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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during a press conference at NMC in New Delhi, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. (PTI /Manvender Vashist)

No shortage of anything; reports of coal crisis baseless: FM...

Sitharaman was asked by Harvard Professor Lawrence Summers about energy shortage and reports of reduced coal inventories...

13 Oct 2021 4:25 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the investors roundtable meeting hosted by FICCI and US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), in Boston. (Photo: PTI)

India looks at close to double digit growth this year: Sitharaman

'As regards the growth of India, we are looking at near close to double-digit growth this year and this would be the...

13 Oct 2021 12:27 PM IST

Inflation in vegetables fell sharply to 11.90 per cent in March. (AP Photo)

Inflation at 5-month low

Meanwhile, the IIP for the month of August went up to 11.9 per cent

13 Oct 2021 7:22 AM IST

As the Sensex and Nifty-50 traded at an all time high on Wednesday before some profit taking, further profit taking could continue on Friday and may well set a reversal after sharp gains in the first half of August. Representational Image. (Twitter)

Nifty Retreats after hitting 18K

The index finally closed at 17,945.95 up 50.75 points or 0.28 per cent

12 Oct 2021 7:19 AM IST

Rupee depreciated 31 paise to 76.10 against the US dollar in opening trade. (PTI Photo)

Re, bonds come under pressure

The rupee finally settled at 75.36 a dollar, a level not seen since July 14, 2020

12 Oct 2021 7:15 AM IST

Difference in diesel prices between AP and Karnataka and in the Puducherry enclave of Yanam is jolting fuel outlets.(Photo:PTI)

Diesel hits Rs 100/litre mark in Kerala, Karnataka

Petrol price was hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 35 paise a litre

11 Oct 2021 3:01 PM IST

Tax authorities raids Chinese entities for money laundering. (PTI Photo)

Insurers pruning branch networks

The government's focus has now shifted more towards consolidation and profitability than expansion, and hence, the...

11 Oct 2021 2:43 AM IST

Govt mulls installing EV charging kiosks at around 69,000 petrol pumps in country. (PTI Photo)

Petrol, diesel prices hiked for sixth consecutive day

The price of diesel in the national capital has gone up to Rs 92.82 per litre

10 Oct 2021 9:24 AM IST

The price of a litre of petrol crossed the Rs 100-a-litre mark for the first time in the Hyderabad. (Photo:DC)

Petrol, diesel price hiked again

Prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes

8 Oct 2021 1:11 PM IST

An elevated inflation rate is also a cause of concern for the RBI, though it has decided to accord priority to economic growth in the near future. (DC file Photo)

RBI maintains status quo for 8th time; retains repo rate at 4 per cent

RBI had last revised its policy repo rate or the short-term lending rate on May 22, 2020

8 Oct 2021 10:38 AM IST

The government hopes the venture will generate one lakh direct and two lakh indirect employment per park. (Representional Image)

Textile parks to get over Rs 4,400 crore incentives

Parks will be developed by a special purpose vehicle which will be owned by the state government and the Centre

7 Oct 2021 7:30 AM IST

An elevated inflation rate is also a cause of concern for the RBI, though it has decided to accord priority to economic growth in the near future. (DC file Photo)

RBI seen targeting liquidity this time

Economists also expect the MPC to revise its inflation projections downwards

4 Oct 2021 2:16 AM IST