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Rs 2,000 crore worth gold and platinum imports were hidden by players in Kerala alone.

Gold edges up on global cues, jewellers' buying

Gold is trading at Rs 31,270 per 10 gm backed by a firm trend overseas and fresh buying by local jewellers.

5 Feb 2018 2:36 PM IST

State civil service and other officers who are inducted into the IAS are required to undergo induction training primarily to gain an all India perspective to issues of governance and public administration. (Representational image)

Stronger orders drive January services growth to three-month high: PMI

Overall performance of the service sector remained weaker than the long-run growth trend.

5 Feb 2018 11:26 AM IST

The RBI felt there was enough liquidity in the system and credit growth was picking up.

RBI need not react to bond yields, MSP for interest rate review:...

MSP for farmers and refrain from going in for any hike in benchmark policy lending rates when MPC meets on Feb 7.

5 Feb 2018 10:58 AM IST

Finance Bill, 2018 proposes to withdraw the exemption under Clause (38) of Section 10 and to introduce a new Section 112A in the Income Tax Act, 1961. (Photo: ANI)

CBDT responds to queries regarding long-term capital gains taxation

Long-term capital gains arising from transfer of such long-term capital asset exceeding one lakh rupees will be taxed.

5 Feb 2018 10:47 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley took to social media to mark the one-year anniversary of demonetisation with his note A year After Demonetisation. (Photo: PTI)

SEBI board to meet on Feb 10; Jaitley to brief members on budget...

The board is likely to deliberate upon suggestion to mandate listed companies to meet at least 1/4th of their funding...

4 Feb 2018 3:10 PM IST

On inflation, Assocham noted that while it is true that kharif harvest would be higher along with better prospects for rabi crops because of an abundant monsoon this year, inflation risks are evident in terms of a range of primary articles and manufactured food products.

RBI should refrain from hiking interest rates in next monetary policy:...

The Reserve Bank of India is scheduled to announce its sixth bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2017-18 on...

4 Feb 2018 2:43 PM IST

Sebi said in a notification that an unlisted company can be merged with a listed one only if it is listed on a stock exchange having nationwide trading terminals.

Govt expects upto Rs 4000 cr surplus funds from SEBI to bridge fiscal...

The government has already sought dividend of about Rs 13,000 crore from the Reserve Bank of India for 2016-17.

4 Feb 2018 2:16 PM IST

Despite a strong growth in Indias GDP for the second quarter of this fiscal year, the equity markets slumped another 1 per cent on Friday as rise in global oil prices and concerns regarding higher fiscal deficit dented sentiments.

Double-digit growth difficult in current global scenario, says top...

Department of Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said that in 2020-21 'India should' be able to grow at...

4 Feb 2018 1:44 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on Thursday, tabled the Union Budget 2018 in the Parliament. (Photo: ANI)

Budget non-populous, special scheme without substance: environmental...

The South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) said the budget had a 'lacklustre' approach towards the...

4 Feb 2018 11:22 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)

Jaitley launches country's first sentiment index CriSidEx to boost...

CriSidEx, developed jointly by CRISIL and SIDBI, is a composite index and measures MSE business sentiment on a scale of...

3 Feb 2018 4:01 PM IST

Meanwhile, the RBI said gold reserves remained unchanged at 20.421 billion dollars. (Photo: ANI)

Forex reserves soar by USD 3 billion to USD 417.789 billion

Earlier, foreign exchange reserves registered a new high of USD 414.784 billion in the week to January 19.

3 Feb 2018 12:38 PM IST

The RBI felt there was enough liquidity in the system and credit growth was picking up.

Inflation risks overdone; RBI rate cut likely in August: report

RBI in its fifth bi-monthly review of this fiscal kept repo rate unchanged at 6 pc and reverse repo at 5.75 pc.

3 Feb 2018 11:19 AM IST