She also took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party over its defeat in the just-concluded Himachal Pradesh assembly elections, saying the ruling party's president could not hold on to his home state. "Who is the Pappu now?" she asked.
It has been clear for a while that India needs manufacturing - and it may be true that global manufacturing needs India as well. Time to strike while the iron is hot, say Rajat Dhawan, Anu Madgavkar and Sree Ramaswamy.
It emphasised that agricultural infrastructure needs considerable investments and hence Section 80IA benefits must be extended to all such investments like IT infrastructure, computers, VSAT, solar panels, water harvesting facilities, storage etc.
Industry seeks cut in customs duty on natural rubber.
'It is because we treat them as our own people, and there is no difference between owners and workers here.'
Remove anomaly of higher customs duty on inputs by cutting the customs duty on natural rubber, other inputs and on tyre manufacturing machinery and / or hike in customs duty on tyres.
The total turnover of tyre industry covering 36 companies stood at Rs 22500 crore.
Industry experts are demanding a change in the inverted duty structures this Budget to boost domestic industries.
IT and IT-enabled services will be allowed to operate with essential minimum staff only while the rest would work from home.
"We now realise that the so-called farmer agitation hardly remains a farmers' agitation. It has almost got infiltrated by Leftist and Maoist elements, a flavour of which we saw over the last two days when there were extraneous demands to release people who have been put behind bars for anti-national (and) who have been put behind bars for illegal activities," Goyal, the Minister for Railways, Commerce and Industry and Food and Consumers Affairs, said at FICCI's annual meeting.
The BJP also announced a Rs 5 meal scheme for all, named after religious guru Anukul Chandra, and setting up of a Regional Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Agartala.
'RCEP may be in India's long-term interest, but it is certainly not in India's short-term and medium-term interest.'
Mumbai-born Veena Sahajwalla has developed a microfactory in Australia to upcycle electronic waste.
Tyre companies are stepping up on exports to offset declining volumes from domestic OEMs.
Unconscious children being carried by parents in their arms, people laying on roads, health workers scrambling to attend to those affected by the styrene vapour leak and residents fleeing were some of the scenes that played out near Visakhapatnam on Thursday, bringing back grim memories of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.
Increasing the duties on auto parts and putting an additional cess on petrol and diesel could drive up costs of vehicles, specially where volumes are low and localisation is not viable.
India's wholesale prices fell to 5.90 per cent in the year to May 10 from 6.03 per cent in the year to May 3, due to lower prices of several manufactured items, the government said on Sunday.\n\n\n\n
When Japan's Yokohama Rubber announced the acquisition of Alliance Tire a few days back, it was the end of the long and successful road.
'Kerala isn't as dependent on agriculture like Bihar or Odisha or even other southern states.' 'Economic losses would not be too intense, unlike other states.' 'The floods could, at best, impact India Inc's earnings for a quarter or two.'
For insurance intermediaries like brokers, insurance repositories, third-party administrators, etc, 100 per cent FDI may be permitted.
>The farmers will go home but the country will not get the agricultural reform it badly needs -- if nothing else, then to prevent a bigger water crisis than already exists, argues T N Ninan.
It is likely the government will divide the country into different zones during the proposed extended period of lockdown and might permit a few services to function in safe zones.
This is South Carolina's first trade and investment mission to India.
Nifty ends above 8,600; Tata Motors, RIL top leaders
Lack of trust in employers has often led Chinese workers to balk at takeovers they fear will worsen employment conditions.
That's Ranbir Kapoor on Harley-Davidson V Rod in his forthcoming film Roy. We share five things you must know about this cruiser bike from the legendary American bike manufacturer.
Typically, you can create a basic gym for Rs 50,000, a mid-end for Rs 5 lakh and an advanced one for Rs 10 lakh
The auto sector has been among the worse-hit in terms of sales in the past two years.
'Without reviving employment, consumer confidence will not go up.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the BJP has emerged as the "third force" in Kerala that will replace the two fronts in the next year's assembly elections.
Domestic tyre demand is seen to grow by 7-9 per cent over the next five years.
The founders of Gland Pharma, led by Ravi Penmetsa, and KKR, together own 96 per cent of the company.
A combination of externalities such as global trade wars and slowing growth, continuing glitches in accessing offsets under the GST regime, which has created a liquidity crunch for smaller exporters, and the growing competitiveness of smaller countries are causing the slowdown.
These investors are not only betting on little-known stocks, but also sectors that the market participants are not paying much heed to. Some of these stocks can be potential multi-baggers, while others may not live up to the expectations of these stock-pickers, says Jash Kriplani.
What must India do now?
Investors turn their attention to export-driven sectors.
Two-wheeler firms' profits to slow down following a double-digit decline in sales.
MRF test drives a new, more luxurious, brand.
The clarification comes amid reports that sweet shops have discontinued chocolate barfis and chocolate sandesh.
