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The government is considering converting GST Network- which is handling the IT infrastructure of the new indirect tax regime - into a state-owned company, an official source said.

1 per cent extra cess in calamity-hit Kerala okayed

Kerala had asked the GST Council for levying cess to fund rehabilitation work.

7 Jan 2019 6:17 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will unveil the Union Budget 2018 on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Aadhaar savings can fund 3 welfare schemes: Arun Jaitley

Jaitley admitted that BJP while in Opposition, had some reservations on Aadhaar particularly with regard to non-citizens...

7 Jan 2019 3:27 AM IST

Under FATCA income tax department received data for calendar year 2016 from 39 countries covering nearly 1.2 lakhs persons. (Photo: ANI)

I-T dept withdraws circular on transfer of shares for 'no or...

The Congress party had welcomed the December 31 circular of the CBDT.

5 Jan 2019 5:29 PM IST

Given the higher NPAs and weak capitalisation of PSBs, ICRA had earlier projected private sector banks market share in the banking sector advances to increase to 38 per cent 40 per cent by 2020 from 27.5 per cent as on March 31, 2017. (Representational image)

2 bank unions call for two-day strike on January 8-9

Strike call given by 10 central trade unions against the government's alleged anti-worker policy.

5 Jan 2019 4:07 PM IST

Meanwhile, DoT said it will take a call on next round of auction of 5G spectrum.

Govt revenue from telecom companies slips 22 pc in 2017-18

The government's revenue from licence fee declined 18.12 per cent to Rs 10,670.6 crore in 2017-18

5 Jan 2019 12:23 PM IST

Today, the use of Aadhaar has been extended beyond the PDS and the delivery of subsidised benefits.

No general scheme for adults to opt out of Aadhaar programme, says...

UIDAI has prepared plans to delete all Aadhaar data with banks and telecom companies.

4 Jan 2019 6:02 PM IST

Ecommerce firms too see a major bump up in sales during Dussehra and Diwali.

Online marketplaces may seek extension of Feb 1 deadline for new FDI...

The government had clarified that private labels were not banned from being sold on e-commerce marketplaces.

4 Jan 2019 5:32 PM IST

The rules will enable operators to improve coverage and capacity and address the issue of call drops, ultimately benefiting consumers.

Penalty of Rs 58 lakh on telecom service providers for call drop

During the March quarter, Rs 3 lakh penalty was imposed on BSNL, Rs 10.5 lakh on Idea, Rs 22.5 lakh on Tata and Rs 6...

4 Jan 2019 5:10 PM IST

The notice comes just days after Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad warned the social media giant Facebook of stringent action for any attempt to influence polls through data theft. (Photo: PTI/File)

Working with RBI to probe fraud cases of below Rs 1L', says govt

A Financial Data Protection bill has been drafted that aims to address issues related to data theft, including social...

4 Jan 2019 4:38 PM IST

I am asking these questions as his misadventure is impairing national interest and I hope Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party would respond immediately, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley wrote on Facebook. (Photo: ANI)

No job losses due to merger of public sector banks: Arun Jaitley

PAC is initiated against banks that have high levels of non-performing assets (NPAs).

4 Jan 2019 2:11 PM IST

On Friday, the rupee had gained 6 paise to end at 67.01 due to fag-end dollar selling by banks.

India has more than adequate 2,000 rupee notes in system: official

2,000 rupee notes constitutes 35 per cent by value of the total circulation, says Garg.

4 Jan 2019 12:36 PM IST

The protesting farmers had ended their march at Kisan Ghat in Delhi early on Wednesday after the police, which had stopped them on the citys border, allowed their entry. (Photo: PTI/File)

Govt takes direct benefit transfer route to farm votes

As part of immediate relief measure, the government will offer Rs 3,000-4,000 per acre to each farmer for every season.

4 Jan 2019 10:31 AM IST