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Customs duty on some other items like electric filament and discharge lamps was also tweaked. (Representational Image)

Govt raises customs duty on some electronic items including TV

Customs duty on television set has been increased to 15 per cent from the existing 10 per cent.

15 Dec 2017 12:32 PM IST

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad claimed that no corruption allegation had been levelled against the current government at the Centre during its three-year rule so far, but cases of the Congress corruption continued to appear. (Photo: Twitter |

Govt exploring opportunities to make India USD 1 trillion economy

Govt will explore new opportunities in various sectors like providing BPO service from home, digital healthcare to...

15 Dec 2017 10:29 AM IST

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley addresses a Press Conference in National Media Centre in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Need to continue momentum on building infrastructure: Arun Jaitley

India has had one of highest infrastructure spendings in world but the momentum needs to be sustained.

15 Dec 2017 9:44 AM IST

Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister, Sushil Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Council may bring petrol, realty under GST in future: Sushil Modi

Both states and Centre earn 40 per cent of their revenue from petroleum products at present.

14 Dec 2017 6:08 PM IST

The total value of P-Notes investment in Indian markets -- equity, debt and derivatives -- fell to Rs 1,79,648 crore in November-end, from Rs 1,99,987 crore at the end of October.

Jan-Nov PE investment deal tally at USD 19.42 billion: Thornton

There were 63 private equity deals worth USD 3,019 million in November this year.

14 Dec 2017 5:50 PM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind. (Photo: PTI)

Efficient energy availability backbone of economy: Ram Nath Kovind

Almost a third of India s power consumption occurs in commercial and residential buildings.

14 Dec 2017 4:17 PM IST

For over a year, India had been the fastest growing economy, second only to China. This has now changed.

India's growth to recover to 7 per cent in next few quarters: report

Economic growth has bottomed out after slowing to a 13-quarter low of 5.7 per cent in April-June.

14 Dec 2017 3:21 PM IST

Indias WPI inflation rose to a 30-month high of 5.2 per cent in January from 3.4 per cent in December.

November WPI inflation jumps to 3.93 per cent on high onion, veggie...

Wholesale food prices in Nov rose 4.10 per cent year-on-year, compared with a 3.23 pc rise a month earlier.

14 Dec 2017 12:16 PM IST

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen (Photo: AP)

Fed raises interest rates, keeps 2018 policy outlook unchanged

US central bank to raise rates by a quarter of a percentage point to a range of 1.25 per cent to 1.50 per cent.

14 Dec 2017 11:06 AM IST

RBI on Wednesday kept repo rate unchanged at 6 per cent. (Photo: AFP)

Govt to discuss MDR rate issue with RBI: official

MDR charges are capped at 0.90 per cent for other merchants limited to Rs 1,000 per transaction.

14 Dec 2017 10:46 AM IST

GST Network on Thursday said it has started the facility for registration of casual taxpayers.

GST Network simplifies returns filing process

GSTR 3B returns, one-click filing has been introduced as no tile will be shown to such taxpayers.

14 Dec 2017 9:52 AM IST

RSS and BJP workers are also entitled human rights. This hypocrisy and double standards need to be exposed, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. (Photo: PTI)

Prasad to meet IT industry tomorrow on digital economy roadmap

The country's digital economy is estimated at USD 450 billion presently.

13 Dec 2017 5:47 PM IST