The opposition has attacked the Modi government over the National Democratic Alliance's last full-fledged budget before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The PM alleged that a 'PC' (percentage commission) culture has become the state government's identity.
At this point, it is crucial to think of solutions that will help flatten the curve and also generate income, says Pratyush Banerjee.
India's roughly $150 billion outsourcing sector generates about three quarters of its revenue from the United States.
Cab aggregators caught between showing profitability to investors, increasing their network and dabbling in areas such as food ordering have seen a major blow to their primary business.
'One way of doing this could be offering credit guarantee to the banks, say 10 per cent, for fresh loans given to micro, small and medium enterprises,' observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The Union government is keen to ensure financial security for unorganised sector workers
Patients from any part of the country will soon need to travel no more than three hours for treatment of the kind available in large metros.
Modi said there were a slew of 'matching priorities' between the business council and that of his administration, including dismantling trade barriers, promoting skills development, establishing manufacturing supply chains and infrastructure development.
The government shouldn't hide behind the veil of making a domestic giant out of the HPC-ONGC deal, rather it should just say it needs cash from this divestment exercise, says Sudhir Bisht.
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'The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is neither beneficial to banks nor helpful for the borrower.' 'Genuine people who are caught in economic stagnation will lose everything and thousands will lose jobs.'
Ten trade unions to go on strike to protest against changes in labour laws
LIC, ICICI Bank, PNB to have nominees on board; firm asked to sell non-core assets.
Some experts says that the high net-worth requirement of Rs 50 crore for setting up an IU is a deterrent.
The recent default on deposit payments by a couple of Yash Birla Group companies has brought to surface difficulties an investor has to face in recovering his money.
SC raised questions over the government's decision ordering mandatory seeding of mobile numbers with Aadhaar.
The exploration company will buy back shares from January 23 and extinguish them.
PSU bank shares were the top gainers on hopes of a rate by the RBI on easing consumer inflation
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
The report added that Anbang, which has close ties to the Chinese state, has seen its aggressive efforts to buy hotels in the US slowed amid concerns raised by Obama administration officials who review foreign investments for national security risk.
The proposed Road Transport and Safety Bill, likely to be cleared by the Union Cabinet next week and introduced in Parliament in its current session, seeks to make Indian roads safer by imposing hefty penalties for violation of traffic rules.
The proposed Road Transport and Safety Bill, likely to be cleared by the Union Cabinet next week and introduced in Parliament in its current session, seeks to make Indian roads safer by imposing hefty penalties for violation of traffic rules.
In a Q&A with Doordarshan, Jaitley discusses how he chose the areas on which he would spend more.
An Aadhaar card can fast-track the KYC procedure for some instruments.
One-sponsor-one-fund rule may set off merger as Amundi seen sponsoring two funds following buyout.
The following is the full text of US President Donald Trump's first address to a joint session of the Congress on February 28, as prepared for delivery and released by the White House press office.
Fix India's real estate sector. Fix India's public sector banks, advises Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Though they have more than one legal option to recover dues, till NSEL has funds, little can be done.
'The attempt to build a negative narrative about India's economic performance is disingenuous.' 'For the investors as well as the targeted beneficiaries of welfare schemes, the ground reality is very different,' argues Rajiv Kumar, vice-chairman, NITI Aayog.
Companies offer partial ownership and timeshare, beside other combinations
'A proposal to do away with labour laws is not feasible.' 'That's why we wanted to have a dialogue with the states.'
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The CAG audit may look into expenditure on printing of notes, RBI dividend payout and banking transaction data.
Swarms of immature pink locusts and adult yellow locusts are currrently active. Not only are fresh locusts swarms expected to arrive in the coming weeks, but even those already present in India have mated and are breeding new offspring.
An excerpt from 'Money Smart: The Indian Woman's Guide To Managing Wealth' by Reenita Malhotra Hora and Divya Vij that reveals various options to help you save tax as well as invest for creating long-term wealth.
'No commercial bank will be allowed to fail. There is nothing to worry about.'
'Many said his visit was very risky. But mercifully, Air Force One has taken off from Delhi without Mr Trump stepping on anybody's toes,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
'The government has to stop trying to fix things for lenders, projects, homeowners and developers and think instead about how to fix the market for houses,' says Mihir S Sharma.
