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On Monday, the rupee had gained 9 paise to close at 66.92 per dollar in view of strong foreign capital inflows coupled with a firm equity market.

Rupee up 7 paise US dollar in early trade

Rupee is trading at 64.46 against US dollar today amid increased supply of American currency by exporters.

11 July 2017 9:54 AM IST

Genting Dream cruise ship

Govt looks to boost domestic cruise industry

Promotion of cruise tourism requires not just improvement in infrastructure but also uniformity.

11 July 2017 9:46 AM IST

SBIs announcement to offload up to 5 per cent stake in SBI Life to a non-promoter group might be construed as a test to see the market response.

SBI Life gets final approval for IPO from SBI central board

SBI Life's net profit grew 10.9 per cent to Rs 954.65 crore in the year to March 2017.

11 July 2017 9:37 AM IST

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All states must notify rules related to RERA by July 30

RERA promises to bring much-desired transparency, accountability and efficiency in real estate sector.

11 July 2017 9:17 AM IST

Basix chairman Vijay Mahajan (left) speaks to Bharat Financial Inclusion Limited MD and CEO M.R. Rao at an event in Hyderabad. (Photo: Asian Age)

Microequity is a must for startups' success

Finance veteran calls for new funding channel for new-age companies.

11 July 2017 2:08 AM IST

The GST Council cleared nil rate on live asses, mules and hinnies while placing live horses under the 12 per cent bracket.

Gifts till Rs 50,000 from firms won't attract GST: Centre

The ministry said that the question arises as to what constitutes a gift.

11 July 2017 2:03 AM IST

At the close of trade, the market capitalisation of all the BSE listed firms stood at Rs 1,29,60,905 crore ($2 trillion).

Investor wealth hits $2 trillion as stocks rally

IT, pharma stocks-led rally following positive US job's data.

11 July 2017 1:59 AM IST

Amazon, which had a total of 306,800 full-time and part-time employees globally at the end of September, hired a total of 123,700 globally during the 15 months ended in September.

Amazon's proposal for FDI in food gets govt nod

Government had received investment proposals from three companies - Amazon, Grofers and Big Basket.

10 July 2017 9:15 PM IST

Article 246 says every state can levy a GST.

Traders must display GSTIN on signboards

Composition dealer is required to mention along with registration certificate that he is not entitled to collect taxes.

10 July 2017 9:04 PM IST

The GST Council cleared nil rate on live asses, mules and hinnies while placing live horses under the 12 per cent bracket.

GST saves transportation time, cost, says Assocham

GST is saving trucking time on trunk routes, connecting top cities, besides saving fleet owners Rs 5,000-7,500 per trip.

10 July 2017 8:41 PM IST

The GST Council cleared nil rate on live asses, mules and hinnies while placing live horses under the 12 per cent bracket.

GST on sanitary pads to protect tax credit for makers: Finance Min

It cited protection of rights of domestic sanitary manufacturers as a reason for not exempting this necessary product...

10 July 2017 8:22 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.

Use CBDT's app 'Aaykar Setu' for hassle-free tax payment

This initiative is a step by I-T department to directly communicate with taxpayers on a range of tax services.

10 July 2017 6:58 PM IST