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The previous high quarterly GDP growth was recorded in July-September period in 2014-15 at 8.4 per cent. (Representational Image)

GDP growth rate for 2017-18 revised upwards to 7.2 per cent

Real GDP or GDP at constant (2011-12) prices for 2017-18 and 2016-17 stand at Rs 131.80 lakh crore and Rs 122.98 lakh...

31 Jan 2019 6:04 PM IST

Bharti Airtel is largest telecom operator in terms of subscriber base. (Photo: AFP)

Bharti Airtel Q3 consolidated net income tanks 72 pc to Rs 86 cr

The net income stood at Rs 306 crore in the same period of the previous year.

31 Jan 2019 5:48 PM IST

Chanda Kochhar may have to return over Rs 9 cr bonus to ICICI Bank

The board has also asked the bank to take steps for

31 Jan 2019 4:55 PM IST

Sensex opened higher at 26,756.66.

Sensex surges over 650 points; Nifty settles at 10,830

The 30-share index was trading 665.44 points, or 1.87 per cent, higher at 36,256.69.

31 Jan 2019 4:03 PM IST

Increase in gold imports pushed the countrys trade deficit to USD 94.32 billion in April-September 2018-19.

Gold slips Rs 70 per 10 gm on muted demand

Gold is trading at Rs 34,000 per 10 gram at the bullion market here on subdued demand from jewellers.

31 Jan 2019 3:37 PM IST

A rural woman after exchanging 500 and 1000 rupee currency notes in a SBBJ branch at Beawar, Rajasthan. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi plans to raise rural spending by 16 pc to woo rural voters:...

In its interim budget on Friday, the govt is set to earmark about 1.3 trillion for the Ministry of Rural Development.

31 Jan 2019 3:17 PM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said it was regrettable that women have not been given their due in the business arena.

India's share in global GDP rose to 3.3 pc in 2017: President Kovind

Country's GDP has been growing at a rate of 7.3 pc on an average, making India the sixth largest economy in the world.

31 Jan 2019 2:46 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.

Here's what to expect from 2019-2020 interim budget

The government is expected to project economic growth of around 7.5 per cent for the next financial year.

31 Jan 2019 2:16 PM 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 completes USD 200-mn funding transaction with Qatar...

Airtel decided to use the proceeds from QIA to further reduce Airtel Africa's existing net debt.

31 Jan 2019 1:26 PM IST

Fitch estimates that the banking sector will require around USD 90 billion in new total capital by 2018-19 fiscal to meet Basel-III standards and ongoing business needs.

Fitch warns of fiscal slippage if govt goes for populist interim...

Government still aims to adhere to a debt ceiling of 60 per cent of GDP by March 2025.

31 Jan 2019 12:51 PM IST

ICICI Bank spokesperson said it has installed state-of-the-art note sorting machines that check the quality of millions of notes every day.

ICICI Bank shares rise on board decision to revoke ex-CEO Chanda...

Gross bad loans as a percentage of total loans, a measure of asset quality, fell to 7.75 pc at the end of Dec, from 8.54...

31 Jan 2019 11:42 AM IST

A still from Pratidwandi (The Adversary), a Satyajit Ray classic that looked at the socio-political crisis including unemployment of 1970s Kolkata (Picture for representational purposes only)

Unemployment rate highest in 45 years, shows Centre's buried': report

The report showed that the unemployment rate among the youth was at a higher level compared to previous years.

31 Jan 2019 11:28 AM IST