GST rate cut for real-estate, income transfer scheme, farm loan waivers execution and recapitalisation of PSU banks have the potential to boost India's growth in a few months, says Neelkanth Mishra.
Unique Identification Authority of India said the alleged data breach took place on a website that does not belong to it.
Experts have started giving comments on provisions that the govt must make in Budget 2016-17.
Even if they score administratively, state governments ruled by the party suffer from an inability to communicate positively, say observers.
A Balasubramanian tells Business Standard that the sector will see one of its best phases in the coming five years.
The second fortnight of September saw Rs 3 lakh crore of time deposits, something unique, followed by liquidation of Rs 1.2 lakh crpre of these right after.
A profile of Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot.
The election campaign finally ended on Friday, May 17. Arindam Majumder reveals what he discovered on the election front on a long rail journey.
DEA officials to push for this at a meeting with FM Jaitley.
BJP's total silence on Delhi statehood is intriguing.
Shaken by Justice RM Lodha committee's recommended reforms of its governance structure, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to call a Special General Meeting (SGM) within the next two weeks to discuss the implications of the report.
These people don't know that time has changed and they should not treat people as fools, Modi said.
The sudden exit of Yogesh Agarwal as the chairman of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority, or PFRDA, has once again brought the relationship between financial sector regulators and the finance ministry into sharp focus.
The Modi government's array of economic policy has been impressive.
The official twists and turns have raised questions on the government's credibility and its ability to pull the nation out of the demonetisation quagmire. To keep up with the new rules, the government has issued an updated FAQ on demonetisation.
EPF has traditionally been the only tool for Indians, especially the salaried class, to save for their retirement corpus.
I am fulfilling the promise that I have made, said the PM on One Rank One Pension.
Sharply divided maulanas appear to have paved way for a smooth sailing for Bharatiya Janata Party nominee Santosh Kumar Gangwar in Bareilly.
The decline is attributed to lower salary growth and a rise in households' financial liabilities.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, will answer your queries.
All is not well with Telengana and its Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao
Meanwhile, key BJP ally skips event to mark first year of Yogi govt.
A tightrope walk ahead, especially as govt's fiscal deficit has already reached 99% of full-year estimates
In a blistering counter attack against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa a day after she questioned his victory in last polls and slammed his economic policies, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday accused her of making 'sweeping charges' ignorant of cases pending against herself.
A review of key pronouncements he made in his first Independence Day Speech on August 15, 2014.
In an age when the electorate is increasingly impatient and changes governments every 5 years, how did the Tamil Nadu chief minister beat anti-incumbency?
"One was 'AP' and the other was 'Fam'. 'AP' stands for Ahmed Patel and 'Fam' stands for family. Have you heard of Ahmed Patel? Which family is he close to?" Modi asked the crowd at a rally in Dehradun.
Bureaucrats heading disinvestment and financial services usually don't get appointed as finance secretary.
AAdhar cannot be successful unless there is proper coordination at the helm.
Each 'adarsh village' should have piped drinking water, connectivity to the main road, electricity supply to all households, library, telecom and broadband connectivity including CCTVs in public areas. Emphasis will also be on e-governance, says Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com.
She needs to find innovative ways to at least match the growth during Gehlot's rule.
From being the hand-picked choice of Sonia Gandhi as Andhra Pradesh chief minister to sitting on a dharna in Delhi against division of the state, Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy has turned from a Congress regional leader to a disgruntled rebel in his nearly 39-month tumultuous tenure.
With response tepid so far from domestic investors, these funds might soon approach FIPB for approvals.
Why did such a 'socially conscientious' people adapt to cash-for-votes and the like, as fish to water? N Sathiya Moorthy offers an explanation.
Salaried employees get several benefits under Sections 80C, 80D, 80G and others.
Question remains, what happens when the overseeing committees' members themselves are questioned by investigative agencies?
In the absence of the over-arching 'Jaya charisma', EPS has to convince the AIADMK's traditional constituencies, including those in his western districts, that his leadership would stand up against the BJP-led Centre even in a post-poll scenario, a la Jayalalithaa, and would not yield as much as party founder MGR had done, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Taxpayers can claim a deduction on tuition fees for a maximum of two children.
South leads; North-East at bottom but moves ahead, finds out the IndiaSpend Team
Sandeep Shanbhag, a chartered accountant and director of Wonderland Consultants, a tax and financial advisory firm, discussed the impact of Budget proposals in a chat with Rediff.com's readers.
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