Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said on Saturday the economy was on course to achieve its target of 8 per cent growth during the next five years compared with current levels of 5.5 per cent.
The public sector behemoth is looking at forming joint ventures with states.
Fuel rates were last revised on February 1 when petrol price was cut by a marginal 4 paise a litre.
Revenue collections will be on target at around Rs 2,50,000 crore (Rs 2,500 billion) this fiscal in view of the impressive direct tax mop-up, Minister of State for Finance Shripad Naik said on Friday.
Crisis-ridden NSEL on Wednesday declared ten more entities as defaulters after they failed to pay their dues on the second-pay out, taking the number of members who are to pay dues at 19.
Agra, Shimla, Nanded, Kanpur and Jamshedpur are among the many airports that would see connectivity under Udan.
'Stress, depression, PTSD and anxiety, especially relating to their domestic lives, are big issues for the men.' 'The men work in extremely difficult conditions, often with the fear of death looming large.'
Large states like Andhra, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal, MP, Odisha, Punjab and Tamil Nadu would need compensation from the Centre
Early gains in old and new economy stocks saw the index open with a huge positive gap of 40 points at 4,947.
The video, produced by Xinhua, China's official news agency, ridicules India and Indians, and has poorly spelt subtitles and racial stereotypes.
With the increase in corporate tax collection, the net direct tax mop up rose by 15 per cent to Rs 32,885 crore (Rs 328.85 billion) till September 25, even as the income tax collection was slow.
The direct tax collection, which was flat till August, has picked up to clock 4 per cent growth at Rs 18,077 crore (Rs 180.77 billion) till September 15.
A weakening dollar against other currencies overseas supported the rupee.
The Centre's net borrowings stood at Rs 61,318 crore (Rs 613.18 billion) till August 8, completing 57.2 per cent of the budgeted Rs 1,07,194 crore (Rs 1,071.94 billion) for this financial year, PNB Gilts said in New Delhi on Tuesday.
The government's gross borrowings were down by near nine per cent to Rs 51,001 crore (Rs 510.01 billion) till June 27 as against the same period last year, even as there was a 10 per cent rise in redemptions, PNB Gilts said.
'In the next five years both online and TV viewership will grow and complement each other.'
Centre's gross borrowings stood at Rs 50,001 crore (Rs 500.01 billion) till June 13, down by over nine per cent from Rs 55,001 crore (Rs 550.01 billion) in the previous year, indicating fiscal prudence, PNB Gilts said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a dig at pre-election promises to reduce power and water bills, saying he wondered how such promises could be made in states which were dependent on electricity from outside.
'Manik Sarkar may have been able to hang on if he hadn't been a follower of the CPI-M's all-time hardliner Prakash Karat,' argues Amulya Ganguli.
Domestic budget carriers SpiceJet, Indigo and GoAir have rolled out another sale offer with fares starting from Rs 1,699 for a limited period on domestic routes.
The entities are classified as 'vanishing companies' if they cease to file their balance sheets and other documents after raising capital and the whereabouts of their offices or directors become untraceable.
With this increase, diesel prices have touched a record high while petrol is at a 56-month peak.
Tax collections surged by 15.26 per cent to Rs 1,61,450 crore (Rs 1,614.50 billion) in the first ten months of this fiscal despite a steep fall in direct tax collections last month.
The government had mopped up Rs 2,700 crore from the sale of a new 7 per cent, six-year tax-free bond till the first week of January, a finance ministry official said on Wednesday.
RBI's foreign exchange reserves fell $237.5 million.
Market regulator Sebi has sought clarifications from the merchant banker of Videocon D2H Ltd, the satellite television arm of Videocon Group, regarding the company's proposed Rs 700 crore (Rs 7 billion) initial public offer (IPO).
The government has mopped up Rs 1,26,034 crore (Rs billion) till last week taking the gross market borrowing to over 88 per cent of the budgeted Rs 1,42,867 crore (Rs 1,428.67 billion) for the entire fiscal.
The previous highest divestment proceeds for the first half of a year was around Rs 21,000 crore in 2016-17.
The government is committed to restricting the fiscal deficit at 4.1 per cent of the GDP during the current financial year
Govt looks at more taxes, dividends to meet deficit target.
Jaish-e-Mohammad, the Pakistan-based terror outfit, has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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The situation in the state was 'extremely grave', said Vijayan, who spoke to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Home minister, Rajnath Singh, this morning seeking more central assistance for relief operations.
Dipam is conducting the selection of merchant bankers and legal advisors, and planning roadshows.
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