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India announced higher import tax on electronics products in December, and then on 40 more items in the budget this month.

US steps up pressure on India to cut tariff

USTR is fairly negative on India; Delhi defends move.

24 Feb 2018 2:08 AM IST

Finance Ministry

Finance Ministry signs MoU with NBCC for housing project

MoU for the project was signed between Department of Economic Affairs and NBCC.

23 Feb 2018 3:23 PM IST

Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan

India keen to share tech expertise with other nations: Telecom...

Country is keen to share technology, training expertise, and know-how with other nations that face similar challenges.

23 Feb 2018 1:44 PM IST

The H-1B programme offers temporary US visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers. (Photo: Representational | File)

Trump admin makes H1-B visa approval tough; Indian firms to be...

Under new policy, company would have to go an extra length to prove that its H-1B employee at a third-party worksite.

23 Feb 2018 11:14 AM IST

About 25 per cent of the respondents indicated that transactions made through demand draft are more vulnerable from a money laundering perspective.

Financial crimes rise in life insurance

The survey mentioned several instances where claims have been filed on behalf of someone who are still alive or, in some...

23 Feb 2018 7:49 AM IST

After the Lehman crisis, low interest rates and quantitative easing (QE) were curative and necessary because had central banks not been supportive with infusing liquidity in 2008, payment systems would have stalled, fuelling panic.

Why 2018 will not be an encore of 2008

CEOs' optimism is more cautious regarding their own organisation's revenue growth prospects before fiscal 2019.

23 Feb 2018 2:31 AM IST

Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha

DoT unveils strategic plan for operational synergy of telecom PSUs

DoT unveiled a strategic plan for bringing together state-owned companies and organisations in sector.

22 Feb 2018 3:20 PM IST

Union Minister for Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad Prasad also slammed Congress over its dual stand on the triple talaq bill in the Parliament and accused it of spreading hatred. (Photo: ANI)

Digital India possible only if Digital UP happens, says Prasad

Union minister said that there are immense opportunities in setting up BPOs and govt is ready to help.

22 Feb 2018 2:48 PM IST

India ranks 81st in global corruption perception index

The index uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.

22 Feb 2018 11:37 AM IST

The RBI has always said monetary policy should be accompanied by fiscal policy if the wheels of the economy are to be greased. (Photo: PTI)

Banks sell bonds, Centre's debt gets costly

Higher bond yield would make the cost of government borrowing costly and increase interest payments by the government.

22 Feb 2018 7:16 AM IST

Terming the MSME sector as the backbone of the economy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the sector would lead the current consolidation phase of the economy. (Photo: PTI)

Finance Ministry to meet bankers on fraud

Banks said to be directly or indirectly affected by the scam include SBI, Allahabad Bank and Union Bank of India.

22 Feb 2018 7:12 AM IST

RBI Governor Urjit Patel at a press conference after the monetary policy review meeting in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Growth pickup halts rate hike

RBI-led MPC maintained status quo despite fears of a rise in inflation.

22 Feb 2018 6:42 AM IST