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Ravi Shankar Prasad said the campaign has become a peoples movement. (Photo: ANI)

Prasad promises to take Broadband to masses; sees India as export hub...

IT and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said availability of broadband and mobiles is an essential component of...

1 July 2019 6:08 PM IST

According to the trade data for August, 2018 while exports have shown a growth of about 19 per cent in dollar terms, the rupee realisations for the export shipments went up close to 30 per cent, said Assocham.

Commerce ministry seeks stakeholder comments for next foreign trade...

During 2018-19, the overseas shipments grew by 9 per cent to USD 331 billion.

1 July 2019 4:35 PM IST

The transport industry involved in LPG products has been badly affected by demonetisation.

ATF price cut by 5.8 pc; subsidised LPG by Rs 3

Reduction in Aviation Turbine Fuel rates will bring relief to cash strapped airlines.

1 July 2019 3:00 PM IST

Union Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo:ANI)

GST may become two-tier tax with merger of 12, 18 pc slabs: Jaitley

In a Facebook post on GST, Jaitley said as many as 20 states are already showing more than a 14 pc increase in revenues.

1 July 2019 2:28 PM IST

Labour minister Santosh Gangwar.

Reports on high unemployment rate misleading, says Gangwar

Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the priority of government, said Santosh Gangwar.

1 July 2019 1:48 PM IST

According to analysts, the derivatives market build up points to traders taking positions ahead of the big event. (Photo: ANI)

Sharp moves seen ahead of Budget

Rollover in the Nifty stood at 80.3 per cent, which is above the 3-month average of 77.89 per cent.

1 July 2019 7:22 AM IST

The entire racket was being run with an attempt to convert the black money in old notes into white. (Photo: PTI)

Money in Swiss banks: India slips to 74th place, UK remains on top

India was ranked 73rd last year, after jumping 15 places from its 88th position a year ago.

30 Jun 2019 12:48 PM IST

The government has proposed to halve the income tax to 5 per cent for those earning between Rs 2,50,000 and Rs 5,00,000 per annum, in a relief to the middle class.

Budget may hike I-T exemption threshold, levy 40 pc tax on income over...

The pre-Budget survey 2019-20 conducted by KPMG (India) included responses from 226 respondents spanning across...

30 Jun 2019 12:36 PM IST

Rupee on Monday made a strong comeback from its life-time low of 70.15 against the dollar and ended with a stellar 33 paise gain at 69.82 on heavy dollar unwinding and a robust rally in domestic equities. (Representational image)

India's external debt rises 2.63 per cent to USD 543 billion at...

The external debt-to-GDP ratio stood at 19.7 per cent at end-March 2019, lower than 20.1 per cent at end-March 2018.

29 Jun 2019 11:33 AM IST

Domestic investors were reluctant to expand their portfolios ahead of the RBIs monetary policy review, brokers said.

RBI relaxes leverage ratio for banks to boost their lending capacity

In terms of the framework on LR put in place by RBI, banks have been monitored against an indicative LR of 4.5 pc.

29 Jun 2019 11:24 AM IST

Indias widening current account deficit coupled with normalisation of loose policy in developed nations and soaring crude oil prices may weaken rupee towards Rs 67/$1 in the fiscal years that begun from April 1.

Current account deficit inches up to 2.1 pc but more than halves in Q4

Overall trade performance was prime influencer for both contraction in CAD for March quarter as well as a widening for...

28 Jun 2019 6:57 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin and China President Xi Jinping during a meeting in the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

BRICS leaders call for transparent, inclusive international trade

The 5 leaders noted that world economic growth appears to be stabilising and is generally projected to pick up...

28 Jun 2019 6:44 PM IST