India must take urgent measures like issuing sovereign guaranteed bonds and exempting FIIs from short term capital gains tax to stem the rupee's slide, India Inc said.
The minister said any declaration made under the law will be protected
'Will 'Make in India' be able to harness the demographic dividend so it does not become a disaster?' 'Will 'Digital India' live up to the lofty promises the government and private sector made as part of its recent launch?'
New entrants could include Flipkart, Paytm, Cafe Coffee Day and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, it says
The government introduced the 122nd Constitution amendment Bill.
Positive cues from the global market front aided the rally.
Aziz Haniffa, who has covered every Indian Prime Minister's visit to the US since Rajiv Gandhi in 1985, gives us a peek into what's happening in Washington, DC on the eve of the Modi-Trump summit.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday released copies of BA and MA degrees of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in response to Aam Aadmi Party's allegations questioning his degree from Delhi, but AAP hit back saying the documents were "forged" and had "glaring discrepancies" in them.
The restrictions on gold imports will be reviewed by March end, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Monday.
Aditya Puri thinks the government is on track.
Companies making larger profits are now paying a lower rate of effective tax because of concessions
India's involvement in the port development was not strictly under the international sanctions that had been imposed on Iran.
'Life will not improve overnight; it will happen in a gradual manner.'
The American influential IT and telecom industry sought intervention of the Obama Administration against what they alleged are "discriminatory" Indian policies, which they claimed has resulted in several hundred millions of dollars of losses in the last quarter.
Gujarat is a flourshing state but its business model is not so well accepted at national level.
Ishan Bakshi studies the Budgets of six states, their expenditure priorities and outlays to understand the trend.
The government has hiked foreign investment caps.
India had been engaged in a contentious battle with the US over the issue, especially in the pharmaceutical sector.
India has 20,000 tonnes of idle gold; gold is an important aspect of women empowerment: PM.
'I feel that since they know the problems, in the next 2 to 3 quarters, these problems could be resolved.' 'But they should realise that things are not working well right now.'demonetisation did not have a huge negative impact on the economy. But when it comes to GST, those who are looking for loopholes find it difficult to adapt.
Participants are keenly awaiting the rollovers to the next series ahead of the expiry of June F&O.
In India post the success of masala and green bonds on the LSE, Nikhil Rathi tells Rajesh Bhayani that there are many international investors interested in buying into the India story
Investment announcement for $100 bn over 5 years likely.
Cabinet secretary calls meeting to review the impact of inflation on essential commodities.
Since January this year, RBI has cut the repo rate - at which it lends to commercial banks -- to a gross of 1.25 per cent.
Regulators will need to allow the model to evolve to allow profits to flow, says Una Gulani.
Sensex ended strong, Tata Steel, HUL climb higher.
M R Venkatesh, chartered accountant turned political commentator tells Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com that Modi's war is not against the opposition parties or the Congress but against the bureaucracy and the establishment.
Once again, tax demands on foreign investors cause worry.
Concluding the three-part series, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta says that the black money law is likely to fail because of the ineptness of India's investigative and enforcement agencies.
'In the end, investing is about people.' 'If you get the right people, they make things happen,' Mengistu Alemayehu tells Shyamal Majumdar.
'Nobody expected the slowdown to go for these many days. Unfortunately, it is an unbelievably bad slow down.'
The slowdown is especially pronounced in rural areas, which have suffered two consecutive dry years.
Gone are the days of over-the-top Diwali parties, says Kishore Singh. This year round, the taxman is the invisible -- and unwanted -- guest at these once extravagant affairs.
In several areas, the Indian government has put out a model law.
'This is the first time that the Americans have agreed to refer to "cross-border terrorist attacks" in a joint statement.' 'No wonder Pakistan has called the joint statement "singularly unhelpful" and has blasted it, and its all-weather friend China has applauded Pakistan's frontline role in combating terrorism,' points out former foreign secretary Ambassador Kanwal Sibal.
While we have our wish lists ready, it's only on February 28 that the verdict will be out. We do hope the FM plays Santa and brings some good cheer in this financial year. Meanwhile let's take a moment and list our expectations.
Moving ahead with their new mantra -- Chalein Saath Saath: Forward Together We Go -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to deepen cooperation in every sector for the benefit of global stability and people's livelihoods over the next ten years.
Meet to review progress on lending, impact of recent rate cuts and what is being done on NPAs, among other things
The apex court issued notices to the Centre, ministries and departments concerned, Jet Airways and United Arab Emirate's Etihad Airways on the petition challenging the deal and sought their responses within four weeks.
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