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After a short-lived breakout last week, the rupee once again turned shaky and ended lower by 11 paise at 65.04 on fresh bouts of dollar demand. Photo: AP

Rupee declines 5 paise, hits 2-week low against US dollar

Rupee is trading at 68.93 against dollar in early session due to increased demand for the American currency.

7 Aug 2018 9:43 AM IST

The civic officials will meet stall owners and others to instruct them about maintaining food quality and following laid down rules to avoid any untoward incident.

Government asked to contain rising food subsidy bill

Food bill is estimated to be Rs 1,38,123 crore in 2018-19 against the actual expenditure of Rs 1,04,901 crore in...

7 Aug 2018 9:16 AM IST

The government is considering converting GST Network- which is handling the IT infrastructure of the new indirect tax regime - into a state-owned company, an official source said.

No GST refunds for foreigners

Govt asked to provide details on procedures for foreigners to get GST refunds on goods purchased by them in India.

7 Aug 2018 9:11 AM IST

In 2016, the UK dropped from the 18th position to the 20th in the World Economic Forums annual Global Gender Gap Report, due to a slight drop in female representation in politics and business. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

Govt officials ill at ease as private role in public policy rises

Senior govt officials said apart from high expenditure, hiring outside firms stunt the in-house competence of...

7 Aug 2018 9:05 AM IST

Harley Davidson India has currently 26 dealership across the country

Harley seeks alliance for lightweight bikes to grow India business

Harley is hoping a foray into the lightweight segment, along with other new product launches.

7 Aug 2018 8:34 AM IST

Few large retail outlets have already started advertising the downward revised prices of FMCG items.

Consumer demand boosts India Inc's income

Sales were strong in consumer sectors; pharma, banking post decent growth.

7 Aug 2018 1:53 AM IST

Union Road Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari. (Photo: PTI)

Centre puts off vehicle scrap plan

He said that after taking everyone's viewsâ€ it will be sent back to the PMO for approval.

7 Aug 2018 1:31 AM IST

Handset maker Xiaomi on Monday hosted more than 50 of its global component suppliers here to showcase opportunities in India.

China's mobile component company forays into ap

The components that will be made at the Tirupati facility include camera modules, TFT (thin film transistor), flexible...

7 Aug 2018 1:23 AM IST

On a weekly basis, the Sensex rallied 358.06 points, or 1.28 per cent, and the Nifty 99.70 points, or 1.15 per cent.

DIIs take Sensex to a lifetime high

Asian markets ended mixed after an initial rally as investors continued to monitor the US-Sino trade spat.

7 Aug 2018 1:14 AM IST

The privatisation of loss-making Air India has hit a roadblock at the starting line-up itself.

Air India again delays salaries; employees yet to get pay for July

Jayant Sinha told the Lok Sabha that there was a short delay in the payment of salaries for May and that the same was...

6 Aug 2018 7:34 PM IST

Social media and the sharing economy have created opportunities by leveraging online networks to build trust and remove market barriers. (Photo: Pixabay)

DoT seeks industry views on blocking social media in specific...

Recently, there have been widespread incidents of mob lynching in the country based on rumours spread through social...

6 Aug 2018 6:03 PM IST

Traders body CAIT demanded scrutiny of the proposed $12-billion Flipkart-Walmart deal.

Depictions against Flipkart-Walmart deal sent to concerned department

In May, the US-based retailer Walmart Inc announced acquisition of 77 per cent stake in Flipkart in its biggest takeover...

6 Aug 2018 5:49 PM IST