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BREAKING ! : Members of Karnataka Pradesh Mahila Congress staged a protest over rise in prices of LPG cylinders in Bengaluru on Thursday. (Photo By Arrangement)

Members of Karnataka Pradesh Mahila Congress staged a protest over rise in prices of LPG cylinders in Bengaluru on Thursday. (Photo By Arrangement)

Hoteliers fume over hike in LPG cylinder prices

BREAKING ! : Cyient founder B.V.R. Mohan Reddy. (Photo: Twitter)

Cyient founder B.V.R. Mohan Reddy. (Photo: Twitter)

BVR Mohan Reddy: A living example for success by design

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State Information Technology Minister T Mano Thangaraj reviewed the progress of construction of Rs 114 crore second Tidel Park in the Special Economic Zone. (Photo: Twitter)

Tamil Nadu to formulate new schemes to attract more investments in IT sector: Min

The vision of the CM was to set up IT parks all over Tamil Nadu and increase job opportunities and provide employment to educated youths

21 Jul 2021 5:26 PM

Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said India will gradually end central controls on gas pricing as it seeks to attract foreign investment. (PTI Photo)

India to end central control of gas prices, lift LNG transport use

India is expanding infrastructure including building new LNG import plants and connecting households with an expanding gas pipe network

28 Jun 2020 10:17 AM

India received USD 51 billion in foreign investment in 2019. (PTI Photo)

Ninth largest recipient of FDI, India will continue to attract investments: UN

Investments from India are expected to decline in 2020, with largest MNEs revising their earnings down by 25% in early 2020 due to pandemic

16 Jun 2020 12:14 PM

Any takeover of Indian companies at dirt-cheap valuations would be disastrous for the economy.

DC Edit: Several threats, synergy key

The decision to impose restrictions on foreign investment from neighbouring countries, especially China, is welcome

21 Apr 2020 9:12 AM

India’s government is likely to issue the bonds in several tranches of at least USD 400 million each, one source said.

India may issue USD 5 billion of bonds with no foreign investment cap: Sources

India’s total planned borrowing for 2020-21 stands at USD 109.57 billion.

05 Feb 2020 1:52 PM

India’s recently concluded thermal coal mine auctions received a tepid response, with 15 out of 21 attracting fewer than three bidders.

Govt readies policy to attract foreign investment in coal mining

India’s coal demand to rise more than 21 per cent from current levels to 1.2 billion tonnes in 2023, says Joshi.

16 Oct 2019 11:51 AM

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.

Corp tax cut makes India attractive destination for investment: Das

Base corporate tax for existing companies has been reduced to 22 per cent from the current 30 per cent.

24 Sep 2019 2:40 PM

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Edappadi K. Palaniswami's investment net over Rs 5K crore

19 MoUs' were signed to help bring in Rs 2,300 crore fresh investments to TN.

06 Sep 2019 2:41 AM

Krishnamurthy Subramanian

Economic indicators not tweaked: CEA Krishnamurthy Subramanian

Subramanian said, “It’s important to dispel the misplaced perception that GDP growth rate projections are not estimated correctly.

01 Sep 2019 2:10 AM

Tax rate of someone earning 20 million rupees up to 39 per cent, and for those earning more than 50 million rupees the rate climbs to at least 42.7 per cent.

Will India's tax on the rich hit foreign investment inflows?

Investors are threatening to pull funds from India unless rules are amended so that they won’t take a tax hit.

16 Jul 2019 9:15 AM

To encourage digital payments, Sitharaman had also announced to levy 2 per cent TDS on cash withdrawal of more than Rs 1 crore in an year from a bank account. (Photo: Representational | ANI)

PCI says abolishing MDR charges to dry up investment capital, kill revenue source

PCI said digital payments in India have received quite high interest from various investors, both domestic and international.

09 Jul 2019 6:20 PM

In February 2019, the investment by Indian firms stood at USD 1.71 billion, the Reserve Bank data on outward foreign direct investment showed.

Indian cos' foreign investment rises 18 pc to USD 2.69 bn in March

Major investors included Tata Steel, which pumped USD 1.15 billion in a subsidiary in Singapore.

11 Apr 2019 7:56 PM

The Enforcement Directorate has been looking into both the companies and the scope of the investigation is much broader than the alleged foreign investment law violations highlighted in a Reuters story published on Wednesday, the source said.

ED probes Philip Morris, Godfrey Phillips deal

A spokesman for the Enforcement Directorate did not respond to an e-mail seeking comment.

