continued spike in coronavirus infections in the United States.
The US dollar decreased to 0.9448 Swiss franc from 0.9455 Swiss franc, and it was up to 1.3573 Canadian dollars from 1.3508 Canadian dollars.
London, July 13 : Strategies for the safe reopening of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic must recognise that preserving...
Businesses see challenges with regards to demand, liquidity and availability of finance with MSMEs being the hardest hit amongst all, the survey found.
Mumbai, July 11 : The Indian rupee has been caught in a flux of higher FDI inflows and swelling foreign exchange reserves, thereby restricting its future...
"Indian economy has started showing signs of going back to normalcy after easing of restrictions," Governor Das said at the 7th SBI Banking and Economics Conclave.
Flash US Services Business Activity Index registered 46.7 in June while the Manufacturing PMI came in at 49.6, showed the report. A reading below 50 indicates...
"Wonder if people will even be motivated to join the forces anymore," Richa wrote in a separate tweet ,replying to a user.
"Will the government lock up the IIP numbers in a safe vault to be opened only after 20 years? questioned the former finance minister.
New Delhi: Fuel prices were hiked for the sixth consecutive day since oil companies restarted revising prices in line with costs, after ending an 82-day hiatus....
"From Kutch to Vapi & from Shyamlaji to Dwarka, Gujarat''s culture is built on striking diversity but united through indomitable entrepreneurial spirit," added Patel.
In a bid to increase revenues during the nationwide lockdown, several state governments raised taxes imposed on transportation fuel.
Speaking about the Aatmanirbhar Bharat economic package, he said that it would work as growth fuel for the MSME sector.
The Congress has been demanding cash transfer directly to the people's account to the tune of Rs 65,000 crore.
He also said that the government lost a big opportunity to provide relief to the crores of migrant workers and the poor on one hand, and...
RRL is also building B2B presence, while an important aspect of its B2C strategy, retailer has an option to even sell in the offline
Of the 14 states, the maximum grant-in-aid for May has gone to Kerala that has been given an amount of 1,277 crore followed by Himachal Pradesh...
The guidelines were issued on Saturday to all Chief Secretaries and administrators of Union Territories (UTs) as the 14-day lockdown 3.0 is on and will end...
The Chief Minister said around 20,000 international travellers were expected to return to Punjab in three-four weeks, in addition to around 12,000 who had registered in...
Last week Rahul Gandhi talked with former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan in which Rajan suggested that Rs 65,000 crore is needed to help the poor in...
Chandigarh, April 27 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will assist the Congress government in Punjab to revive its economy once the Covid-19 crisis ends. “I...
Companies which choose to ignore these early signals in the next 12-18 months will be the story of missed opportunities, says Arkalgud.
The U.S. dollar rose to 0.9699 Swiss franc from 0.9678 Swiss franc, and it increased to 1.4199 Canadian dollars from 1.4133 Canadian dollars.
The oil and gas industries have seen a historic sell-off amid the coronavirus pandemic. Almost 40 per cent of US oil and natural gas producers face...
The UK has so far reported 115,314 confirmed coronavirus cases, with 15,498 deaths.
With little clarity on when the U.S. economy will reopen, companies of all sizes have been bracing for months of limited revenues.
According to the report incoming data reinforce slowdown risks. Railway freight, sentiment surveys, price data, mobility etc. points to discretionary demand and businesses running below trend.
Guwahati/Shillong, April 12 : All liquor shops and wholesale warehouses in Assam and Meghalaya will open from Monday for limited hours, official orders said on Sunday....
"Since real estate accounts for 6-7 per cent of India's GDP and employs nearly 10-11 per cent of population, we urge the government to focus on...
New York, April 8 : US equities surrendered their earlier gains to finish lower as market momentum eased in late session. On Tuesday, the Dow Jones...
When this better time would come is yet another dilemma. I believe that in about 4 to 6 weeks' time the world would have come out...
A week can be a very long time and last week was a classic example. It began with the markets falling very sharply and the BSESENSEX...
What will the world look like after the coronavirus induced shut down? I am not in possession of a crystal ball for global survey but I...
A shocking number of Americans applied for jobless benefits last week due to the coronavirus outbreak.
A recession is a macroeconomic term that refers to a significant decline in general economic activity in a designated region. However, the National Bureau of Economic...
On March 13, he added that he will keep repeating the statement adding that the government is in "a stupor".
Mumbai, March 17 : State Bank of India Chairman Rajnish Kumar on Tuesday said that the state-run bank will not sell any of its shares in...
