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The government is considering various measures to mitigate difficulties faced by senior citizens in linking SIM numbers and Aadhaar. Photo:

Govt trying to make Aadhaar-SIM linking easier for senior citizens

The Supreme Court's Lokniti Foundation case order in February 2017 mandated the linking of SIM cards with Aadhaars.

11 Oct 2017 12:17 PM IST

US economist Richard Thaler on Monday won the Nobel Prize in Economics. (Photo: AP)

How Nobel Prize winning economist Richard Thaler was stumped by stock...

Thaler said on Tuesday he is puzzled by the steady rise of global stock markets in recent years.

11 Oct 2017 11:23 AM IST

The newly constituted Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) will hold its first meeting on Wednesday. (File Photo)

Modi's economic advisory council, led by Bibek Debroy to hold first...

The Council held a brainstorming session with stakeholders on Monday in the run up to its first meeting on Wednesday.

11 Oct 2017 10:30 AM IST

Total bad loans had risen 5.8 per cent in July-December period last year. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

India's bad loans hit record Rs 9.5 lakh crore; rise 4.5 per cent in...

Report says stubborn bad debt problem has eaten into bank profits and choked off new lending.

11 Oct 2017 10:20 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at an event. (Photo: File/PTI)

Demonetisation, GST have put economy on 'stronger track': Jaitley

FM said there is consensus on reforms in India and the govt convinced people that domestic investment is inadequate.

11 Oct 2017 9:53 AM IST

Indias GDP slowed down to 5.7 per cent on the back of demonetisation and GST. Photo: AP

World Bank lowers India's growth rate; calls note ban, GST disruptive

In its report, the World Bank said growth is expected to slow from 8.6 per cent in 2015 to 7.0 per cent in 2017.

11 Oct 2017 9:30 AM IST

Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan

India offers $300 billion investment chance in oil sector: Pradhan

Investment opportunities in hydrocarbon sector over next 10 years so as to keep pace with country's energy demand.

10 Oct 2017 8:20 PM IST

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

RBI net dollar purchase in August at USD 3.226 billion

RBI's intervention in the foreign exchange market is to curtail volatility in the rupee market.

10 Oct 2017 7:44 PM IST

The IMF downgraded its outlook for advanced economies this year by 0.2 percentage points to 1.6 percent but raised it slightly for emerging and developing economies to 4.2 percent.

IMF lowers India's growth forecast to 6.7 per cent over...

However, India is likely to regain the tag of the fastest growth emerging economies of the world in 2018, it said.

10 Oct 2017 6:42 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday once again hinted that there is scope for lesser slabs under the Goods and Services Tax. Photo: ANI| Twitter

Govt convinced public in favour of FDI in defence: Arun Jaitley

A lot of joint ventures are coming up for investment in the defence sector.

10 Oct 2017 5:41 PM IST

The overall net outflow has made 2016 the worst year for Indian capital markets in terms of overseas investment since 2008.

PE/VC investments at record high of USD 8.7 billion in July-Sep

The surge was driven by large transactions, with nine USD 200 million plus deals in the said quarter.

10 Oct 2017 5:18 PM IST

At present, there is a 10 per cent import duty on gold. (Photo: PTI)

India's September gold imports jump 31 percent on festive demand: GFMS

Much of the gain last month was simply due to the Indian holiday of Dussehra being celebrated on September 30.

10 Oct 2017 5:07 PM IST