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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

Govet is also focusing extensively on developing BharatNet to bridge the digital divide between the urban and rural areas of the country.

Govt transferred Rs 5.6 L cr to beneficiaries via Aadhaar enabled...

Govt also facilitating 9.1 crore electronic transactions such as passport services and land records through the...

31 Jan 2019 10:54 AM IST

As the downward spiral of the rupee continues, its effect will be felt in the government not being able to hold the fiscal deficit, inflation in oil and other imports, the fall of investments made in the stock market and the increased cost to companies in repaying foreign loans.

Rupee gains 26 paise per dollar in early trade as Fed keeps rates...

Fresh foreign fund inflows and positive opening in domestic equities also supported the rupee up move.

31 Jan 2019 10:32 AM IST

Nearly 77.28 lakh farmers have applied for a waiver.

Govt may hold back Q4 fertiliser subsidy to meet fiscal deficit goal

The subsidy payment through special banking arrangement attracts interest liability for the government.

31 Jan 2019 10:10 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)

Sensex jumps over 200 points on firm global cues

The 30-share index was trading 213.32 points, or 0.60 per cent, higher at 35,804.57.

31 Jan 2019 9:59 AM IST

In FY18, the government had completed the scheduled borrowing of Rs 1.02 lakh crore through Small Savings Scheme). (Representational image)

Centre likely to stick to FY20 fiscal target

We expect a cut in capital expenditure by Rs 50,000 crore and postponing Rs 30,000 crore of revenue expenditure to the...

31 Jan 2019 7:27 AM IST