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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addresses the special session of Parliament for the launch of Goods and Services Tax (GST), in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Arun Jaitley-led panel takes note of economic headwinds, vows to stay...

Council in its 17th meeting also took note of progress of Financial Sector Assessment Programme for India.

22 Aug 2017 4:08 PM IST

The cases of China, India the Philippines and Vietnam show that policies, institutions, and investments are key to determining the speed and inclusiveness of rural transformation. (Representational Image)

April-June quarter sees PE investments of USD 6.3 billion: report

April-June quarter saw 61 deals worth around USD 2.8 billion n comparison to 58 deals worth around USD 3.2 billion.

22 Aug 2017 12:50 PM IST

India lost the tag of the fastest growing major economy to China in the March quarter with a GDP growth of 6.1 per cent. (Photo: Representational)

June quarter GDP to see modest recovery at 6.6 per cent: Nomura

Economic activity, which had lost some momentum in run up to GST rollout, has started to recover.

22 Aug 2017 11:58 AM IST

In the good old days, banks took your money happily, gave us savings bank interest at four or five per cent per annum.

PSU bank employees go on strike; services hit

The strike has been called by all unions under the aegis of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU).

22 Aug 2017 11:04 AM IST

Niti Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya.

Create well-paid, productive jobs: Panagariya to young CEOs

India's private sector needs to come forward to create well-paid and highly productive jobs.

22 Aug 2017 10:10 AM IST

FDI in the country grew by 30 per cent to USD 21.62 billion as compared to USD 16.63 billion in the same period last year.

FDI jumps 37 per cent to $10.4 billion during April-June 2017

According to the figures of DIPP, India had received USD 7.59 billion FDI during April-June 2016-17.

22 Aug 2017 10:00 AM IST

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)

Jaitley to meet CMs to firm up Niti Aayog's 3-year action agenda

Several chief ministers have already submitted their comments on the draft framework to the policy think-tank.

21 Aug 2017 8:26 PM IST

Rs 42,000 crore has already come in as taxes so far in the first monthly filing under the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. Photo: PTI

Govt receives Rs 42K crore tax so far in first filing under GST

So far, 10 lakh tax payers have filed returns and another 20 lakh have logged in and saved return forms.

21 Aug 2017 7:34 PM IST

The project is being implemented in close cooperation with Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and National Institute of Wind Energy.

PPA renegotiation by state discoms to impact RE sector: ICRA

ICRA said this decision would also impact credit profile of the independent power producers.

21 Aug 2017 6:55 PM IST

WhatsApps end-to-end encryption relies on a set of keys that verify whether the sender and the receiver are, who they claim to be. But the receivers encryption key will change if the app is re-installed, the handset is replaced or there is a change of mobile number.

Whatsapp looking for ways to battle spread of fake news

India is the largest market for WhatsApp that has about 1.3 billion users globally.

21 Aug 2017 6:31 PM IST

Infosys former CFO T V Mohandas Pai

Mohandas Pai says Sikka attacked Murthy to hide his 'bad performance'

Sikka had resigned following months of acrimony with Murthy, citing 'malicious' and 'personal attacks' on him.

21 Aug 2017 5:43 PM IST

Union finance minister Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley led high-powered panel to assess current economic...

The Financial Stability and Development Council members include RBI Governor, Sebi Chairman, IRDAI Chief among others.

21 Aug 2017 5:21 PM IST