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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

Flipkart had hired about 10,000 temporary staffers, mostly in logistics, ahead of festive sales

Flipkart investors, employees trimming stakes as part of SoftBank deal

In August, Flipkart said SoftBank's Vision Fund had committed to the deal, giving the company an edge over Amazon.com.

30 Nov 2017 3:54 PM IST

The railways has started the exercise of an internal audit through which 50 mail and express trains will be upgraded to super-fast services. (Photo: File/Representational)

Railways eye 2022 launch for hi-speed network interconnecting

Project has been appraised by NITI Aayog and is awaiting Cabinet sanction which is under process.

30 Nov 2017 3:53 PM 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)

India has standardised itself for 7-8 per cent growth: Jaitley

India is getting closer to a situation where the country can spend what it earns, and borrows relatively less, he said.

30 Nov 2017 3:40 PM IST

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)

Jaitley hints at further rationalisation of GST rates

Jaitley said GST started with different tax rates and they have rationalised rates on many items.

30 Nov 2017 3:39 PM IST

For FY 18, the fiscal deficit target was supposed to be 3 per cent but it may choose the upper band of 3.5 percent in the Union Budget.

Fiscal deficit hits 96 per cent of India's total budget estimate in...

India's fiscal deficit at the end of October hit 96.1 per cent of the budget estimate for 2017- 18. (Photo:...

30 Nov 2017 3:27 PM IST

The government has proposed to halve the income tax to 5 per cent for those earning between Rs 2,50,000 and Rs 5,00,000 per annum, in a relief to the middle class.

Flat income tax rate undesirable for India: stakeholders

Stakeholders believe a flat income tax rate is not progressive in an unequal society like India.

30 Nov 2017 3:12 PM IST

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu

India poised to become world's third largest economy: Prabhu

Government wants to take manufacturing to 20 per cent of the GDP, helped by SMEs.

30 Nov 2017 2:38 PM IST