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The NSE Nifty remained under pressure and dropped 82.20 points, or 1.02 per cent, to close the day at 7,979.10 after hovering between 8,046.45 and 7,964.95.

Bourses crash on fears of missing fiscal deficit target

According to the provisional data, FPIs offloaded shares worth Rs 1,500.76 crore.

1 Dec 2017 3:08 AM IST

Telangana minister for IT K.T. Rama Rao along with GIST Catalyst Pitch competition grand champion Ajaita Shah at GES2017. (Photo: Asian Age)

Rajasthani entrepreneur pips all in Catalyst Pitch

Frontier Markets brings clean energy to poor families who are facing deadly cooking and lighting facilities.

1 Dec 2017 3:08 AM IST

Manish Sabharwal

India's big problem is wages, says Manish Sabharwal

With robotics and automation replacing human labour at several stages, the government tried to focus on encouraging...

1 Dec 2017 3:08 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing media after the 22nd meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

12, 18 per cent GST rates to be merged; luxury items in 28 per cent...

Merging of 12 and 18 per cent slab mean some items in 12 per cent bracket will be sent to 5 per cent.

30 Nov 2017 6:48 PM IST

The government has proposed a penal tax rate of 50 per cent to incentivise black money hoarders to switch to formal economy.

India's GDP growth breaks five-quarter slide, jumps to 6.3 per cent in...

Government figures showed Asia's third-largest economy expanded for the first time in five quarters.

30 Nov 2017 5:51 PM IST

A day after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley claimed that demonetisation has left Maoists and separatists in Jammu and Kashmir fund-starved, the Congress party on Monday said the he should validate his claims. (Photo: PTI)

Intend to move on track on fiscal deficit glide path: Jaitley

Government has budgeted to bring down fiscal deficit to 3.2 per cent of GDP in 2017-18.

30 Nov 2017 5:40 PM IST

Construction sector is major contributor to GDP growth. (Photo: PTI)

India's infrastructure output grows 4.7 pc in October

Growth in output compares with a downwardly revised 4.7 per cent year-on-year growth in September.

30 Nov 2017 5:35 PM IST

Union minister P P Chaudhary.

CSR spending rose to Rs 9,882 crore in 2015-16: Chaudhary

CSR expenditure of companies for year 2015-16 from annual financial statements filed with govt.

30 Nov 2017 5:29 PM IST

Digital India to create Internet access to all: Manoj Sinha

Since January 1, 2017, more than 26.7 billion digital transactions have been completed in India.

30 Nov 2017 4:40 PM IST

Air India aircrafts

SpiceJet, Jet Airways join the race for Air India disinvestment

A top Jet Airways executive acknowledged that the company was eyeing the debt-reeling national airline.

30 Nov 2017 4:28 PM IST

Fitch estimates that the banking sector will require around USD 90 billion in new total capital by 2018-19 fiscal to meet Basel-III standards and ongoing business needs.

Fitch may revise banks' rating if recapitalisation done early

Govt had announced a Rs 2.11 trillion capital infusion for public sector banks over next two years.

30 Nov 2017 4:23 PM IST

The Sensex opened higher before trading at 26,646.65 at 1100 hours, a loss of 51.17, or 0.19 per cent.

Sensex plunges 453 points on fiscal deficit fears, F&O expiry

Sensex after a gap down opening at 33,542.50, continued its slide to touch a low of 33,108.72.

30 Nov 2017 4:08 PM IST