With regard to domestic availability of fertilizers, the impact of COVID-19 seems to be negligible at this juncture, the minister said.
Additionally, road and infrastructure cess on the two products has also been raised by Rs 1 per litre to Rs 10 per litre, effectively increasing the...
"In this event, the global growth could drop to 1.5 per cent in 2020, half the rate projected prior to the coronavirus outbreak," the report said.
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday reiterated that novel coronavirus was a huge problem and warned that the Indian economy would...
On the Yes Bank crisis, Gandhi said during the Manmohan Singh regime when the country faced economic slowdown, the informal economy protected people.
"Kapoor and his family members, including his wife Bindu and three daughters, had set up more than 20 shell companies that were allegedly used to receive...
Mumbai: Indian rupee plunges 46 paise to 73.79 against dollar amid mounting concerns over coronavirus. Stocks plummeting 3 per cent in early session. Against the UAE...
Many agitated customers confronted the Yes Bank officials by comparing the crisis to the Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative Bank imbroglio which erupted last September.
Sensex down by 893.99 points, currently at 37,576.62. Nifty at 10,989.45, down by 279.55 points
Prashant Kumar, ex-DMD & CFO of SBI appointed as the administrator.
New Delhi: The government on Thursday, issued an order of moratorium staying the “commencement or continuance of all actions and proceedings” against the beleaguered private lender...
The ruling to liquidate Modi's scam-scarred company FDIPL was delivered last week by a Mumbai NCLT bench comprising (Mrs) Suchitra Kanuparthi (Member-Judicial) and V. Nallasenapathy (Member-Technical).
He also raised concerns about the manufacturing sector saying it is in the negative. "This section provides jobs, and such performances are dismal.
New Delhi, Feb 28 : Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Friday slammed the government for diverting attention of people from rising unemployment in the country....
Besides, the futures markets pointed at no near-term relief for investors. FTSE 100 Index Futures pointed at a rough start. The index was down 3.44 per...
New Delhi, Feb 26 : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said a total 5.53 lakh MSME accounts have been identified and out of which 5.28 lakh entities...
Mumbai, Feb 26 The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a negative note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the...
Incremental net domestic credit this fiscal up to December 2019 is just a fifth of what it was a year ago.
Out of total government expenditure of Rs 21.09 lakh crore, which is 76 per cent of the BE, revenue expenditure was Rs 18.54 lakh crore and...
Pathways can emerge only through solid dialogue and discussions on the challenges of taking the country forward, he added.
Bhopal, Feb 19 : With the Centre’s growing hostility causing a financial crunch Madhya Pradesh government is looking for resources to fulfil promises made in the...
He also cautions against "strong centralised governments", a scenario that is now unfolding in India.
New Delhi, Feb 12: Higher prices of food items such as vegetables, eggs, meat and fish, along with fuel costs, pushed India’s retail inflation during January...
He also asked Sitharaman to bring the matter on the council's agenda if she was interested in bringing petrol and diesel under GST.
The Congress and other opposition parties have been accusing the BJP government of 'complete mismanagement' of the economy.
He compared the government's assurance on economy with that of "an astrologer who tells his client that fortune would turn after certain planets move from one...
AGR dues payment has not been taken into account in the Budget", and the higher revenue projection in the budget is expected on account of spectrum...
Chidambaram also said the government finances are under pressure.
The companies declaring such dividend will have to now deduct tax at source (TDS) at 10 per cent on the amount distributed as dividend.
The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange was trading at 11,881.35, lower by 80.75 points or 0.68 per cent from its previous close.
Govt to raise funds via listing of LIC; Deposit insurance raised to Rs 5 lakh; FY21 fiscal deficit target pegged at 3.5% of GDP; DDT scrapped;...
The debt market comprises the government securities market and the corporate debt market. G-Secs constitute 79 per cent of the total amount of outstanding bonds in...
Last August, the government cut corporate taxes to 22.5% which cost the exchequer Rs 1.45 lakh crore.
New Delhi, Feb 1 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Central government’s debt reduced to 48.7% of GDP in 2019 from 52.2% and has clocked a GDP...
New Delhi, Feb 1 Presenting the Union Budget in the Parliament on Saturday, Finance Minister Nrimala Sitharaman said the fundamentals of Indian economy are strong and...
"After failure of Modinomics, a new word Thalinomics has been coined while the 'thali' of the common man is empty as the food inflation is at...
Mumbai, Jan 26 : The upcoming six-day trading week will keep investors on their toes due to the mega event of presentation of the Union Budget...
