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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: ANI)

Now CSR funds can be spent on incubators and universities

According to Mohammad Azhar, Program Leader, INVENT at Villgro, it is a welcoming step to go from 'good to great'.

21 Sept 2019 2:56 AM IST

The rupee fell against the dollar as the greenback strengthened post Fridays upbeat US non-farm payroll data.

Rupee rallies, but bond yields spike

The rupee settled 37 paise higher against the dollar at 70.94

21 Sept 2019 2:53 AM IST

Wadhera emphasised that these are indeed landmark announcements and would certainly help in reviving growth in the economy.

Corporate tax cut cheers Auto Inc

Move may spur demand for contract manufacturing.

21 Sept 2019 2:52 AM IST

India is among those few countries with high income tax rates for individuals, despite being a laggard in terms of revenue collection due to a smaller taxpayer base.

Speculation rife on possible income tax cut for individuals

After a cut in the corporate tax, speculation around an income tax cut for individual taxpayers is rife.

21 Sept 2019 2:49 AM IST

The GST rate on cups, plates made from flowers, leaves and bark also has been reduced to nil.

GST Council leaves auto, biscuits untouched, slaps more levy on colas

The GST Council has decided to reduce rates on outdoor catering to 5 per cent without input tax credit.

21 Sept 2019 2:47 AM IST

Shaktikanta Das

Room for more rate cuts as government's hands tied: RBI

The governor was quick to add that there is little fiscal space for the government to unveil any countercyclical...

20 Sept 2019 3:29 AM IST

Global rating agency Moodys Investors Service on Tuesday placed Yes Banks foreign currency issuer rating of Ba1 under review for downgrade.

Rana family sells 2.3 per cent Yes stake

MCPL had in April 2018 placed rated, zero-coupon NCDs amounting Rs 1,160 crore with RNAM.

20 Sept 2019 2:47 AM IST

Indias real-time money transfer platform IMPS has been rated the best global payments innovation by US-based research firm Fidelity National Information Services (FIS ). (Photo: Financial Chronicle)

IMPS is world's best money transfer platform

India is one market which has successfully integrated real-time payments with mobile and the result has been 1,000 per...

20 Sept 2019 2:32 AM IST

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, and the Drug Controller General of India deal with regulatory controls.

Valsartan impurities under investigation

VG Somani said the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation was carrying out the investigation.

20 Sept 2019 2:25 AM IST

The Union government, or for that matter, the ministry of finance should not interfere in the functioning and decision-making powers of the RBI. (Photo: AFP)

Finmin gets nearly 100 applications for post of RBI deputy governor

Persons with at least 25 years of work experience in an Indian or international public financial institution could also...

19 Sept 2019 3:04 PM IST

Apples are attacked by all sorts of pests, but apple scab, a fungus, is particularly nasty. (Photo: Pixabay)

Apples rot in Kashmir orchards, as lockdown puts economy in tailspin

Apples are the lifeblood of Kashmir's economy, involving 3.5 million people, around half the population of the state.

19 Sept 2019 1:58 PM IST

The CBT, headed by labour minister, is the apex decision-making body of the EPFO which finalises rate of interest on PF deposits for a financial year.

PF interest not credited? Know when you will get it

Central Board of Trustees (CBT) had approved 8.65 per cent interest rate for the last fiscal in February this year.

19 Sept 2019 12:24 PM IST