09 Mar 2019 12:36 AM

Philip Morris has for years paid manufacturing costs to Godfrey Phillips to make its Marlboro cigarettes, circumventing a nine-year-old government ban on FDI.

Enforcement Directorate investigating Philip Morris, Godfrey Phillips

Enforcement Directorate source declined to comment on whether the ongoing investigation.

08 Mar 2019 3:51 PM

The hike in the shareholding limit comes as the private-sector lender grapples with a central bank directive on reducing its Chief Executive Uday Kotak’s stake in the bank. (Photo: PTI)

Kotak Mahindra Bank raises foreign investment limit

Total shareholding of foreign institutional investors and foreign portfolio investors in the company to 45 pc from 43 pc.

26 Feb 2019 3:06 PM

Trump has repeatedly called out India for its high tariffs. (Representational Image)

US considers withdrawal of zero tariffs for India: sources

Bilateral trade stood at USD 126 billion in 2017, is widely seen to be performing at nearly a quarter of its potential.

08 Feb 2019 4:43 PM

The new rules, to be implemented from February 1 will deal a blow to Walmart Inc and Amazon. com’s ambitions in India.

Curbs on etail to affect $46 billion online sales: PwC

The Swadeshi Jagran Manch has urged PM Modi to resist pressure from the US and not defer new regulations for the e-commerce sector.

26 Jan 2019 12:55 AM

The e-commerce investment policy is the latest flashpoint between India and US multinationals.

India's e-commerce curbs could hit online sales by USD 46 bn by 2022: report

Amazon has committed to investing $5.5 billion in India, while Walmart last year spent $16 billion to acquire Flipkart.

17 Jan 2019 2:05 PM

Targeting foreigners in India’s e-comm market

Business sanity might prevail over populism after the 2019 elections if a single party gets an outright majority. That, of course, is a big “if”.

09 Jan 2019 7:37 AM

Saudi Arabia's King Salman arrived for a holiday in NEOM, the USD 500 billion flagship business zone that his son and heir apparent has pledged to build from scratch in a remote corner of the kingdom. (Photo: File | AP)

Saudi king begins holiday in still unbuilt futuristic mega-city

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced plans for 26,500 sq km futuristic high-tech hub in 2017 as part of reforms to create jobs.

31 Jul 2018 11:32 AM

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N. Balakrishna aka NBK is all set to appear on Telugu Indian Idol Season 2 this week Friday and Saturday.

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Dr D. Preethi (Image Source: Twitter)

Hyderabad city to have bridges à la Paris

While six bridges and a link road will be constructed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, four bridges will be built by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, three by the HRDCL and one bridge by the QQSUDA. (Representational Image: PTI)

Experts warn of particularly hot summer ahead in Hyderbad

Anjal Prakash, research director and adjunct associate professor of Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB, told Deccan Chronicle, “The climate models have predicted that this is going to be a warmer summer and the hot areas will be hotter than before. In Telangana, we are seeing 38ºC in February itself, which is an indication of what is in store in April and May.” (Representational DC Image)

When Cupid strikes OTT platforms

Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol from the film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. (Photo: Twitter)

Kerala transman gives birth to baby, first case in India

Ziya Paval recently took to Instagram and announced that Zahhad was eight months pregnant. Paval and Zahhad have been living together for the past three years. (Twitter)

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Without fail every morning, an orderly (please don't call them ward boy) came by to change my bed clothes. (DC Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

My life in Covid-19 quarantine

Having made Mumbai’s streets his canvas and DSLR camera his paintbrush, photographer Star Udyawar’s narration of everyday life in the maximum city is riveting. As can be seen in his various portrayals of the city like the historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Dhobi Ghat with its colourful backdrop, and the famous Sea-link. For Udyawar, perspective is key as it defines the in-depth relationship between the objects in a picture along with the dimensions that a viewer perceives.

Framing the Mundane

A model walks the runway at the Pamella Roland fashion show during New Yo)rk Fashion Week at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2020 in New York City. (AFP

The best pictures from New York Fashion Week

T K Sandeep is a photographer whose work consists of moody video poems and photo poems. One of his recent projects was a calendar in which he got hijras and transgenders in Kerala to tell him their dream professions, and then he photographed them dressed as those professionals.

A selection of photographer TK Sandeep's work

The dress featured a fairly simple silhouette with a plunging neckline. But the drama is brought by the feathered veil/cape element. It also had a bow at the neck for added drama. (Photo: AP)

Valentino fashionably interprets A Midsummer's Night Dream

A man sports a colourful headgear with traditional motifs. (Photo: AP)

India gears up for Navratri

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