DEA officials to push for this at a meeting with FM Jaitley.
The Budget may see new rural schemes and stepping up of funding towards existing programmes like MNREGA, rural housing, irrigation projects and crop insurance.
Is it time to take a relook at our economic theories? asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
The three main regulators have different approaches to grievance redressal and different standards to stop harmful from coming pitched at the consumer.
You can still save money, says Samkit Maniar
Improving economy and investment in Indian carriers and hotels by global companies is likely to lead to hiring for aviation and hospitality sectors witnessing up to 40 per cent growth in 2015, according to experts.
As per a white paper, 'Aarogya Bharat 2025', India Healthcare Roadmap for next 10 years launched at NATHEALTH event on Tuesday said the country is healthier now than ever before, but its 'continued economic progress is threatened by the country's under-served and under-consumed healthcare system'.
HDFC, TCS, RIL, ITC and ICICI Bank dragged the Sensex by over 100 points.
About Rs 2,000 crore of realty money has flown into stocks in the National Capital Region in the months after demonetisation.
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
With the July 1 deadline to apply for bank licence fast approaching, aspirants are scrambling to meet the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) eligibility criteria to apply.
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Benchmark share indices ended lower on profit taking after they touched record highs in the previous session.
The Forbes 30 Under 30 list is harder to get into than Stanford or Harvard University. Meet the desis who made the cut this year.
Use deductions introduced in the Budget to save additional Rs 24,000 in tax
If we are to realise the full potential of biologics' ability to improve people's health, it is essential to encourage public policy and support R&D.
Before you file your income tax return this year, have a look at the amendments that might help you take the most possible tax benefit.
Ensure the employer has all relevant documents. Else, your pay will take a serious hit in the next two months.
The abolition of wealth tax is again a welcome step.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
CoA takes away all functioning powers of BCCI office-bearers
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The president called for tax reform that eliminates corporate-friendly loopholes, highlighted his earlier proposal for free community college.
With barely a week left, the session has been able to accomplish next to no legislative business, says Aditi Phadnis
Over 20 political parties, except the Biju Janata Dal and the Communist Party of India-Marxist-led Left Front, took part in the massive rally.
Instead of being carried away by Friday's historic election verdict, savvy investors were seen taking money off the table, after the benchmark Sensex rallied about 1,500 points in intra-day trade.
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Regulators will need to allow the model to evolve to allow profits to flow, says Una Gulani.
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The cap on FDI in retail has been totally removed, while the limit in insurance sector has been enhanced to 46 per cent.
With a sole mandate of inflation targeting, RBI wears many hats.
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Can the leaky public distribution system, or PDS, deliver the subsidised grain to two-thirds of the population?
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Teheran bargains on OilMin plan for more rupee payment via increased import; wants investment deal on gas block.
They say new rules that make over-billing by private hospitals a criminal offence will hurt their ability to treat patients properly, says Subir Roy.
Most public sector banks, flush with deposits now, offer 3-4% interest on savings deposits, while a few private sector banks go up to 6%.
The Centre is against giving any shock in the first year of the rollout by bringing in new services.
The Monsoon Session of the Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday after 19 sittings that saw the passage of 14 legislation while Rajya Sabha came to an end after passing nine bills.
The railway minister has steered clear of populist traps and refrained from making grandiose announcements in terms of new trains and new rail routes. He should now emulate China, and rope in Japan in boosting the rail network, says Rajeev Sharma.
The Prime Minister's Office has decided to set up a panel, led by former chief statistician T C A Anant, to deliberate on whether the enterprise-level quarterly data, which is released by the labour bureau, should be discontinued.
'When I met the prime minister on November 15 there was no RBI report with the prime minister as to why this was done.' 'When I asked the PMO officer about this, he said the RBI did not bring this to the PM and did it independently.' 'When I asked how could the RBI ban DCCBs from accepting deposits from farmers in old notes when the government gazette released on November 9 allowed them to do so, this officer told me that not even senior PMO officials had any idea about this RBI ban.'
China's malfunctioning stock markets remained semi-frozen.
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