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.
Siddaramaiah announces free LGP gas, universal health scheme in budget
Due date is closing in and taxpayers shall pay tax and file their return well in time to avoid any interest or penalties.
It's time we dispensed with the paper trail and shifted all labour law paper, workflows and permissions online.
District Magistrate of Saharanpur, which recently witnessed communal clashes claiming 3 lives, was on Monday night transferred in a major reshuffle of Uttar Pradesh bureaucracy.
Gove, who had surprised political circles with his decision to stand for the Conservative party leadership instead of backing fellow Brexit champion Boris Johnson, laid out his case to be premier despite not being glamorous enough.
Govt resists pay panel suggestion on scrapping allowances for acting, bad climate, family planning, funeral, robe maintenance and even hair cutting.
Maintaining that India wants good relations with Pakistan, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said resumption of stalled talks with Islamabad was possible if there was an improvement in the situation.
'The core sectors have not done very well in the past one year.'
What does Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee thinks about India's education sector?
The Indian Navy is set to open the doors soon for increased role of women on its rolls but has made it clear that there will be no combat positions yet.
Finance ministry considers tax sops, regulation of hospitals to make health care affordable.
A part of Rs 6.5 lakh cr corpus may be used to set up Workers' Bank.
Financial planners also believe that retail investors should avoid the IPOs or direct stock route because it is too risky for them.
Word from the BJP is that following the controversy over his comments on Article 370, Jitendra Singh has been asked to desist from talking about his favourite topics and focus instead on the business of governance and the sizeable portfolios that he has been entrusted with, writes Archis Mohan.
How could India@75 improve law and order, courts, social, physical and soft infrastructure, efficient cities, e-governance, ease of doing business and other essential state functions by 2022, asks Shailesh Pathak.
The average bank customer does not know about the Customer Charter because it was designed - under Mr Rajan's regime - to be a lame duck initiative from the start: violating the charter has no consequences, points out, Debashis Basu.
Activists burnt the US flag and logos of Union Carbide and Dow Chemicals - as they have done nothing to end the sufferings of the victims for the last 32 years.
Divestment in PFC, REC, NHPC, Nalco, Hindustan Copper and NMDC could be considered
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While Lok Sabha Speaker is yet to decide on Leader of Opposition, the Centre on Monday went ahead with the process of appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner and sought nominations of eligible candidates from all secretaries.
"In roughly seven years, or around 2024, the population of India is expected to surpass that of China," a UN report said.
Fresh investments are constrained by tepid demand.
Controversial remarks from Minister of State in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office about a debate on the relevance of Article 370 that gives a special status to Jammu and Kashmir has evoked sharp reactions from state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and main opposition Peoples Democratic Party.
To attract capital into infrastructure projects, the ratings system needs a fresh look.
Not only is your privacy stripped stark naked, says Mitali Saran, the system itself is illegal and vulnerable.
'Her elevation in public life signified the end of parochial extremism and hate on a casteist basis.'
Prosecutors unveiled charges against Valvani alleging he fraudulently made $25 million by getting advance information about US Food and Drug Administration approvals of generic drug applications
60-year-old Yadav was the leader of Azad Bharat Vidhik Vaicharik Kranti Satyagrahi, an outfit claiming to owe allegiance to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose whose members had encroached on Jawahar Bagh area for two years and clashed with police on Thursday when they tried to evict them.
'Well done, Mr Jaitley, now go and implement your schemes. No leakages, no lapses and no laziness.'
The best investment schemes fail if they don't offer incentives to intermediaries to push investors.
The scrutiny is expected to be over this month itself.
Indian tax laws offer start-ups ways to save taxes.
Fiscal situation better but spending cuts likely in FY16 too.
Even though the powers of the board of directors stand suspended once a company's insolvency process begins, it does not absolve the directors from actions taken up to two years earlier.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday presented the Union Budget for 2016-17.
Meanwhile, key BJP ally skips event to mark first year of Yogi govt.
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
'Modi followed a prime minister whose second term was marked by such tragic passivity that Indians, it would seem, are willing to go to great pains to help this one realise his ambitions for them.'
The roots of the cancellation of 2G telecom spectrum licences and coal blocks lie in two non-profit organisations - Common Cause and CPIL.
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