New Delhi, Jan 21 : The bad run for the Indian economy continues with the latest victim being the government’s direct tax kitty, where collections have...
Mumbai, Jan 21 : The benchmark Sensex on Tuesday closed 205 points lower after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed India’s 2019 growth estimates from 4.8...
The government is fighting a six year low growth, subdued demand and consumption leading to projections of 5 per cent growth in current fiscal which is...
New Delhi, Jan 15: Eleni Kounalakis, the lieutenant governor of California is on a visit to India to enhance business relations between California and India for...
"Exports witnessed growth of 9.9 per cent to 66,073 units, mainly due to incremental contribution of 6,341 units by Kia Motors, which otherwise could be flattish,"...
On Tuesday, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) pegged the 2019-20 growth at an 11 year low of 5 per cent.
This estimate however has a shelf-life of only two months and is only used as an input for budget arithmetic, it added.
New Delhi, Jan 7 : Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday said the central bank is focusing on strengthening regulation and supervision to...
The former Finance Minister praised the students for being at forefront of the democratic agitation
New Delhi, Jan 1 : People of the country, yet to recover from their New Year revelry, woke up Wednesday to the double blow of increased...
Total receipts comprised Rs 7.50 lakh crore of net tax revenue and Rs 2.32 lakh crore of non-tax revenue receipts.
The eight core industries include coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity.
"Resolution, restructuring and recovery formed the three vital pillars of the strategy adopted by the new board," Kotak said.
The RBI, however, said the financial system remains stable despite weakening domestic growth.
Mumbai, Dec 25 : Banks’ exposure to sensitive sectors that comprise capital market, real estate and commodities edged up to 23.5 per cent of total loans...
New Delhi, Dec 25 : Bharat Bond ETF, India’s first corporate bond ETF, has fetched Rs 12,400 crore from its maiden offer. It opened for subscription...
New Delhi, Dec 18 : Bharti Group Chairman Sunil Mittal here on Wednesday met Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and raised a host of...
New Delhi, Dec 18 : Citing reasons for the “severe illness in the economy”, former Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian has pointed out that India is...
This is the slowest GDP growth rate in around six years. The growth on a year-on-year basis during Q2 2018-19 had stood at 7 per cent.
Chennai: Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Tuesday questioned the need for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) when the economy is on the slide. Speaking to reporters here...
Government must recognise that fear and enterprise don’t go together. Keep the ED and the CBI at bay and ensure that income tax authorities act within...
New Delhi, Dec 10 : The Central GST collection fell short of the budged estimate by nearly 40 per cent during the April-November period of 2019-20,...
New Delhi, Dec 10 : Net inflows into equity mutual funds dipped sharply to multi-year lows in November as on one hand, outflows from credit risk...
The immediate CPSE borrowers ETF could be NHAI , Hudco, IRFC , NTPC PGCIL , GAIL, PFC, EXIM Bank and Nabard, said sources.
New Delhi, Dec 6 : Even as many see the RBI’s pause on repo rate as a setback for the growth, some economists argue that any...
As of now, it will have 2 maturity series -- for 3 and 10 years. Each series will have a separate index of the same maturity....
Mumbai, Dec 3 : The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to administer another booster dose of lending rate cut to break the slowdown induced...
Ranchi, Dec 2 : Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that the revenue generated from common people in the...
NIFTY made a new lifetime high on Tuesday, November 26, and did so again two days later. Friday saw a sharp correction with the expected weak...
New Delhi, Nov 30 : Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ahmed Patel accused the Modi government of using CBI and ED to attack the...
She said the BJP leadership was avoiding the real issues by mixing politics with religion and misguiding the women and common people.
New Delhi, Nov 29 : Slowdown in manufacturing activity pulled India’s GDP growth rate in second quarter (Q1) ended September down to 4.5 per cent, marking...
New Delhi, Nov 27 Coming under attack from the opposition parties in Rajya Sabha over slowdown and job losses, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday...
Mumbai, Nov 20 : The rupee opened on a weak note and fell 9 paise to 71.84 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday...
After BSNL, state-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) on Wednesday said its VRS plan has surpassed its internal estimates as more than 13,500 employees have opted...
The Congress has been protesting against the government on all these issues since November 5.
Mumbai, Nov 20 : India’s benchmark equity index hit record levels led by index-heavyweight Reliance Industries (RIL) — the largest company by market cap on Tuesday...
India has been trying to bring E-commerce under the WTO rules. It also needs to clearly establish guidelines for its usage under the FTAs with ASEAN...
