Monsoon is likely to be below normal in the current year at 93%.
The NDA government is seeking removal of all political appointments.
Trai chairman Rajiv Khullar says, India has to pull up its stocks in order to achieve financial inclusion.
The regulations will only apply to the share purchases that have been done after October 1, 2004
A fundraising boom in the domestic market and tightening of the regulatory framework for overseas issues are responsible for this trend.
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A pilot for daily revision of petrol and diesel price will be first implemented in Puducherry and Vizag in Andhra Pradesh, Udaipur in Rajasthan, Jamshedpur in Jharkhand and Chandigarh
Revised draft model Bill clearly says an agriculturist for the purpose of agriculture won't be liable for registration under GST.
The Railways has also reduced flexi-fares from 1.5 to 1.4 times the base ticket fare in 101 trains
'Nowhere is it written in the Constitution that Ravan's effigy must be burnt.'
Using buyback as a divestment tool is not new, the amount raised this year is phenomenally high.
Senior policymakers say it is a tough task and the finance ministry may resort to the time-tested method of carrying forward part of the subsidy payment burden to the next fiscal year.
Sustained dollar unwinding from exporters and banks amid weak overseas trend gave a boost to the rupee
Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag on Wednesday said the forces would continue to work through "day and night" to render relief to the affected people in Kashmir.
Higher oil prices, while not having an impact on Centre's revenues due to fixed tax rate, are pushing up states' sales tax revenue.
Amid continued tension along the Line of Control, Pakistan on Sunday asked India to resume bilateral talks in the larger interests of peace, even as it claimed that it was only reacting to Indian army's actions.
'Whether Lord Ram is a historical person is not the subject before the court.' 'The court was asking every time if can anyone show the exact birthplace of Lord Ram on the basis of documents.' 'I have shown that on the basis of documents. And these documents are not (based) on my beliefs.'
The company will now focus on value creation for shareholders in the defence and construction businesses.
If struggling with dealing with queues of people asking for new notes wasn't enough, banks are now facing the challenge of storing the old notes in their strong rooms.
Congress and its allies do not want Parliament to function and were shying away from a debate on demonetisation as the poor look at Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "messiah" after the decision, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Friday.
The onus of the tax dues of Rs 22,100 crore on Vodafone India's British parent could also fall on the merged entity.
Women's share of work in these industries is over 50 per cent, yet they are paid much less than their male counterparts.
Pakistan Prime Minister's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Friday wrote to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, protesting the killing of soldiers in BSF firing and seeking an immediate probe into the incident.
'All of us have believed in decentralisation. You may not like property taxation, neither do I. My solution is that the Centre does the tax collection, but we can give a matching grant instead of redistribution,' says the outgoing CEA, Arvind Subramanian.
Companies are ranked by total revenues.
The watch has been designed by multiple Tata Group companies
"It has been 17 months; will our lives be spent only in hospitals? Will my sister be ever cured?", rues the sister of the 12-year-old gang rape survivor, on whom 20 surgeries have already been performed.
With this increase, diesel prices have touched a record high while petrol is at a 56-month peak.
Pakistan also on Friday said it is "disappointed" that progress has not been made on ending ceasefire violations on the Line of Control, a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed disappointment with his counterpart Nawaz Sharif over the continuing transgressions.
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M I Khan speaks to the bereaved families of soldiers killed along the Line of Control. They demand India though action against the neighbours and NOT compensation.
'It is a very irresponsible statement.' 'He is saying all the wrong things.'
Launched this April, the FCG business will end the year with a turnover of Rs 500 crore
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The report by WaterAid states that 663 million people globally are without clean water and the vast majority of them -- 522 million -- live in rural areas.
'The national anthem and Vande Mataram deserve to be respected, but binding people by rules can't ensure patriotism.'
The issue of erecting fences along the international Indo-Bangla border was in cold storage for last several years.
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However, it's too soon to see any trend; July rain is key.
Desolate streets with security personnel and a communications lockdown has left the Valley cut off from the world.
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