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Union Minister Smriti Irani. (Photo: PTI)

FDI in textiles rose 3 times in last 2 years: Smriti Irani

Textile minister asserted that the country's man-made fibre sector can soon look forward to good news.

6 Oct 2017 1:23 PM IST

Hyderabad International Convention Centre, venue of 21st GST Council meet in Hyderabad on September 9, 2017.

GST: Frequently asked questions

Many issues have cropped up since indirect tax regime was rolled out on July 1 this year.

6 Oct 2017 12:57 PM IST

Labour bosses at Germanys Thyssenkrupp said workers legal say in strategic decisions at the corporate level could be diluted in the planned holding structure for the new venture with Indias Tata Steel. Photo: AP

Thyssenkrupp unions fear loss of rights, jobs in Tata Steel merger...

The two firms agreed to merge their steel operations to create the continent's second-biggest steelmaker after...

6 Oct 2017 12:50 PM IST

Police had recovered unaccounted cash of Rs 44.25 lakh, in the denomination of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, and jewellery worth Rs 2 lakh from the possession of a man in the Naxal-affected Kondagaon district on November 11. (Photo: Representational Image)

Govt uncovers companies that did suspicious transactions after note...

Over Rs 4,574 crore deposited post note ban in 13,140 bank accounts of 5,800 suspicious companies.

6 Oct 2017 12:36 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the inauguration of the Golden Jubilee Year Celebrations of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Modi, facing flak on slowing economy, to ease burden on small firms

The government is expected to simplify the filing of tax returns under GST to ease the burden on smaller businesses.

6 Oct 2017 12:21 PM IST

Sanjeev Sanyal principal economic adviser at the Finance Ministry.

Govt adviser says consolidation may lead to 10-15 state banks

The government may cut its stakes in state-run banks to 52 per cent.

6 Oct 2017 11:08 AM IST

RBI Governor Urjit Patel at a press conference to announce the monetary policy, at the RBI head-office in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Par panel to invite RBI governor to brief on FRDI Bill

All party parliamentary committee has to submit its report by last day of first week of winter session of Parliament.

6 Oct 2017 10:47 AM IST

Rice has around 1020 times more arsenic than other cereal crops as rice is cultivated in flooded conditions.

Weak monsoon, low reservoir level may impact fertiliser demand in H2...

The primary sale of fertilisers rose by nearly 5 per cent, driven by a healthy progress of the monsoons.

5 Oct 2017 7:44 PM IST

GSTN Chairman Ajay Bhushan Pandey on Thursday pointed to robustness of the GSTN system and said 30 lakh returns had been filed so far.

GST Council meet tomorrow; exporters may get some relief

The full fledged meeting of the GST Council is also likely to assess the improvements in the GST Network's functioning.

5 Oct 2017 6:54 PM IST

Governor E S L Narasimhan launches Telegu version of GST Rate Finder app

Governor E S L Narasimhan launches Telegu version of 'GST Rate Finder'...

According to the Governor, GST will take at least six months to one year to settle down as it is a paradigm shift for...

5 Oct 2017 6:31 PM IST

Railways tender for modern tracks can create 1 million jobs a year:...

Piyush Goyal further said that safety will be priority for the railways and there would be no limit to funding it.

5 Oct 2017 5:51 PM IST

RBI governor Urjit Patel during press meet in Mumbai. (Photo: AP)

RBI panel pushes new rules so lenders pass on rate cuts more quickly

The RBI has cut its policy rate by a total of 200 basis points from January 2015 to August 2017.

5 Oct 2017 5:34 PM IST