'The government should refrain from 'adventurism' and 'megalomania'.' 'But this should be true of reckless government action against every Indian, whether or not they are wealthy or have access to the finance minister even when he is in hospital,' says Aakar Patel.
The best way for the railways to become more professional will be to get corporatised.
All payments made via debit and credit cards, net banking and mobile wallets will be entitled to discounts.
He has now to show that he can take on the vested interests within the railways which are resisting change through corporatisation
India has average monthly spends of $4 per user; it is over $20 in other Asian markets
As wholesalers largely failed to meet GST norms, companies were in a fix. According to industry veterans like Sunil Duggal, chief executive of Dabur, the hazard led many to look beyond third-party distribution and take the leap to cover unattended markets directly.
A crammed calender left the Indian cricketers with not enough time to prepare for the ongoing Test series against South Africa, feels Board of Control for Cricket in India Committee of Administrators (COA) chief Vinod Rai.
Ahead of the Economic Survey, industry body Ficci today lowered its GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal, pegging India's economic expansion rate at 5.3 per cent compared to its 5.5 per cent previous estimate.
Civil aviation ministry to monitor flash sales and discount schemes: Source
'Villages are much better prepared than towns as far as COVID-19 is concerned.'
Custodian banks are selling dollars for their foreign fund clients.
"In roughly seven years, or around 2024, the population of India is expected to surpass that of China," a UN report said.
There has been a lot of concern in the FMCG industry after Patanjali's revenues crossed Rs 5,000 crore, on the back of an increased focus on health following the ban on Maggi noodles.
The regulator has put a cap on the business a bank can get from a single insurer.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday presented a tax-free budget for 2003-2004 in the Vidhan Sabha with a net deficit of Rs 1,020.87 crore.
Grains, non-mineral water might be on the list; biscuits, butter and cheese might attract GST
Nurses from India and other non-European countries employed with Britain's state-funded National Health Service could be forced to leave the UK under new immigration rules.
Banking shares saw a renewed buying interest on the hopes of a rate-cut by the central bank post the easing of macro-economic data.
The extra borrowing implies Jaitley will have extra spending space in the Union Budget for FY19, the last full one before the 2019 general election
Broader market underperformed with the BSE Midcap and the BSE Smallcap indices losing up to 0.2%
Besides foreign flows, corporate earnings and US Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen's testimony to the nation's legislature are also likely to impact investor sentiment.
With India contributing only 2% to its revenues, the multinational is focusing more on key markets like the US and China.
India and Pakistan must reform their institutions of governance to accelerate economic growth on a sustained basis for poverty reduction, lawmakers and experts from both the countries attending a meeting in Dubai said notwithstanding the chill in bilateral ties.
Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has denied allegations that he is the name identified as 'Player X' by current captain Brendon McCullum and former batsman Lou Vincent, following a report that 'the net is closing' around a big name in the game.
Side indices raced ahead with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap advancing 0.4% and 0.3% up, respectively.
Buffett typically makes his donations in July, reducing the number of shares by 5 percent from the prior year.
'For the first month, we have only had 5.5 million who have paid the tax.' '40 per cent have paid nil as tax; 95 per cent of the taxation for the first two months has come from only 400,000 assessees.' 'So even now, the tax-paying habit, of paying a marginal or negligible amount, or not paying anything at all, is quite prevalent,' reveals Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Lack of literacy is compromising the ability of farmers in India and China, two of the world's most populous countries with the smallest farm size, to raise productivity without losing soil fertility, says Kunal Bose.
United Progressive Alliance-led government proposed lenders as insurance brokers; new FM not too keen, say insurers.
Sentiment was largely positive after April IIP grew at 4.9 per cent, spurred by higher growth in manufacturing and mining sectors.
Valued at $71.2 billion, the bank's market capitalisation is more than that of global banks like Barclays, JP Morgan Chase and Credit Suisse.
EPF is the major vehicle for the long-term savings of organised private sector employees.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget.
Amritsar-born entrepreneur John Nath Kapoor was arrested by the FBI for bribing doctors to over-prescribe a powerful opioid to patients.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
Serena Williams moved another step closer to a record-tying 24th career Grand Slam title with a comfortable 6-3, 6-2 victory over Czech Karolina Muchova on Friday to reach the last 16 at the US Open.
'Milking poorly performing or easily marketable assets is the way to deliver more money for key programmes,' says T N Ninan.
Indian tourists are increasingly settling for other destinations such as Southeast Asian countries, Australia, and New Zealand.
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