BUSINESS
FinMin to decide borrowing calendar for current fiscal’s second half in Sep last week
New Delhi: The finance ministry in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will decide the borrowing calendar for...
No decision to discontinue printing of Rs 2000 note: FinMin
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry on Saturday informed the Lok Sabha that no decision has been taken to discontinue the...
Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan not implemented in Bengal as state did not provide any info: FM
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan was not implemented in West Bengal...
India’s external debt up nearly 3 pc to USD 559 bn at March-end
New Delhi: India's total external debt increased by 2.8 per cent to USD 558.5 billion at the end of March...
Govt introduces three labour bills in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: The government on Saturday introduced three bills related to labour laws, including on industrial relations, in the Lok...
Farm bills bring ‘freedom’ to farmers, Opposition ‘misleading, lying’ to them: PM
New Delhi: In a forceful defence of the farm sector reform bills, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that...
Noisy scene in Lok Sabha over introduction of tax bill
New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Friday witnessed noisy scenes when Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sought to introduce a bill...
RS passes bills for reduction of MPs, ministers’ salaries, opposition demands restoration of MPLAD
New Delhi: Parliament on Friday passed a bill to reduce for one year the salaries of MPs by 30 per...
To facilitate more investment, construction area condition for universities relaxed in Punjab
Chandigarh : The Punjab cabinet on Thursday decided to relax construction area requirements for setting up universities in the state....
GST rate on cars lower than pre-GST regime; auto cos should cut royalty payments: FinMin sources
New Delhi: Auto companies should cut costs by reducing royalty payments to their parent companies abroad instead of asking the...