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People who report spending money on saving time are more satisfied with their lives than the others (Photo: Pixabay)Business
'CAD likely at 1.5 per cent of GDP in 2017; funding not a constraint'

CAD increased to USD 14.3 billion, or 2.4 per cent of GDP in the April-June quarter of this year.

18 Sept 2017 11:41 AM IST

Indias young will help it become economic superpower, dethrone ChinaBusiness
India's young will help it become economic superpower, dethrone China

India's workforce set to climb from 885 million to 1.08 billion people in next 20 years, says Bloomberg report.

18 Sept 2017 10:12 AM IST

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar (Photo: PTI)Business
Govt savings through DBT touches Rs 65,000 crore: Javadekar

DBT enables linking of Aadhar card to bank accounts and other subsidised services availed by citizens.

18 Sept 2017 9:27 AM IST

Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) have pulled out more than Rs 7,300 crore from the equity markets in August. Photo: PTIBusiness
FPIs pull out Rs 3,000 crore from stocks in September so far

Net outflow by FPIs follows a withdrawal of Rs 12,770 crore from the stock market in August.

17 Sept 2017 1:35 PM IST

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. (Photo: PTI)Business
Need tax uniformity on petroleum products, says Pradhan

Ministry of Finance to bring petroleum products under the ambit of GST in the interest of consumers.

17 Sept 2017 12:58 PM IST

An SBI internal research report, Ecowrap, has pegged in a \fiscal deficit target of Rs 5.75 lakh crores for the financial year 2017-18, at 3.4 per cent of GDP.\Business
Current account deficit seen at 1.2-1.3 pc of GDP in FY18: Icra

CAD increased to USD 14.3 billion, or 2.4 per cent of GDP in the first quarter of the current fiscal.

17 Sept 2017 12:33 PM IST

The Economic Surveys second part, that was tabled by the government in Parliament on Friday, indicated that the economic growth was unlikely to accelerate in the current fiscal and it will be difficult for GDP to touch the higher rate of 7.5 per cent in 2017-18 as projected earlier.Business
India likely to be 3rd largest economy by 2028: HSBC report

India also needs a lot of focus on ease of doing business and related aspects like contract enforcements.

17 Sept 2017 12:27 PM IST

Commercial banks charge the state governments for every transaction. Officials said it was not clear whether the RBI would charge for transactions through the e-Kuber portal.Business
RBI likely to keep policy rate on hold till fiscal-end: report

The rate cut was the first in 10 months and brought policy rates to a near 7-year low.

17 Sept 2017 10:29 AM IST

InfosysBusiness
Infosys hasn't failed us: GST Council

The government on Saturday defended the IT giant, Infosys, which is handling the Good and Services Tax Network.

17 Sept 2017 2:33 AM IST

Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi is heading group of ministers on GSTN glitch. (Photo: File/PTI)Business
If GST Council feels the need to change tax rates, it will: Sushil...

He was replying to a query on whether the GST Council was thinking of doing away with frequent changes in tax rates.

16 Sept 2017 8:44 PM IST

Businesses availing trasnitional credit can file GST returns till August 28. Photo: GSTN website screengrabBusiness
GSTN watch: Govt urges biz to file returns on time, rules out deadline...

A group of ministers, headed by Sushil Modi met in Bengaluru to discuss the technical rollout of GST.

16 Sept 2017 7:57 PM IST

The Bitcoin concept will help in promoting a cashless society. The crypto currency model can be used for groups involved in microfinance projects under the Development of Women and Children in Rural Area, for better accountabilityBusiness
Govt may launch India's own cryptocurrency 'Lakshmi': reports

The introduction of this new cryptocurrency may require the amendment of the Currency Act.

16 Sept 2017 6:31 PM IST

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