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According to CIPD joint secretary Rajiv Amaram, all the 54,000 petrol pumps across the country will observe one-day strike on November 15.

Petrol, diesel prices at 3-year high: Rates may drop 'drastically'...

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday had called for the inclusion petrol and diesel under the ambit of...

15 Sept 2017 11:11 AM IST

Coal mining is a major sector that contributes significantly to GDP. (Photo: PTI)

GST to hit informal sector; GDP growth to moderate: UN report

Study lowers country's growth projection to 6.7 per cent for 2017 from 7 per cent in 2016.

15 Sept 2017 10:25 AM IST

Idea Cellular is third largest telecom operator in India. (Photo: File/PTI)

Idea joins IUC debate; urges Trai for separate rates for VoLTE, normal...

Idea's letter to Trai comes after the regulator closed the consultation process on inter-connect usage charge.

15 Sept 2017 9:51 AM IST

In 2016, retail inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) reduced substantially from 5.69 per cent in January to 3.63 per cent in November.

Inflation rises to 4-month high

Onion prices were up by 88.46 per cent in August and vegetables prices shot up by 44.91 per cent hitting the common man.

15 Sept 2017 1:20 AM IST

The government has suspended Bodhan assistant commercial taxes officer Vijay Kumar, senior assistants Venugopala Swamy, Naga Raju, and junior assistant, Hanuman Singh and has registered criminal cases against them. (Representational image)

I-T, Centre to share data to crackdown on shell companies

Now, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and corporate affairs ministry will share data and information on an automatic...

15 Sept 2017 1:15 AM IST

Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal

GST teething issues will be solved in three-four months: Badal

Sector will have USD 10 billion investment in the next couple of years if there is flexibility in FDI.

14 Sept 2017 7:01 PM IST

The India Post payments bank will primarily target unbanked and under-banked customers in rural, semi-rural and remote areas.

How 1.55 lakh post offices will turn into payments bank service - 5...

Payments bank is a new model of banking that allows mobile firms, supermarket chains to cater to banking requirements of...

14 Sept 2017 6:06 PM IST

Rating agency Fitch

Fitch has negative outlook on banks, raises capital concerns

Banks will need USD 65 billion in additional capital to meet Basel III requirements by March 2019.

14 Sept 2017 6:02 PM IST

Earlier, Nomura had said in a report last November, that demonetisation could slow Indias GDP growth to 6.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2016 against its estimate of 7.3 per cent.

GDP to remain below 6 per cent in Q2 FY'18: SBI report

The GDP stood at a three year low at 5.7 per cent for April-June quarter of 2017-18.

14 Sept 2017 5:14 PM IST

The income tax department and the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) have signed a pact to regularly share data, including PAN and audit reports of firms. (Representational Image)

Shell companies crackdown: Tax dept, MCA to share PAN, audit reports

The pact aims at curbing the menace of money laundering, black money and misuse of corporate structure by shell...

14 Sept 2017 5:08 PM IST

RBI has included HDFC in its list of too big to fail banks.

Rise in inflation likely to keep RBI on hold: Morgan Stanley

Reserve Bank is likely to hold the key rate in the monetary policy review next month.

14 Sept 2017 3:16 PM IST

The Karnataka Development Authority has instructed the banks that a Kannada unit must be established in all the branches. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

NPAs to touch 10.5 per cent by March as banks recognise entire stress

The 9.5 per cent NPA figure for March 2017 includes only two-thirds of the overall stressed assets.

14 Sept 2017 3:10 PM IST