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The Cabinet on Wednesday relaxed rules for state-owned Coal India Ltd for extraction of natural gas.

India's coal import rises 8 pc to 212 MT in Apr-Feb

Coal imports in the month of February was at 18.31 MT (provisional) as compared to 21.15 MT (revised) in January 2019,...

7 April 2019 12:07 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing a press conference after a cabinet meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

India to be third largest economy by 2030: Arun Jaitley

Talking about growth avenues for next 20 years, finance minister listed infrastructure, rural expansion and gender...

6 April 2019 5:16 PM IST

Instead, gold was replaced by the dollar standard, with the proviso that dollars could be exchanged for gold.

Forex reserves soar over USD 5 bn to reach USD 412 bn

In the previous week, the reserves had increased by USD 1.029 billion to USD 406.667 billion.

5 April 2019 8:34 PM IST

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu

India mulls hosting second WTO mini-ministerial meet next month:...

This meeting assumes significance as several countries are raising questions over the relevance of the global trade...

5 April 2019 4:47 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.

Income Tax return forms for AY 2019-20 notified

Individuals, firms and companies have to file returns for the income earned in 2018-19 during the course of current...

5 April 2019 3:46 PM IST

DIPP secreatry Ramesh Abhishek (Pics:Youtube)

We need a platform where all stakeholders work together: DPIIT Secy

This platform would look at the steps which need to be taken for industrial growth, Ramesh Abhishek said here at CII...

5 April 2019 3:12 PM IST

Govt close to meeting fiscal deficit target of 3.4 pc: Garg

The government at many occasions had indicated that there might be some shortfall on indirect taxes collection.

4 April 2019 7:42 PM IST

Rupee strengthened by 28 paise to close at 70 against the dollar on Thursday.

Rupee slumps 76 paise to 69.17 vs USD post RBI policy

"Rupee tumbled after participants perceived RBI policy as less dovish than expected," said V K Sharma of HDFC...

4 April 2019 7:25 PM IST

The needless controversy between the government and the RBI is a direct consequence of economists without any practical experience in administering policies at a high level being inducted to executive positions.

RBI cuts interest rate by 25 basis points; loan EMIs likely to fall

Home, auto, and personal loan EMIs are likely to go down although banks are yet to fully pass on the previous cut.

4 April 2019 5:16 PM IST

Global rating agency Fitch on Monday slashed its GDP forecast for India for FY18 saying growth has repeatedly disappointed in recent quarters.

Fitch affirms India's rating at 'BBB-' with stable outlook for 13th...

Fitch Ratings said a robust growth outlook continues to support India's credit profile.

4 April 2019 4:46 PM IST

The stock markets will be steered by RBI policy, macroeconomic data points and global trends this week, say experts.

RBI to hold talks with banks on linking home, auto loans with external...

RBI had proposed that interest rates on loans should be linked to external benchmarks like repo rate from April 1.

4 April 2019 3:39 PM IST

The needless controversy between the government and the RBI is a direct consequence of economists without any practical experience in administering policies at a high level being inducted to executive positions.

RBI tweaks LCR norms to boost liquidity

The decision has been taken with a view to improve the ease of undertaking forex transactions.

4 April 2019 3:02 PM IST