Pawan Hans, Dredging Corp on list to meet target of Rs 800 bn for 2018-19
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday broke hearts of fairer sex by increasing import duty on gold bars, but tried to be even handed by raising income exemption limit for women by Rs 10,000 and by exempting excise on branded jewellery.
Desperate times need desperate actions, and the BJP's only option is to enforce legislation to build a Ram mandir, says Sunil Sethi.
Petrol and diesel prices will go up by Rs 2.67 a litre and Rs 2.58 per litre, respectively, after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday raised customs and excise duties on the two, virtually putting the Kirit Parikh Committee report on fuel price in cold storage.
Govt hikes excise duty on petrol, diesel to mop up Rs 2.5K-cr.
'One wishes that today's 'take no prisoners' brand of politics would give way to an understanding of the national interest that is shared by both government and Opposition.'
India, the world's largest edible oil importer, on Wednesday slashed customs duty on RBD Palm oil to 70 per cent from 85 per cent but traders here said it is unlikely to have any significant impact on imports.
Bhavdeep Singh, the CEO of Fortis Healthcare said that they haven't been able to focus on the business due to an internal issue, especially with regard to the promoters
The Budget shouldn't be stuck on fiscal numbers, the PMO apparently said.
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It is a 'Make in India' lounge here at Davos for this year's WEF annual summit, in place of the famous 'India Adda' that has been frequented by Indian and other leaders to savour desi delicacies and do some networking.
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Now govt employees to enjoy greater say in how their NPS corpus is invested. Younger employees should raise their allocation to equities in this very long-term investment instrument
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The Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore has been collaborating with global universities like INSEAD, Lancaster, McGill and three schools in Japan for over a decade to train senior executives in management techniques
Finance ministry officials are of the view that current restrictions that prohibit FDI in multi-brand retail cannot be extended to franchise agreements between an Indian company and an overseas partner.
On day 1, says retrospective taxation should be avoided; Sets up special investigation team to unearth black money.
Already the largest foreign bank in India, Standard Chartered has sought the Reserve Bank of India's permission to open 100 rural branches, which are in addition to its annual plan of 40 new branches and 300 ATMs this year, which it has submitted to RBI for approval. The bank, which now has 83 branches in 33 cities in the country, has announced that it is investing $250 million to take its total capital base in India to $1.9 billion.
With Pakyong now usable by AN-32s, the Indian Army can quickly move soldiers, weapons and supplies to this highly sensitive sector, which includes flashpoints like Doklam, Nathu La and the Siliguri Corridor.
In a bid to cater the small and medium business sectors in Goa and its neighbouring markets, IBM India has commenced its operations in the state under the brand name 'IBM Express Portfolio'.
Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis and Deputy Labour Minister Dimitris Stratoulis also voted against the package.
'After that, volumes and prices would move up.'
Leading Indian public sector banks State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda and Syndicate Bank are close to committing a part of the $3 billion bridge loan that Tata Motors has to raise to finance the acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford.
'He is wily and has everything that a political leader needs to succeed at that level.' 'He would be outstanding as a counter to Modi in the Lok Sabha, if he had the Opposition benches behind him,' says Aakar Patel.
Instead of announcing new schemes, focus will be on those already announced and key sectors.
With cash shortage and plans going awry, the AirAsia owner is looking to cash out of the venture he built with Ratan Tata in 2013.
Ever since the deal was announced of Walmart spending over $16 bn for a 77 per cent stake in Flipkart, the road to the takeover of India's biggest online marketplace has been quite bumpy
Real estate will prosper, small developers won't.
The Symbiosis Institute of Business Management invites applications for admission to its two-year full time management programmes.
The Centre has decided to keep ayurveda products in the mid-range of the goods and services tax
JetLite is the new brand name of Lucknow-based airline Air Sahara after Jet Airways acquired it for Rs 1,450 crore in April this year.
Amid hints that the government might be exploring capping royalty payments by India-based subsidiaries to US companies, experts warn Subhayan Chakraborty why such a move will only hurt the Indian economy.
Morbi has evolved from scratch to the second largest tile manufacturing cluster in the world in just 18 years.
Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Retail is planning a second-hand car market venture on the lines of Maruti's True Value and Mahindra's Automart.
While PNB did not name the other lenders, Union Bank of India, Allahabad Bank and Axis Bank are said to have offered credit based on letters of undertaking (LOUs) issued by PNB. Foreign bank branches too are under investigation.
Coming down heavily on MF players who in recent past chose to use shareholder fund to buy out debt of bleeding invested companies, Sebi said MFs can't have standstill agreements with companies and will take action against fund houses for such deals.
DaimlerChrysler India on Friday announced the launch of the latest edition of its S-Class diesel, the S 320CDi L, and the premium Mercedes-Benz CL-Class, for the Indian market at the Brand Showcase in Mumbai.
The parties have jointly applied to the Delhi high court, requesting that it accept their agreed terms of settlement, subject to such further orders as the court sees fit, it said.
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Baba Ramdev may be controversy's child, yet he has a fan following not just in India, but almost all over the world. Sanjeev Nayyar recounts why he is fida about Patanjali products.
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