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Congress party Vice President Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Rahul Gandhi criticises PM Modi's economic policies

Government's economic policies demonetisation and hastily-applied GST have caused tremendous damage.

12 Sept 2017 3:47 PM IST

Of the 27 industry sectors monitored by the index, 25 sectors witness growth in online hiring activity in November compared to the year-ago period.

Online hiring in India registers 14 per cent rise in Aug: Monster.com

Online hiring in banking, financial services and insurance grew 35 per cent in August from a year ago.

12 Sept 2017 3:32 PM IST

The Union finance ministry said that there were some complaints that the taxpayers are not being able to log on to the e-filing website of I-T department or not being able to link Aadhaar with PAN.

NSE extends deadline for filing annual returns to Oct 31

As per norms delay in submission of annual returns attract a penalty of Rs 100 per day.

12 Sept 2017 3:24 PM IST

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is a state-owned power geneartor. (Photo: PTI)

How Kanpur's IAS officer battled power theft through digitisation

Kanpur state power department that was incurring a distribution loss of 30 per cent when she joined, currently records...

12 Sept 2017 2:59 PM IST

Banks will have to make changes in the existing infrastructure which would be a huge challenge for the banks.(Representational Image)

Banks face $65 bn capital shortage to meet Basel III norms: Fitch

Weak capital positions have a major negative influence on Indian banks' Viability Ratings.

12 Sept 2017 2:52 PM IST

Banks will have to make changes in the existing infrastructure which would be a huge challenge for the banks.(Representational Image)

Banks need $65 bn additional capital to meet Basel III norms: Fitch

Gross non-performing loan ratio reached 9.7 per cent in 2016-17, up from 7.8 per cent in 2015-16.

12 Sept 2017 2:51 PM IST

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Govt notifies GST cess hike on mid and large cars, SUVs

Highest pre-GST tax incidence on motor vehicles worked out to about 52-54.72 per cent.

12 Sept 2017 2:30 PM IST

The e-filing facility for ITR-1, which is to be enabled from April 1, will have an online tax calculator and ITRs can be filed till the stipulated deadline of July 31.

67 startups receive tax benefits so far, says minister

3,576 startups have been recognised as on September 7 and tax benefits have been given to 67 innovative startups.

12 Sept 2017 2:22 PM IST

At present, there is a 10 per cent import duty on gold. (Photo: PTI)

Gold ETFs register Rs 300 crore outflow in Apr-Aug FY18

Gold ETFs are passive investment instruments that are based on price movements and investments in physical gold.

12 Sept 2017 1:51 PM IST

HDFC Bank slides past TCS to become second most valuable firm

During the afternoon trade, the market capitalisation (m-cap) of HDFC Bank stood at Rs 4,73,530.72 crore.

12 Sept 2017 1:48 PM IST

First bullet train in India will run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, a 516 km long route. (Photo: /Representational/AFP)

5 things to know about Mumbai-Ahmedabd bullet train

The 516-km long, India's first high speed rail project will cost Rs 1,10,000 crore or $16 billion.

12 Sept 2017 12:50 PM IST

Many farmers switched to new genetically-engineered cotton seeds which are resistant to a deadly pest called bollworm and produced far higher yields and healthier crops with less use of pesticides.

Growth in food grain production likely to be lower this year

Slow progress on crop sowing means that there could be downside risks to its agriculture GVA growth forecast.

12 Sept 2017 12:30 PM IST