Mumbai, Nov 13 : The domestic currency ended sharply lower on Wednesday over weak macro numbers and soft capital market sentiments. The rupee slipped to its...
"The cumulative growth for the period April-September 2019 over the corresponding period of the previous year stands at 1.3 per cent."
New Delhi, Nov 10 : Although there has been a rally in the stock markets off late, the net inflow in equity or growth-oriented mutual funds...
It has been three years since the Rs 500 and 1,000 notes were demonetised to curb the use of black money and fresh Rs 500 and...
New Delhi, Nov 8 : Global rating agency Moody’s Investors Service on Friday cut India’s outlook from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’ reflecting increasing risks to the country’s...
New Delhi, Nov 7 : Former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg, who demitted office last month, has said serious policy and programme measures are required to...
"Each year we import Rs. 6,000/ worth of goods from China for every Indian! A 100% increase since 2014. #RCEP will flood India with cheap goods,...
Net tax revenue has to grow 42 per cent to achieve the FY20 Budget target of Rs 16.5 trillion, which appears to be a daunting task.
"Net NPAs decreased by 51 per cent from Rs 22,086 crore on September 30, 2018 to Rs 10,916 crore on September 30, 2019," it said.
Mumbai, Oct 18 : In what could mean further rate cuts by India’s central bank, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has said at the bi-monthly monetary policy...
Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal’s Press briefing. HIGHLIGHTS Nobody pays heed to the reality in India, Maharashtra and Haryana or the...
The non-performing assets (NPAs) surged to 16.1 per cent in this period suggesting bank profits remain under pressure.
India has been relatively hit hard by the recent global slowdown resulting in its projected growth dropping to 6.0 per cent in 2019, but it’s still...
New Delhi, Oct 15 : The outlook for the Indian economy for the current fiscal seems to get bleaker by the day as major economic forums...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tracks consumer inflation primarily while formulating its monetary policy.
The country's growth slumped to a six-year low of 5% in the April-June quarter.
Outstanding loans rose Rs 596.53 trillion ($8.40 billion) from a fortnight earlier to Rs 97.71 trillion as on September 27.
The growth has hit the lowest level in the last 81 months.
Bengaluru: Global software vendor Infosys on Friday declared an interim dividend of Rs 8 per share of Rs 5 face value, or 160 per cent, for...
The estimate is based on an analysis of 430 companies, which account for 65 per cent of the market capitalisation, excluding financial services and oil firms,...
On November 8, 2016, the government of India unexpectedly declared 86 per cent of the existing currency in circulation as illegal tender.
SBI shares were trading at Rs 254.95, up Rs 5.85 (2.35%) recovering more than 4 per cent from lows.
Riyadh, Oct 9 : The Council of Ministers on Tuesday reemphasized the Kingdoms readiness to meet the world oil needs as the most reliable, safe and...
Quoting former Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian, she said the actual GDP is less than 5 percent.
The benchmark Sensex closed 141.33 points lower at 37,531.98 and the broader Nifty fell by 48.35 points to 11,126.40.
The U.S. unemployment rate fell in September to a new five-decade low of 3.5%, while employers added a modest 136,000 jobs. The Labor Department says that...
Mumbai, Oct 4 : The fifth successive rate cut failed to cheer Indian investors as the Reserve Bank of India sharply lowered its growth projection for...
Mumbai, Oct 4 : Bank stocks slid dragging the Sensex over 440 points lower on Friday as investors reacted to the RBI’s cut in the countries...
New Delhi, Oct 4 : With inflation expected to remain below 4 per cent, the RBI has space to cut the lending rate further to revive...
Mumbai: To reverse the consumption slowdown and shore-up growth, the Reserve Bank of India on Friday reduced key lending rates for the fifth consecutive time. Accordingly,...
New Delhi, Oct 1 : Reflecting the consumption slowdown in the economy, the goods and services tax (GST) collection fell 2.67 per cent to Rs 91,916...
According to Traders, the lesser incoming in the markets may shoot up the prices.
The cumulative growth in April-August period of FY20 was 2.4 per cent compared with 5.7 per cent.
Modi further described India as an ideal destination for investors, saying that it was a "golden opportunity to partner India".
There are positives. But India needs to do more on education, tech, exports, informal sector and farming
Mumbai, Sep 23 : The Sensex gained 1,075 points on Tuesday, taking its two-day advance to nearly 3,000 points as investors continued to pump in money...
Bengaluru, Sep 20 : Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Friday complimented Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the corporate tax rate cut, a day after a Twitter...
