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Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed a press conference about the achievements of Ministry of Defence in last four years in New Delhi. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Budget 2019: Programmes to be accelerated, red tape reduced in 'New...

NDA in its first term set the ball rolling for 'New India' with strident commitment to fiscal consolidation, said...

5 July 2019 12:33 PM IST

Market indices opened sharply higher on Thursday, with the Sensex rising 383.96 points to 33,403.03 and the Nifty gaining 124.10 points at 10,252.50.

Budget 2019: Sensex gives up gains, falls over 400 points

The 30-share index was trading 428.10 points, or 1.07 per cent, lower at 39,479.96.

5 July 2019 12:14 PM IST

The main reasons for resignation is suggested to be corporate governance and lack of sufficient information regarding the business of the company.

Budget 2019: Our job creators are our wealth creators: Sitharaman...

Earlier she said that the objective her government was to empower citizens for a strong nation.

5 July 2019 12:09 PM IST

FIPB takes a call on proposals for FDI in ocuntry.

Budget 2019: Govt contemplating higher FDI in aviation, media, says...

Global FDI flow slipped by 13 per cent in 2018 to USD 1.3 trillion, from 1.5 in the previous year.

5 July 2019 12:06 PM IST

This initiative comes as a part of the Railways drive to go green as it also aims at boosting the nations sugarcane industry.. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Budget 2019: Rail infra requires Rs 50 lakh cr till 2030, says...

Udaan scheme will improve India's infrastructure, enable connectivity, and bridge the rural and urban divide,

5 July 2019 12:00 PM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget for Modi 2.0 government. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Need structural reforms to reach USD 5 trillion economy: Sitharaman

Indian economy has reached USD 2.7 trillion now, and is within capacity to reach USD 5 trillion in the next few years.

5 July 2019 11:50 AM IST

Finance minister Arun Jaitley

India on upward growth trajectory, says Arun Jaitley

Economic Survey projected India's growth to rise to 7 pc in the current fiscal, from five-year low of 6.8 pc in 2018-19.

5 July 2019 9:14 AM IST

The survey finds investment as the key driver that can create a self-sustaining virtuous cycle in India.

Virtuous cycle of savings, investment & exports can drive GDP growth

The presence of a triggering macro-economic key driver that catalyses the economy into a virtuous cycle is critical.

5 July 2019 1:56 AM IST

India has been the worlds fastest growing major economy over the past two years.

Economic Survey: Indian economy grows to USD 2.75 trn despite slowing...

India continued to remain the fastest-growing major economy in the world in 2018-19.

4 July 2019 5:12 PM IST

Between 2000 and 2016, British FDI created 371,000 jobs 10 per cent of all jobs created by FDI.

Economic Survey: A blue print for growth and jobs over next 5 years,...

EAC-PM welcomes the emphasis of the Survey on fiscal consolidation, fiscal discipline and investments.

4 July 2019 4:20 PM IST

We see a very positive scenario for infrastructure segment with extra investment lined in for all areas of core infrastructure such as roads, metro rail, expressway, airports and expansion on existing highways: Nitin Lall

Economic Survey: India must spend USD 200 bn on infra annually

As the country has only been able to put USD 100 to 110 billion annually into infrastructure development.

4 July 2019 4:11 PM IST

The finance ministry said that the bill is far more depositor-friendly than in many other countries which provide for statutory bail-in without consent of creditors and depositors.

Economic Survey: FinMin makes progress in strategic sale of 28 CPSEs

DIPAM had raised about Rs 85,000 crore from CPSE disinvestment in 2018-19.

4 July 2019 3:45 PM IST