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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Reforms like GST, note ban put economy on 'stronger track': FM

Referring to the series of economic reforms undertaken since 1991, Jaitley said the Indian model now seems to be...

11 Oct 2017 9:56 AM IST

The World Bank, in its report said that Indias economic growth has been affected by disruptions from the withdrawal of banknotes and uncertainties around GST. Photo: AP

'Cash disruption' and GST uncertainties affected India's growth: World...

A slowdown in India's growth rate, the bank said, has also affected the growth rate of South Asia.

11 Oct 2017 9:38 AM IST

Private sector capex to be muted till FY20

Stressed corporates would take 10-11 years, says Ind-Ra.

11 Oct 2017 4:02 AM IST

Dharmendra Pradhan (Photo: PTI/File)

India offers $300 billion investment chance in oil sector: Pradhan

Investment opportunities in hydrocarbon sector over next 10 years so as to keep pace with country's energy demand.

10 Oct 2017 8:22 PM IST

Reserve Bank of India, RBI, is a banking regulator. It also calculates and fixes repo rate. (Photo: AFP)

RBI net dollar purchase in August at USD 3.226 billion

RBI's intervention in the foreign exchange market is to curtail volatility in the rupee market.

10 Oct 2017 7:45 PM IST

As per new IMF projections, Indias growth in 2016 is now estimated to be 6.6 per cent as against 7.6 per cent earlier. (Photo: AFP)

IMF lowers India's growth forecast over demonetisation, GST

Strong government spending and data revisions in India led to an upward revision of 2016 growth to 7.1 per cent.

10 Oct 2017 6:44 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the government gave opportunity to people to come clean about their accounts held abroad. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Govt convinced public in favour of FDI in defence: Jaitley

A lot of joint ventures are coming up for investment in the defence sector.

10 Oct 2017 5:42 PM IST

The survey said the problem has continued to fester as Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) of the banking system (especially public sector banks) keep increasing, while credit and investment keep falling.

PE/VC investments touch record high of USD 8.7 billion in July-Sep

July-September recorded the largest IPO exits ever with Fairfax selling its 12 per cent stake in ICICI Lombard for USD...

10 Oct 2017 5:22 PM IST

India typically imports around 800 tonnes of gold every year. (Photo: PTI)

India's September gold imports jump 31 percent amidst festivities

Much of the gain last month was simply due to the Indian holiday of Dussehra being celebrated on September 30.

10 Oct 2017 5:10 PM IST

Maharashtra has highest rate of VAT on petrol and diesel. (Photo: PTI)

Maharashtra cuts VAT on petrol, diesel; calls it 'Diwali gift'

Petrol will be cheaper by Rs 2 and diesel by Re 1 per liter across Maharashtra from midnight.

10 Oct 2017 4:46 PM IST

Returns generated by pension funds under National Pension System, NPS, has been over 10 per cent. (Photo: PTI)

NPS subscribers rise 27 per cent to 1.78 crore; AUM at Rs 2.06 lakh...

Govt has amended I-T Act providing for tax free migration of superannuation funds to NPS.

10 Oct 2017 4:21 PM IST

US economist Richard Thaler on Monday won the Nobel Prize in Economics. (Photo: AP)

How Modi put Nobel Prize winner Richard Thaler's 'nudge theory' to use

The government has been following this policy since last year when Niti Aayog joined hands with the Bill and Melinda...

10 Oct 2017 3:42 PM IST