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Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a slew of incentives to boost startup businesses, offering them a tax holiday, inspector raj-free regime and capital gains tax exemption as part of the startup action plan.

Maharashtra: The future startup capital of India

India has the 3rd largest startup base globally while Mumbai ranked 7th in terms of growth in VC deals secured in...

4 Jun 2019 1:18 PM IST

Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey (Photo: ANI)

Job creation, skill development will remain in focus: Mahendra Nath...

Pandey's predecessor Dharmendra Pradhan and newly appointed MoS for Skill Development RK Singh were also present,

4 Jun 2019 12:58 PM IST

Union transport and surface minister and BJP senior leader Nitin Gadkari

Bolstering infra, creating jobs through small industries will be...

Stuck highway projects worth Rs 3.85 lakh cr or starting cargo shipments on Ganga river, Gadkari has been at forefront...

4 Jun 2019 12:12 PM IST

PE firms made investments worth $2.6 billion across 61 deals and exits worth $472 million across 10 deals.

M&A activity saw sharp decline in Jan-Mar quarter: EY India

Domestic activity continued to dominate Indian M&A, with 158 deals accounting for deal value of USD 7.1 billion.

4 Jun 2019 12:01 PM IST

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) spokeswoman Shawn Morgan declined to comment. The French government, Renaults biggest shareholder with a 15 per cent stake, also declined to comment.

Renault to decide on merger talks with Fiat Chrysler

Nissan, a long-time Renault partner, fears being sidelined by the deal.

4 Jun 2019 11:45 AM IST

UPI has been key in steering the entire ecosystem of consumers, payment processors and banks towards digital transformation and it continued its monumental growth in 2019.

China, India pushing fintech adoption growth: EY

82 per cent said they are aware of peer-to-peer payment systems and non-bank money transfers, according to report.

4 Jun 2019 11:40 AM IST

SpiceJets Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh. (Photo: ANi)

Jet failure a 'wake up call'; part of blame at doorstep of...

SpiceJet plans to hire up to 2,000 staff of Jet Airways, including pilots and cabin crew. It has already taken 1,100.

4 Jun 2019 11:40 AM IST

With this investment, Singtels total stake (along with its affiliates) in Bharti Telecom will increase to 48.90 per cent. Singtel currently holds 47.17 per cent stake in Bharti Telecom. This will lead to an increase of Singtel economic interest in Bharti Airtel by 0.9 percentage points to 39.5 per cent. (Photo: PTI)

Airtel Africa to raise USD 750 million via IPO, eyes London listing

Airtel Africa is also considering listing its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

4 Jun 2019 10:51 AM IST

The needless controversy between the government and the RBI is a direct consequence of economists without any practical experience in administering policies at a high level being inducted to executive positions.

RBI may cut rates, turn 'accommodative' after dismal GDP

Analysts say policymakers should also find ways to boost banks' liquidity to ensure they drop their lending rates too.

4 Jun 2019 10:31 AM IST

The Indian rupee is totally correlated to the crude prices and as long as the crude remains above $70, the rupee will hold weak.

Rupee rises 26 paise to 69.00 vs USD in early trade

Fresh foreign fund inflows and easing crude oil prices supported the rupee.

4 Jun 2019 10:19 AM IST

The Nifty claiming 11,l883 and Sensex 39571 marked the day with all the bullishness summoned up from yesterdays gains but selling emerged at higher levels.

Sensex, Nifty start on cautious note as investors await RBI's MPC...

After scaling lifetime highs in the previous session, the 30-share index was trading 15.27 points, or 0.04 per cent,...

4 Jun 2019 9:51 AM IST

Fortis Healthcare board

Received approval from BSE, NSE for reclassification of promoters:...

Shares of Fortis Healthcare closed at Rs 124.75 per scrip on BSE, down 0.40 per cent from its previous close.

4 Jun 2019 9:30 AM IST