Stocks of two-wheeler major Hero MotoCorp settled 13.19 per cent or Rs 334.05 higher at Rs 2,866.50 per share.
New Delhi, Sep 19 : The key Indian equity indices slumped over 1 per cent on Thursday with the BSE Sensex closing 470 points lower, owing...
New Delhi, Sep 14 : To boost the economy,Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a special window of Rs. 10,000 crore to boost affordable and...
New Delhi, Sep 13 : Sluggish global demand pulled India’s merchandise exports lower by 6.05 per cent in August on a year-on-year basis. As per the...
Higher food prices pushed up India’s August retail inflation to 3.21 per cent from 3.15 per cent in July, official data showed here on Thursday. However,...
New Delhi, Sep 12 : India’s factory output growth rate accelerated in July by 4.3 per cent from a rise of 1.17 per cent reported for...
A global undercurrent is shaping products, companies and whole swathe of markets. It’s happening at a rapid pace and needs a rethink by the government, business...
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) Tata Motors Group on Wednesday reported a decline of 32 per cent in August’s global wholesales, including that of Jaguar Land Rover,...
As many firms were unable to pay the penalty, they had to shut the mines. Their closure led to the loss of direct/indirect jobs running into...
Latest data shows that automobile sales for the month of August hit the lowest since 1997-98.
New Delhi, Sep 8: Inspite of GDP 5% and employees being laid off by many companies, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said it is...
Nsw Delhi, Sep 8 : Taking a dig at the Modi government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday “congratulated” it on 100 days of “no development...
New Delhi, Sep 8 : On the completion of 100 days of the Narendra Modi government’s second tenure, Congress leader Kapil Sibal said Prime Minister is...
Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) Although the severely beaten down auto stocks edged higher on Thursday over expectations of a rate cut in the Goods and Service...
Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) Noting the gloomy start to the current fiscal with a dismal 5 per cent growth in the first quarter, broking house Kotak...
Mumbai, Sep 2 : The Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Monday said that its board would consider capital infusion of up to Rs 18,000 crore on...
"The rupee is breathless, see the magic of Saheb. The rupee is down while the Saheb is up, condition has deteriorated," the party
On the liability side, the increase was due to increase in Notes issued, other Liabilities and Provisions, and Deposits by 13.43 per cent, 11.10 per cent...
Terming the recent measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as insufficient to support high growth, the agency said that they will support growth only in...
According to Kotak, optically, the excess provision transfer of Rs 52,300 crore, as well as the Rs 54,000 crore of higher dividend, will seem positive for...
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Global investors have shown appetite for rupee denominated assets in recent times and this trend needs to be strengthened further by policy...
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) The government’s announcement of an upfront capital infusion of Rs 70,000 crore in public sector banks will enable them to grow loans...
"Notably, the mood is downbeat across all parameters of PCSI which is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-indices," the report said on Thursday.
In a separate tweet, she attacked the UP government saying the "BJP has put the burden of its collapsed and corrupt policies on the people".
The government data said inflation in food articles was 6.15 per cent in July as against 6.98 per cent in the previous month
Gold prices also got a boost due to the depreciation in the rupee, making imports more expensive. The rupee closed at Rs 71.39 to a US...
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Retail inflation in July softened a bit to 3.15 per cent from 3.18 per cent in June, and 4.17 per cent...
Kolkata, Aug 11 Stressing West Bengal’s growth rate – at 12.58 per cent – was the highest in India, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday criticised...
What went by: Bonds continued their positive run with the 10-year bond yield falling by 51 basis points (bps) while the 10-year ‘AAA’ and 10-year SDL...
The auto industry in the country is going through a slowdown for the past few months largely due to liquidity constraints as well as high GST...
At the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX), the October contract of gold was trading at Rs 37,956 per 10 gram before it hit a life time high of...
The Governor did note the very large surpluses in the system today and reaffirmed the commitment to provide abundant liquidity.
Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) An increase in government borrowing can risk flooding the debt market while making it expensive for companies to borrow, outgoing Reserve Bank...
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) An inter-ministerial committee has recommended banning cryptocurrencies in India along with imposition of fines and penalties on activities linked with private...
New Delhi, July 19 : Former President Pranab Mukherjee criticised the Modi government over the state of the economy on Thursday, calling out the disbanding of...
While the PCSI Employment Confidence sub-index bounced back after last month's slump, and is up by 2.0 percentage points, the PCSI Economic Expectations sub-index fell by...
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Higher food prices have accelerated India’s June retail inflation to 3.18 per cent from 3.05 per cent in May, official data...
