Stating that pushing GDP growth, which has slipped to 5-year low of 6.8 per cent in 2018-19, is the top priority, President Ramnath Kovind said Modi govt will bring more reforms and raise farm investments to boost growth.
'India remains a bright spot amid the global slowdown.'
India has undertaken a number of structural reforms.
BMS, a union affiliated to RSS, plans rally at Delhi's Ramlila Ground on Nov 17; SJM to protest on Oct 29.
'A bold, progressive step forward,' Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Uday Kotak said of Nirmala Sitharaman's corporate tax breaks.
"GST should not become a 'grossly scary tax'. It should be a 'good and simple tax'," Surjewala said.
Overall, jobs created in the cities dipped marginally to 550,000.
Accusing the prime minister of pushing a particular narrative in the media through the PMO, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said "Modi will not be able to deflect from real issues".
Yashwant Sinha explains where the Modi government has gone wrong in its handling of the economy.
'Digital India' initiative has a huge potential, he said.
Here are snapshots from Day 6 of Trudeaus visit.
'The election has to be fought on perennial issues and not on a tragedy of one moment'
'More than 900 companies believe that the majority of their employees worry about AI's role in potential job losses.' 'It makes employees anxious about working with machines or AI applications and fuels resistance to change,' says a Capgemini report.
The exchange moved through many ups and downs through the years.
Failure to recognise the threat of India's IP abuse is a major step back: Congressman Orrin Hatch.
SBI data shows the per-capita payouts for scheme have shot up this year.
India was for the first time the leading country in the world for FDI, overtaking the US.
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The request for relaxation came from large manufacturing units which have stated that the move would help facilitate manufacturing processes and augment exports.
The government had breached its fiscal deficit target given in the Budget for 2017-18 in November itself, touching 112 per cent of the limit.
India ranks third among global startup ecosystems.
'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.
One solution to India's challenges of education, employment, employability lies in state governments adopting apprenticeships on a large scale.
The centre in Riyadh will be staffed by Saudi females and will start by catering to Saudi Aramco and GE as anchor clients.
'A buoyant market economy is one which is led by the innovation and imagination of private persons,' notes Ajay Shah.
The Budget will 'further reignite our growth engine, signalling the dawn of a prosperous future.'
'What we are going to see is a large number of white collar jobs getting lost.' 'Job loss can drive people to depression, drugs, alcoholism and even suicide as there is no one to turn to when they are down.' 'There is no in-between now -- things go from a luxurious lifestyle to no lifestyle.'
A reading below 50 means contraction in the sector.
Congress took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he has turned "unlucky" as the economy and exports were down and prices soaring.
According to the survey conducted by HeadHonchos.com, a job search and career portal, 84.1 per cent employers expect new job creations this year.
Wadhwani joined the billion-dollar club in 1999, when he sold a venture for $9.3 bn to i2 Technologies.
The losses in state elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh have put the ruling party under pressure to announce swift measures aimed at addressing rural distress and lack of employment.
Rejecting criticism of jobless growth, he said if state after state is creating good number of jobs, how can the Centre be creating joblessness?
The flexi staff workforce at present in the country has increased to 2.1 million from 1.7 million in 2015.
India's rising GDP may have propelled the middle class to become richer, buy new cars, travel around the world and build assets, but it further pushed the economically disadvantaged and poor into poverty and drudgery, says Devanik Saha.
The Oxford University and Stanford MBA graduate co-founded a 1-billion-pound global investment firm and specialised in investing in small British businesses
The Hub will contribute to developing a knowledge-sharing platform and network between govts, the private sector, development banks and other international organisations
Aayog feels expansion of the lowest base will enable more people to pay taxes.
The Centre also justified the abrogation of Article 35A of the Constitution which "enabled the then State to make laws giving special rights and privileges to permanent residents, while imposing restrictions upon others".
As we find ourselves batting on a sticky wicket, every ball needs to be played on merit, says stockmarket wizard Motilal Oswal.
Adapting to an inevitable digital intervention is India's only hope at beating a long-standing job crisis. To do so, focus on quality education and better skill development is fundamental, says Dr Yogesh Kumar Bhatt.
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