The Budget may see new rural schemes and stepping up of funding towards existing programmes like MNREGA, rural housing, irrigation projects and crop insurance.
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.
About Rs 2,000 crore of realty money has flown into stocks in the National Capital Region in the months after demonetisation.
The abolition of wealth tax is again a welcome step.
'Astad had the courage to plough a lonely furrow. He made a life of his own, on his own, and created a path-breaking dance style.' 'Only a few in the performing arts could do what he did.' 'A classical dancer can fall back on tradition, but Astad created something absolutely new.'
Ensure the employer has all relevant documents. Else, your pay will take a serious hit in the next two months.
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.
Is it time to take a relook at our economic theories? asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
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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 readers' queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
With barely a week left, the session has been able to accomplish next to no legislative business, says Aditi Phadnis
'Prevention plus vaccination is what is going to take us into better territory by September or October.'
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The president called for tax reform that eliminates corporate-friendly loopholes, highlighted his earlier proposal for free community college.
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.
You can still save money, says Samkit Maniar
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.
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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.
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
With a sole mandate of inflation targeting, RBI wears many hats.
Teheran bargains on OilMin plan for more rupee payment via increased import; wants investment deal on gas block.
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Regulators will need to allow the model to evolve to allow profits to flow, says Una Gulani.
CoA takes away all functioning powers of BCCI office-bearers
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%.
China's malfunctioning stock markets remained semi-frozen.
The Centre is against giving any shock in the first year of the rollout by bringing in new services.
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.
'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.'
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.
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.
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Samsung which leads the global list takes the 10th spot in India.
From Singapore to Almora, Abhishant Pant has survived without cash, and he wants to continue in that state all his life.
Like Indira Gandhi, even Narendra Modi seems to be relying on directing public-sector banks through ministry of finance supported by party cadres, says Debashis Basu.
Investors booked profits at higher levels despite the growth oriented Budget.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday batted for expansion of organic farming across the country.
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.
Trade union leaders claimed that the strike would be even bigger than the one last year as the number of striking workers is expected to swell to 18 crore
