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GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.

At 5.8 per cent, GDP hits 5-year low; job creation also dips

The data came on the day when Nirmala Sitharaman took charge as the new finance minister in the second innings of the...

1 Jun 2019 6:27 AM IST

Niti Aayogs new Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar.(Photo: PTI)

Big-bang reforms on cards: Niti Aayog's Rajiv Kumar

This should help companies to avoid getting embroiled in complicated disputes with their workers.

1 Jun 2019 1:36 AM IST

The Nifty scaled 108.35 points to end the day at 10,491.05 while the Sensex soared 322.65 points to end the day at 34,142.15.

Edgy market realises folly

The Nifty-50 also dropped 209.80 points from the day's high of 12039.25, but later recovered to close at 11,922.80.

1 Jun 2019 1:34 AM IST

Ryan McFarland, Founder and CEO of Strider Sports Int Inc.

Strider Sports bike now forays into Indian market

As starter, Strider bikes will be available on Amazon India through former's authorised dealer in India- Etailz.

1 Jun 2019 1:32 AM IST

Interestingly, HCL has been implementing mine expansion scheme to quadruple its capacity from 3.4 million tonne per annum to 20.2 million tonne a year.

PSUs' JV set to acquire strategic assets abroad

official teams have already visited mines in countries like Peru, Bolivia and Chile, which are rich in such strategic...

1 Jun 2019 1:29 AM IST

The benchmark Sensex pared some gains and were trading higher by 0.69 per cent or 233.02 points at 34,080.25 at 0955 hrs. (Photo: File)

Volatility may remain high in coming weeks

The broader markets were mixed with the BSE Mid-Cap index was down 0.65 per cent.

1 Jun 2019 1:27 AM IST

Indias forex reserves have shot up considerably.

India's forex reserves up by USD1.99 billion to USD 419.99 billion

The overall reserves had declined by USD 2.05 billion to USD 417.99 billion in the previous reporting week.

31 May 2019 6:47 PM 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 snaps 3-day losing streak; settles 17 paise against dollar

The local unit opened at 69.78 a dollar and during the day it touched a low of 69.92 and high of 69.68.

31 May 2019 6:19 PM IST

Productivity in British low-paid jobs lags 20 to 30 per cent behind equivalent roles in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United States.

Unemployment rate at 6.1 per cent in 2017-18, confirms govt data

The joblessness among male on all India basis was 6.2 per cent, while it was 5.7 per cent in case of females.

31 May 2019 6:13 PM IST

Growth in the eight core sectors during April-September this fiscal slowed down to 3.3 per cent as against 5.4 per cent in the same period last fiscal.

Growth of core sector industries slows to 2.6 per cent in April

Infrastructure sector growth has impact on the IIP as these segments account for about 41 per cent of the total factory...

31 May 2019 6:05 PM IST

Indias GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7 per cent from 7.4 per cent.

GDP growth slows to five-year low at 5.8 per cent in January-March

GDP growth during 2018-19 fiscal stood at 6.8 per cent, lower than 7.2 per cent in the previous financial year.

31 May 2019 6:00 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 lower at 3.39 per cent in 2018-19

Fiscal deficit at the end of March 31, 2019, stood at Rs 6.45 lakh crore as against Rs 6.34 lakh crore.

31 May 2019 5:52 PM IST