Foreign currency assets, a key component rose $1.6 bn to $304.9 bn.
The rise in reserves was $2.12 billion.
On September 4, at a time when the rupee was the worst performer among Asian currencies, Raghuram Rajan took charge as RBI's governor.
CJI Thakur, who is demitting office on Tuesday as the Chief Justice of India, has been regularly questioning the government over the appointment of judges for higher judiciary
The markets were expecting the government to borrow around Rs 3 lakh crore (Rs 3 trillion) during April-September 2010, out of total Rs 4.57 lakh crore (Rs 4.57 trillion) pegged for the entire fiscal.
In order to counter the growing penetration of e-commerce portals, the ICT industry in Gujarat is also mulling initiation of its own portal for selling products.
Soumitra Chatterjee -- one of the finest Indian actors of our time -- meant so much to Aseem Chhabra.
Manchester United's big-money signing Marouane Fellaini faces several weeks on the sidelines after having an operation on his wrist.
Move could fetch the exchequer Rs 14,000 cr
Amendment to the Act, sovereign guarantees, investment portfolio, realty holdings, and governance issues to shape valuation.
Insiders say that BP is planning a containment cap.
Heavy security arrangements have been put in place, ahead of the twin public rallies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be held on Saturday in Kathua and Rajouri districts.
England out for lowest score in Barbados, WI in strong position
With the government planning to mop up Rs 24,000 crore (Rs 240 billion) through disinvestment this financial year, investors have once again become interested in public sector companies.
Of the seven surveys presented under Modi govt, predictions of three were quite close to the actual GDP growth rate, one saw the base year change in between, but the last three were way off the mark.
The corona deaths in India so far add up to 91,149 (September 24, 3.26 pm). It is seven-and-a-half times the number of Indian soldiers slain in all the wars (1947, 1961-1962, 1965, 1971 and 1999) in post-independent India's history, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'I would want people to have food on their tables and their wages to rise.' 'Will that happen or not is the question that we need to ask and answer.'
The trends remained sluggish in the primary stock market
Australia made a stuttering start to coach Justin Langer's tenure as they lost by three wickets to England in the opening match of the one-day series at The Oval.
In the past few months, 45 companies have signalled their intent to raise money through the institutional placement route.
Bengaluru based Dinesh Malhotra, 54, an ex-Army officer who is working as a human resource professional in a construction firm shares some survival tips.
The total revenue earned by central government and state governments after regular settlement in December was Rs 43,851 crore for CGST and Rs 46,252 crore for SGST.
The Centre mopped up Rs 2.46 lakh crore from indirect taxes in the last fiscal, as much as Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) more than the revised target, despite stimulus packages.
The Rs 67,700 crore (Rs 677 billion) revenue mop up from the auction of 3G licence will help the government cut its fiscal deficit to nearly 4.9 per cent from 5.5 per cent of GDP projected in the Budget.
It is also felt that under the current market conditions, the building is unlikely to garner the kind of funds expected from a prime real estate at Nariman Point
Led by state-owned LIC, new business for the life insurance industry recorded a growth of 25 per cent during 2009-10, overcoming the decline witnessed a year ago on account of the global financial meltdown.
Revenue buoyancy of GST will be key to improve the resource position of both central and state governments.
The government has set base prices for all the 22 zones at Rs 3,500 crore.
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Ranbir Kapoor is sporting a cool new look for The Game, an upcoming TV concept from Pepsi.
The total overseas loans raised by 48 companies through external commercial borrowings moved up from $494 million in May to $1.9 billion in June, according to the ECB data, released by the RBI on Thursday. Of the total overseas borrowings, $573 million were raised through automatic route and $1.3 billion was mopped up through approval route.
Private and public sector oil firms have opposed levy of five per cent customs duty on crude saying this would make import of products like jet fuel cheaper than manufacturing them in the country.
India produced a clinical all-round performance to thrash hosts South Africa by 88 runs in the first one-dayer of the ICC Women's Championship at Diamond Oval in Kimberley on Monday.
Excise collections for April have been badly hit, resulting the fiscal deficit touching 16 per cent of target in the very first month itself, which could douse expectations of interest rate cuts.
An announcement to this effect could be made in the Budget scheduled to be unveiled by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha on July 6. The decision to permit SEZ developers to raise ECBs, sources said, would promote development of the special economic zones, besides helping the government in arresting decline in the foreign exchange reserves.
The state-run mining giant NMDC on Monday filed the draft prospectus with the market regulator Sebi for its follow-on public offer, through which the government expects to mop up Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion).
The government will mop up Rs 1,400 crore (Rs 14 billion) this fiscal by taxing the second instalment of arrears due to central government employees, who were awarded increased salaries by the Sixth Pay Commission.
Dealers said increased demand for dollar from importers mainly put pressure on the local unit but a higher opening in the domestic equity market and gains in other currencies overseas against the dollar capped the losses.
Despite a steady collection rate, the government faces a steep Budget target of Rs 6.1 trillion for CGST for 2019-20.
Lt Colonel E K Niranjan was undertaking a mopping up and render safe procedure on the encounter spot when a blast occurred and splinters and sharpnels hit the officer fatally.
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