Report points out corporate vulnerability indicators remain elevated.
The Indian basket represents the price of Oman and Dubai sour grade crude.
In a statement, the CBDT, which is the apex policy making body for direct tax policies, said it has never asked IRS Association or these officers to prepare such a report and no permission was sought by them before making the report public. 'It is unequivocally stated that CBDT never asked IRS Association or these officers to prepare such a report.
Yashwant Sinha explains where the Modi government has gone wrong in its handling of the economy.
Online and mobile based personal finance applications have gained importance over the past few years.
The authoritative Congressional Research Service, which provides data and analysis to the US Congress, finds that India no longer features in the world's three biggest arms importers.
China has not limited the 'battle' to the diplomatic field alone; the People's Liberation Army has become aggressive on the ground too. The recent 'fights' in Northern Sikkim and Ladakh are part of the pattern, asserts Claude Arpi.
Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian spoke on a wide range of issues -- from GDP growth and fiscal consolidation to job creation and GST.
Though the government says public and private shipyards compete on equal terms, public shipyards feast at the high table with the defence ministry, with only scraps being tossed to private shipbuilders.
China has been trying to build lobbies of influence and mould public opinion in India since at least 2017, and large sums have been invested in the effort, reveals former RA&W officer Jayadeva Ranade.
Mohandas Pai took part in an hour-long chat on rediff.com
The mission has been extended by another six months due to surplus fuel
The RBI has also been asked to consider displaying this information on its website.
'Our government has created 10 million jobs when the Indian unemployment rate is at a 45-year high.'
The Chinese Communist party has not closed its door of contacts and negotiation with the Dalai Lama, a senior Communist leader wrote recently. Former RA&W officer and China expert Jayadeva Ranade explains what the thinking on Tibet is likely in Beijing.
'Where is the analysis that we need to spend at least Rs 4 trillion to keep India safe?'
Obama said every country, every democracy in particular, has tussles over the budget.
Additional levy to eat into Rs 6,000-crore income of top promoters
Money allocated for rural India has increased, but expenditure of panchayats is not adequate and inconsistent
With rise in medical costs surpassing general inflation, getting a treatment/surgery or illness treated in a hospital requires an enormous financial surplus or an alternative financial arrangement. Harjot Singh Narula offers simple tips to reduce these costs
Business is better than usual in Bollywood.
'I have no problems with the finance ministry or with state governments treating petrol pump prices as the last resort for meeting their ambitious spending targets with very limited revenue resources.' 'But let's do away with this smokescreen of free pricing of petrol and diesel and go back to administered pricing regime,' says Dr Sudhir Bisht.
Spectrum was sold at about 68 per cent premium.
In 2014-15, capital expenditure in the April-September period was Rs 99,100 crore.
'The debate is not whether the Indian defence apparatus is in a state of disrepair, but whether it is capable of securing the defence of the country if any envisaged threat becomes real.'
'It is time India thought big not only about its global clout politically and diplomatically, but also act its size against pin-pricking by anti national elements,' says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd).
He was most recently credited as one of the brains behind labour law reforms in Rajasthan
While hybrids, CNG and biofuels found favour in 2018 among many carmakers including Maruti Suzuki, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Honda, others such as M&M and Tata Motors have shown full faith in electric vehicles.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain refuted media reports that government is planning to buy surveillance devices for spying.
During the Karnataka elections held in May this year, the average amount spent on the campaign by each candidate was Rs 7.43 lakh. Interestingly, this is just 46 per cent of the allotted budget of Rs 16 lakh per candidate.
Indian basket at 6-month low of $49.11 a bbl
The Central Board of Direct Taxes, the apex policy making body of the I-T department, has been undertaking a host of steps to bolster the litigation management wing of the department which has come under criticism not only from courts but also successive Finance Ministers and in the audit reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
Assocham said even if an investment revival were to happen, it would be a time lag of at least 18 months before it reflects in the manufacturing sector.
Many companies are putting HR's reputation as a back office administrator to rest by either outsourcing or automating most administrative tasks.
In March this year, domestic air traffic had spiked by 1.6 per cent to 5.18 million passengers, compared to 5.1 million in March 2012.
Currently, onion is being sold at Rs 36 per kg in retail markets of the national capital and Rs 32 per kg each in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, according to the Consumer Affairs Ministry that monitors prices of 22 essential food items.
RailYatri offers a host of travel-related services to a 4.5 million user base. Shine Jacob finds out what's next for the app.
The government had committed to increasing spending in infrastructure
American media has taken a critical view of his accomplishments, saying his flagship 'Make in India' drive is "so far mostly hype."
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