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The worlds top 60 economies have adopted more than 7,000 protectionist trade measures on a net basis since the financial crisis. (Photo: Reuters)Business
World has racked up 7,000 protectionist measures since crisis: study

2016 saw highest level of protectionism in percentage terms since 2010, at just over 61 per cent of all trade measures...

15 Nov 2017 1:09 PM IST

Small investors have turned their attention towards a couple of IPOs that had hit the street in September with the portion reserved for retail investors witnessing overwhelming participation from them.Business
Top investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala says steering away from Indian IPOs

Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala said that the recent tepid listings could lead to a 'lull' in the IPO pipeline.

15 Nov 2017 12:16 PM IST

Vodafone India and Idea Cellular have decided to sell their respective tower businesses in India to ATC Telecom Infrastructure for Rs 7,850 crore. (File Photo)Business
Vodafone to explore ways to sell stake in Indus Towers

The Vodafone India and Idea merger will create opportunities on Indus Towers, said Vodafone Group Chief Executive...

15 Nov 2017 11:34 AM IST

Eating out will get cheaper from Wednesday as the GST Council has slashed rates on food served in AC and non AC restaurants to 5 per cent. (Photo: Pexel)Business
5 per cent GST on eating out from today! Nearly 200 items become...

The GST Council slashed the rates on nearly 200 items that were placed in the topmost 28 per cent slab.

15 Nov 2017 11:20 AM IST

According to IFA Global, a forex and treasury solution firm, the Indian rupee is the third best performing Asian currencies this year, up 4.63 per cent in the March quarter, its best quarterly gains since September 2012.Business
Rupee firms up 8 paise against US dollar in early trade

Forex dealers said fresh inflow of foreign funds and weakness in the dollar against other currencies overseas supported...

15 Nov 2017 10:28 AM IST

NSE Nifty reclaimed the 9,900-level and BSE Sensex climbed over 167 points in early trade on Thursday. Photo: PTIBusiness
Sensex tanks 113 points on 3-year high trade deficit, gloomy earnings

Trade deficit widened to almost a 3-year high of USD 14 billion last month as imports surged.

15 Nov 2017 10:20 AM IST

Inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index was 0.90 per cent in June 2017 and 0.63 per cent in July 2016.Business
RBI unlikely to slash rate till March, say analysts

CPI inflation is likely to rise above 4 per cent by the end of this year.

15 Nov 2017 3:04 AM IST

Mr Gupta said that exports should be out rightly kept out of the purview of GST as paying the tax first and getting refund is cumbersome and is affecting exports.Business
Trade deficit widens to three year high

Imports grew by 7.6 per cent to $ 37.11 billion in October from $ 34.5 billion in the year-ago month.

15 Nov 2017 2:58 AM IST

The newly-issued Rs 2000 notes. (Photo: PTI)Business
Indian household wealth hits $5 trillion

India's wealth growth of $451 billion represents the 8th largest wealth gain globally by country.

15 Nov 2017 2:52 AM IST

Anyone can start buying mutual funds with sums as small as Rs 500. More conveniently, you can do this from home, without having to step into a branch or submit a single sheet of paper for your KYC.Business
Invest in equity via Mutual Funds

At the time when interest rates are falling, investment in equity appears the only way to beat inflation.

15 Nov 2017 2:38 AM IST

The Income Tax Department will soon issue notices to those who have deposited \suspicious\ amounts of money in banks post-demonetisation and have not responded to taxmans preliminary communication. (Photo: PTI)Business
CBDT to issue notices to 'suspicious' cash depositors

The people who have filed their returns will be examined against the amounts they have deposited during the period of...

14 Nov 2017 9:10 PM IST

The income tax department and the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) have signed a pact to regularly share data, including PAN and audit reports of firms. (Representational Image)Business
Benami assets: I-T department scanning profiles of property registered

The top boss of the I-T department said that till now, the taxman has attached 621 properties.

14 Nov 2017 8:54 PM IST

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