Economy - general
‘Can’t tax milk, Mercedes equally’: PM rules out single GST rate
02 Jul 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday ruled out a single goods and services tax (GST) rate, saying milk and a Mercedes car could not be taxed at the same rate
Monsoon covers country ahead of schedule
30 Jun 2018
IT departmnnet offers Aadhar-based instan e-PAN
30 Jun 2018
Deposit by Indians in Swiss banks rose by 50%
29 Jun 2018
Money stashed away by Indians in Swiss banks rose over 50 per cent at the end of 2017, compared to 2016, figures from Switzerland's central bank show
IMF suggests 3-step formula for India to sustain high growth
29 Jun 2018
The IMF said on Friday India should carry out banking sector reforms; continue with fiscal consolidation, simplify and streamline GST; and renew impetus on reforms, to continue the high growth rate it has achieved
No country for women: India ranked worst, below Afghanistan, Syria
26 Jun 2018
India is the world's most dangerous country for women – ranked even worse than war-torn Afghanistan and Syria - due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave labour, according to a Thomson Reuters Foundation survey
India seeks $2.4 billion funding from AIIB
25 Jun 2018
India is the largest recipient of the investment finance from the AIIB, having secured 28 per cent of the $4.2 billion funds disbursed by the multilateral lender so far
Rupee turns volatile on US-China trade war fears
20 Jun 2018
Global currency markets wilted after US President Donald Trump ordered another round of tariffs on Chinese goods, after initially targeting Chinese technology products worth $50 billion, prompting retaliatory action by China
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