Economy - general

Deadline for Aadhaar-PAN linking extended to 30 June

28 Mar 2018

The apex court ordered the extension of the deadline till the five-judge constitution bench delivers its judgment on petitions challenging the validity of the biometric scheme and the enabling law

Deadline for Aadhaar-PAN linking extended to 30 June

28 Mar 2018

The apex court ordered the extension of the deadline till the five-judge constitution bench delivers its judgment on petitions challenging the validity of the biometric scheme and the enabling law

Govt launching E-Way Bill to boost GST collection

27 Mar 2018

GST collection falls to Rs85,174 cr in February as only 69% taxpayers file returns

27 Mar 2018

GST collection falls to Rs85,174 cr in February as only 69% taxpayers file returns

27 Mar 2018

Karnataka elections to be held on 12 May

27 Mar 2018

Employees agitated as govt refuses to raise minimum pay kike

26 Mar 2018

Bengaluru cheapest city in the world, Singapore most expensive

24 Mar 2018

780 listed companies face prosecution for non-filing of annual returns

24 Mar 2018

India wants Cambridge Analytica to clarify if it misused data to influence elections

24 Mar 2018

Cambridge Analytica, the controversial British political consulting firm, already facing the rap in the US and UK, has been asked by the Indian government whether it had misused data to influence elections

Changes to Australian immigration law to hit Indians most

24 Mar 2018

The Australian government has scrapped the highly popular sub-class 457 visa category for overseas workers hoping to migrate there, replacing it with a new temporary skill shortage visa

CBI, ED crack down on fraudsters involved in 3 major scams

24 Mar 2018

AI will gradually eat into jobs: Raghuram Rajan

23 Mar 2018

Ayushman Bharat - National Health Protection Mission

22 Mar 2018

Ayushman Bharat - National Health Protection Mission

22 Mar 2018

Union cabinet approves 'Modicare' national health scheme

22 Mar 2018

The union cabinet has approved the launch of the government's ambitious health scheme, with budgetary support of Rs16,000 crore for 2018-19 and 2019-20

Union cabinet approves 'Modicare' national health scheme

22 Mar 2018

The union cabinet has approved the launch of the government's ambitious health scheme, with budgetary support of Rs16,000 crore for 2018-19 and 2019-20

‘Reforms on the shelf till next elections’: Raghuram Rajan

21 Mar 2018

Goldman fears PNB could be tip of iceberg, downgrades India outlook

21 Mar 2018

Goldman Sachs has downgraded its India’s GDP growth forecast for fiscal 2019 to 7.6 per cent from the earlier 8 per cent, saying the PNB fraud could result in tighter credit, and the problem may not be with just one bank but more systemic

Nobel laureate Paul Krugman warns against India's unemployment

17 Mar 2018

GST woes: India ends up with one of the most complex and highest tax rates

16 Mar 2018

There are only five countries in the world including India which have four or more tax rates of GST, according to the World Bank’s bi-annual India Development Update, And the top slab of 28 per cent is the second highest of 115 countries surveyed

Indians may be more prosperous than Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, but are less happy

15 Mar 2018

India, which dropped four places in the 2017 World Happiness Report, fell a further 11 places in the 2018 report. All its neighbouring countries, including Pakistan and Nepal, are happier in a list topped by Finland

SC stays 31 March deadline for mandatory Aadhar linkage

13 Mar 2018

The Supreme Court has extended the March 31 deadline for linking Aadhaar to mobile phones and bank accounts and similar private services, till its final orders on the challenge mounted to compulsory biometric idebntification

Farmers’ Mumbai march ends with state agreeing to almost all demands

13 Mar 2018

The over 35,000 farmers from Maharashtra who had marched on Mumbai began dispersing today, satisfied after the government accepted most of their demands including loan waivers and right to cultivate forest land