The consumer durables segment declined by 23.4 per cent in June, as against a dip of 10.1 per cent a year ago.
The government has made employers responsible for verifying whether the claims filed are according to the law. Earlier, companies went only by self-declaration of employees.
The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigations Team on black money has also proposed that holding more than Rs 15 lakh in cash be made illegal for individuals and for companies, report Tinesh Bhasin and Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Infosys, Cipla, NTPC, ITC and Lupin
The government cleared the proposal despite opposition from the petroleum ministry, which says this is not the right time for divestment as the sector is moving from trade parity to export parity pricing.
The BCCI will not be terminating Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals but will only be suspending the two franchises for a period of two years from the Indian Premier League (IPL) as per recommendations of the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee.
The term binge-watching was the runner up in Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year in 2013. Indians may have come late to the party a little later, but we're making up for lost time, says Shuma Raha.
The country may propose pipeline via China when Putin visits this year.
The adjustment orders for AY2012, are expected between January and March 2016.
Arun Jaitley said he would put the DTC Bill in cold storage.
India Inc is facing threat from non-traditional sources.
Ministry to propose a new subsidy mechanism to cap upstream firms' share.
This is the first time airwaves in 700 Mhz band will be put up for auction
Ajit Balakrishnan envisions a flag to capture the spirit of the impending conflicts of the Information Age.
Freight earnings accounted for 65 per cent of IR's total earnings of Rs 144,167 crore (Rs 1,441.67 billion) in 2013-14.
If you are looking to stay in the property, unnecessary delays will only increase the cost.
Lukewarm response from private investors and turf battles between government agencies have resulted in delaying Modi's ambitions. Sahil Makkar reports.
Maruti Suzuki posted a marginal increase in January and the likes of Hyundai, Ford and Mahindra & Mahindra reporting a single-digit growth.
Has the rail ministry taken care to draw up a transparent framework?
An analysis of year-wise movements of average global crude oil prices versus India's GDP reveals no inverse correlation, contrary to wide belief.
An exchange which preaches others on governance must start practising it first, says Shyamal Majumdar.
Room for rise of up to 2 percentage points, move to help meet higher expenditure need in FY17
Under the amended treaty with Mauritius, for two years beginning April 1, 2017, capital gains tax will be imposed at 50 per cent of the prevailing domestic rate.
His anonymous online platform helps people seek help without disclosing their identity.
Fees paid by Premier League clubs passed one billion pounds for the first time, according to financial analysts Deloitte. That was inflated by the world record 89 million pounds ($115.98 million) that Manchester United paid Juventus for France midfielder Paul Pogba.
With the demand for lower costs in process driven activities and a move away from the high rate, billable hours of legal services, AI platforms are being used internationally in many legal tasks.
The companies experienced a drop of 5,436 approved petitions (37 per cent) in 2016 as compared to previous year, a report by the National Foundation for American Policy, a Washington-based non-profit think-tank, said.
Measures may include tax slab and rate revisions for individuals, companies.
The profit boost for studios will in large part be driven by the rush for local-language content from platforms like Netflix Inc
Among the greatest mistakes women make in their career is losing track of their career goals, not taking additional responsibilities and learning new skills and technology.
Last Saturday, USL board asked its Chairman Vijay Mallya to quit.
The stipulation that new front-end stores will have to be set up will impact M&A in the sector.
TCS, Infosys and others are banking on automation to protect their turf in the US, but building a successful revenue model around it may prove difficult
A parliamentary panel termed the government's proposed 85 per cent pictorial warnings on tobacco products as "too harsh" and recommended a drastic reduction in size.
The top court last week gave Sahara a final chance to raise funds.
Goa, Uttarakhand and Meghalaya will initiate schemes to enable 24x7 power to consumers.
GAAR will not override the recently revised double taxation avoidance agreements with Mauritius and Singapore.
The broader markets ended in line with the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended higher by 1.3% and 0.9% each.
The broader markets ended mixed with mid-caps gaining 0.1 per cent and small-caps falling 0.1 per cent on the BSE.
