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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Govt committed to growth of agriculture sector, says Modi on MSP hike

There has been a historic increase in the MSP. Congratulations to all farmers, he tweeted in Hindi.

4 July 2018 5:13 PM IST

Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu (Photo: PTI)

Suresh Prabhu expects 20 per cent growth in exports

Exports grew 20.18 per cent to USD 28.86 billion in May - the highest in six months.

4 July 2018 4:11 PM IST

All your credit card use reflects in your credit history which is shared by card and loan companies with credit rating agencies such as Cibil and Experian.

Unsecured bank loans rise four-times in FY15-18, says report

As of March 2018, outstanding unsecured loans stood at around Rs 5 trillion.

4 July 2018 3:48 PM IST

The GR also said the Rs 10,000 loan would be given only to those who want to sow crops for the Kharif season.

Cabinet hikes minimum support price of paddy by Rs 200 per quintal

The proposed hike is estimated to cost the taxpayers a whopping amount of Rs 15,000 crore annually.

4 July 2018 1:15 PM IST

Almost 81 lakh farmers enrolled for the scheme in 2017 and nearly Rs 3,400 crore was transferred to the insurance companies.

Cabinet led by Narendra Modi to decide on MSP hike today

The govt is confident of receiving around Rs 13 lakh crore GST revenue this financial year.

4 July 2018 12:03 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Limit populist spend ahead of polls: UBS

Urges Reserve Bank to hike rates in its next meeting.

4 July 2018 1:17 AM IST

Union Road Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari. (Photo: PTI)

Nitin Gadkari rules out stopping highway toll collection

The minister said toll collection can "never go" if funds are to be raised for constructing roads.

3 July 2018 7:41 PM IST

Evidence suggests that Tether may have been used to manipulate the price of bitcoin.

Supreme Court backs RBI ban on virtual currency

RBI had restricted all the banks and financial institutions from using crypto currency.

3 July 2018 7:01 PM IST

Telecom Commission on Tuesday approved a proposal for allowing mobile phone calls and internet services in domestic and international flights in India.

Telecom Commission to discuss new policy on July 11

It aims to attract USD 100 billion or about Rs 6.5 lakh crore investments in the digital communications sector by 2022.

3 July 2018 5:35 PM IST

For the past few days, the rupee continued to outshine the US dollar and ended at a nearly 3-month high of 67.22 yesterday.

Rupee to remain in 68-72 range against USD in short term, says UBS

The rupee had breached the lifetime low and crossed the Rs 69 to a dollar level last week.

3 July 2018 4:00 PM IST

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said development work worth Rs 5 lakh crore would be started in Maharashtra. (Phptp: Debasish Dey)

Is govt planning to go soft on defaulters?

There is a need to distinguish between bona fide and mala fide intentions.

3 July 2018 12:41 PM IST

PYGMY india bows down to U.S.: media

PYGMY' india bows down to U.S.: media

Incidentally, it happened a day after the United States ambassador to United Nations Nikki Haley visited India, the...

3 July 2018 1:29 AM IST