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SBI has imposed 18 per cent GST plus Rs 20 for ATM transactions beyo

SBI customers, now a chatbot will help you in banking activities

The chat assistant, known as SBI Intelligent Assistant, or SIA, will help customers with everyday banking tasks.

25 Sept 2017 4:28 PM IST

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu

Commerce Minister to meet stakeholders on ways to boost exports on Oct...

The meeting assumes significance as exporters are facing issues over implementation of GST.

25 Sept 2017 4:06 PM IST

The government has approved domestic procurement of 10 lakh tonnes of pulses, comprising 5 lakh tonnes each in kharif and rabi marketing seasons.

Govt pegs 2.77 per cent fall in kharif crop output due to poor rains,...

The fall in kharif output is attributed to dry spell as well as floods in some parts of the country.

25 Sept 2017 3:54 PM IST

As per the existing scheme, states purchase sugar to be supplied through the public distribution system (PDS), popularly known as ration shops, from the open market at wholesale rates and sell at a subsidised rate of Rs 13.50 per kg.

Govt sees 24 per cent jump in sugar output to 25 million tonnes in...

Higher sugar output is projected on likely increase in cane production and better recovery in country's three major...

25 Sept 2017 3:44 PM IST

Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian

RBI has been intervening to stem rupee's appreciation - Arvind...

Subramanian said there was a 'big' appreciation of the rupee between January and April.

25 Sept 2017 2:04 PM IST

Five international flights to Mumbai from Zurich, Kuala Lumpur, Toronto, London and Amsterdam were diverted to RGIA.

Airlines may hike flight ticket prices due to GST: reports

Airlines claim new levies under GST will saddle the industry with a burden of Rs 4,750 crore.

25 Sept 2017 12:57 PM IST

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

Jaitley tells companies to not panic, calls for investment boost

The Finance Minister's statement comes amidst economic growth slowing to a three-year low.

25 Sept 2017 10:31 AM IST

Nitin Gadkari visited Teslas elctric car making unit in San Franciscon in 2016. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Gadkari urges auto industry to turn to electric vehicles amidst...

Gadkari called for venturing into public transportation using electricity as vehicular pollution is becoming an...

25 Sept 2017 9:36 AM IST

Thousands of costly high end stolen mobile phones are smuggled to other states and even exported to other countries from Hyderabad city (Picture for representational purpose)

Tampering mobile IMEI number can land you in jail for up to 3 yrs

The move will help curb issues pertaining to fake IMEI numbers and also ease tracking of lost mobile phones.

24 Sept 2017 6:25 PM IST

Businesses availing trasnitional credit can file GST returns till August 28. Photo: GSTN website screengrab

GSTN tweaked features, handled robust Aug return filing: CEO

Kumar said the GSTN portal has handled a humongous load of filing of 1.3 lakh tax returns filing and payment per hour on...

24 Sept 2017 5:44 PM IST

UIDAI on Sunday asserted that Aadhaar system has stringent security features to prevent any unauthorised capture or transmission of data. Photo

UIDAI asks banks to set up enrolment centres for Aadhaar-bank a/c...

UIDAI said a penalty of Rs 20,000 per month will be imposed for every single centre banks fail to open within the...

24 Sept 2017 3:37 PM IST

As per D&B, while demonetisation would cause short term pain across the board, it is largely anticipated to have far reaching impact on the Indian economy in the mid to long term.

More cash-in-hand, easy SME loans, disinvestment to boost economy:...

CEA Arvind Subramanian has been tasked with preparing details of the pressure points facing the economy and the probable...

24 Sept 2017 2:55 PM IST