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Meanwhile, Congress MP Rajni Patil gave zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha over the issue of 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and Assembly. (Photo: ANI)

Union Cabinet approves interim Budget 2019-20

A full-fledged Budget will be presented in Parliament once the new Central government is formed after the General...

1 Feb 2019 11:20 AM IST

The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) fell to 50.3 in October, from 51.2 in September, indicating a broad stagnation in the manufacturing sector.

Jan sees fastest rise in factory orders since Dec 2017; mfg activity...

The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index increased from 53.2 in December to 53.9 in January.

1 Feb 2019 11:10 AM IST

In April 2018, US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it had received 1,90,000 H-1B visa petitions.

H-1B rule change keeps qualification in, talent out

The change in rule will lead to an estimated increase of up to 16 pc in the number of selected petitions for H-1B...

1 Feb 2019 11:01 AM IST

Flipkart on Tuesday said it has completed the merger with eBay Indias operations.

E-comm rules: Flipkart disappointed with govt's revised FDI policy

Flipkart says government executed the FDI policy in haste.

1 Feb 2019 11:01 AM IST

On Tuesday, the Indian rupee closed the session on a flat note at 69.83 a dollar.

Rupee slips 9 paise against dollar in early trade; focus on interim...

Positive opening in domestic equities and fresh foreign fund inflows capped the losses for the domestic unit.

1 Feb 2019 10:40 AM IST

Indias financial markets rose on Monday, shrugging off concerns about a growing spat between the central bank and the government and preferring to take solace from plans for a big liquidity injection by the bank.

Sensex jumps over 100 points, Nifty at 10,865 ahead of Budget 2019

Domestic market, however, will continue to be volatile ahead of the interim budget which will be announced on Friday,...

1 Feb 2019 10:28 AM IST

Union minister of railways Piyush Goyal at the India Economic Summit 2017 in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Interim Budget 2019: Highlights

Govt is set to step up rural welfare spending by 16 per cent for the fiscal year beginning April to 1.3 trillion rupees.

1 Feb 2019 9:33 AM IST

The NSSO findings reportedly said that unemployment was last this high in 1972-73. The unemployment rate was 2.2 per cent in 2011-12. The leaked report further said that unemployment was higher in urban areas (7.8 per cent) as compared to 5.3 per cent in rural areas.

Political slugfest erupts over 'leaked' job data

The leaked report further said that unemployment was higher in urban areas (7.8 per cent) as compared to 5.3 per cent in...

1 Feb 2019 5:04 AM IST

When it comes to insurance, make sure you are investing your money in the most beneficial instrument.

Money talk: Should you buy a term plan?

While insurance is undeniably important, it's equally necessary to pick the right type of policy.

1 Feb 2019 1:27 AM IST

Mozilla, Wikimedia Foundation, and GitHub have written an open letter to the Union minister of electronics and IT, Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Tech firms write to Centre over changes in IT rules

As per the proposed amendments social media firms will have to enable investigative agencies to trace originatorâ€ of...

1 Feb 2019 1:12 AM IST

3 banks taken off PCA framework

Of the 21 state-owned banks, 11 were under the PCA framework, which imposes lending and other restrictions on weak...

1 Feb 2019 1:09 AM IST

1,500 points swing was recorded in Sensex before it settled the day at 279.62 points, or 0.75 per cent lower at 36,841.60.

Dovish Fed, Budget help Sensex rally 665 points

Most of the Asian equity markets also ended the day with strong gains.

1 Feb 2019 1:09 AM IST