Economy - general
Jaitley vows to cut corp tax by pruning exemptions list
09 Sep 2015
Finance minister Arun Jaitley today said the government will bring out a list of tax exemptions to be phased out in the next few days, as part of the exercise to reduce corporate tax rate to 25 per cent in four years
Take risks, invest more, PM tells Indian business
08 Sep 2015
The industry, however, continued to harp on the need for a deep cut in interest rates and new duties to stop dumping of cheap Chinese products
India ranks low on inclusive growth, development ranking: WEF
07 Sep 2015
India ranks the lowest in terms of 'asset building and entrepreneurship', in particular the small business ownership, where it ranks at the bottom among its peers at 38th place
Russia’s pro-Assad moves in Syria worry US
05 Sep 2015
Monsoon begins pullout; leaves 13% rain deficit
05 Sep 2015
Govt announces "1-rank, 1-pay"; ex-servicemen dissatisfied
05 Sep 2015
Announcing the decision at a press conference in New Delhi in the afternoon, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said the OROP policy will cost the exchequer Rs10,000 crore a year
Scarcities loom as 40% of India sees rain deficit
04 Sep 2015
For Indian households already struggling with high food prices, there is more bad news – the deficient rainfall has raised the spectre of a drought over large parts of the country
Bharat bandh partial, banking and transport services most affected
02 Sep 2015
The impact of the strike was most visible in some of the non-BJP states such as Kerala, Tripura, Karnataka and Odisha with some impact in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bihar and Jharkhand
India’s PMJDY partners UN’s `Better Than Cash Alliance’ to accelerate financial inclusion
02 Sep 2015
150 mn workers from 10 unions to go on strike
02 Sep 2015
Striking against the proposed changes in labour laws, the 10 central trade unions have a combined membership of 150 million workers across all sectors, including banking and insurance and transport
Onion prices continue to cause tears
01 Sep 2015
Factory output dips, but rate cut hopes remain
01 Sep 2015
Q1 GDP growth decelerates to 7% as GVA rate increases to 7.1%
01 Sep 2015
In terms of GDP, India’s economic growth slowed to 7 per cent from 7.5 per cent in the previous quarter while growth in terms of gross value added rose to 7.1 per cent from 6.1 per cent in the previous quarter
Govt abandons land ordinance
31 Aug 2015
Faced with relentles opposition in the Rajya Sabha, the government has finally decided to give the controversial land ordinance a burial
Govt abandons land ordinance
31 Aug 2015
Faced with relentles opposition in the Rajya Sabha, the government has finally decided to give the controversial land ordinance a burial
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