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Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the President of the Peoples Republic of China, Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the 9th BRICS Summit, in Xiamen, China. (Photo: PTI)

India, China to set up working groups to promote exports

India's trade deficit with China narrowed marginally to USD 51.08 billion in 2016-17 from USD 52.69 billion in 2015- 16.

9 Sept 2017 4:38 PM IST

Raghuram Rajan had cautioned the government that short-term costs of a radical ban of high-value currency notes would outweigh the long-term benefits. (Photo: AP) (Photo: PTI)

Rajan says govt could sell some assets to fund ailing PSU banks

RBI have been trying to ease the burden on state-run lenders, which account for 70 per cent of all lending.

9 Sept 2017 3:55 PM IST

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at a GST Council meet. (Photo: File/PTI)

States red flag problem faced by traders on GSTN portal

So far over 45 lakh GSTR-3B, 17 lakh GSTR-1 and over 13 crore invoices have been filed on GSTN portal.

9 Sept 2017 1:33 PM IST

The industrial sector contributed over 15 per cent to the NPAs followed by agriculture and services in the region of six per cent and retail loans which were the lowest at 2.3 per cent.

MUDRA Yojana generates 5.5 crore jobs, says report

So far Rs 3.42 lakh crore loan has been disbursed to over 8 crore people under the scheme.

9 Sept 2017 1:22 PM IST

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at a GST Council meet. (Photo: File/PTI)

GST Council may fix tax anomalies, car cess hike today

The Council will also take up IT related issues in GST network which has faced glitches.

9 Sept 2017 10:06 AM IST

Reserve Bank of India

India's forex reserve nears record $400 billion

Rupee hits one-month high due to weaker US dollar.

9 Sept 2017 7:30 AM IST

GST reform process would lead to a move from the regime of tax exemptions in various sectors of economy to a regime of seamless flow of credit and payment of tax.

UIDAI chief A B Pandey appointed interim GSTN chairman

Pandey was given additional charge days after GSTN's first chairman Navin Kumar completed his term on August 29.

8 Sept 2017 6:56 PM IST

WPI inflation, which reflects the annual rate of price rise, has risen for the second straight month, notwithstanding the cash crunch following demonetisation.

CPI inflation seen at 3.2 pc in Aug: Morgan Stanley

Trade deficit is expected to narrow to about USD 10.3 billion in August from USD 11.5 billion in July.

8 Sept 2017 5:34 PM IST

The Union finance ministry said that there were some complaints that the taxpayers are not being able to log on to the e-filing website of I-T department or not being able to link Aadhaar with PAN.

78 per cent rise in paperless I-T assessment; all-India roll out by...

During the financial year 2015-16, a total of 1,014 cases were completed under the pilot project (e-assessment).

8 Sept 2017 5:17 PM IST

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan says he wants to come back to India if the need be. (Photo: AP)

Let India grow at 8-10 pc for 10 yrs before chest-thumping: Rajan

Rajan was only central bank governor in two decades who did not get a second term.

8 Sept 2017 4:56 PM IST

Ralhan said that petroleum exports which has a major contribution in the exports basket has continued to growth with a positive growth of well over eight per cent. (Representational Image)

Cargo traffic at 12 major ports up 3.2 per cent to 274 MT in April-Aug

India has 12 major ports which handle approximately 61 per cent of the country's total cargo traffic.

8 Sept 2017 4:46 PM IST

Union Minister for Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley briefs a press conference after a Cabinet meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

21st GST Council meet in Hyderabad on Saturday

This will be third meeting of GST Council since the launch of the Goods and Services Tax on July 1.

8 Sept 2017 3:26 PM IST