Economy - general

On India visit, France’s President Macron stresses defence ties, environment

10 Mar 2018

After a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, French President Emmanuel Macron, on a four-day visit, said New Delhi is a 'strategic partner' of France, and stability in the Indian Ocean is 'very important for the entire region'

On India visit, France’s President Macron stresses defence ties, environment

10 Mar 2018

Water storage at 91 major reservoirs down by 2%

09 Mar 2018

Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Vishwanath Shetty stabbed in his chamber

07 Mar 2018

Reports said the metal detectors placed at the entrance of the Lokayukta office were found non-functional, which could probably have allowed the attacker, an advocate in this case, smuggle in a knife without being detected

Government gives a Rs39-cr boost to MPs’ allowances

01 Mar 2018

Core sector output expands at a faster pace of 6.7% in January

28 Feb 2018

GST collections down marginally to Rs86,318 cr in January, hopes of better compliance fade

28 Feb 2018

Steve Wozniak blasts Indian education, says creativity not rewarded

27 Feb 2018

Steve Wozniak, the techno wiz and co-founder of Apple, says in an interview that the fears of Artificial Intelligence posing a threat to humans are exaggerated. He also says Indians lack creativity, and an Infosys can never become a Google or a Facebook

AP signs Rs218,000-cr investment MoUs, including Rs52,000-cr with RIL

26 Feb 2018

Reliance will invest about Rs37,000 crore in an oil and gas venture with BP and another Rs15,000 crore in an electronics manufacturing plant near Tirupati, helping to create 25,000 new jobs over the next few years

State Bank of India to issue first electoral bonds from 1 March

24 Feb 2018

Mahindra, Ratan Tata bemoan Mumbai’s crumbling infrastructure

22 Feb 2018

EPFO lowers interest rate to 8.55% for 2017-18

22 Feb 2018

Reliance to spearhead $9.3-bn investments in Maharashtra

19 Feb 2018

With huge investments by the Mahindra group besides industrial investments by more than 20 global firms, including Cisco, Siemens, Corning Inc, HP, Dell, Nokia and Nvidia being organised by Reliance Industries, PM Narendra Modi says Maharashtra is all set to become India’s first $1-trillion state

Cauvery Waters: TN’s share cut to 177 TMC, Karnataka to get 14.75 TMC more

16 Feb 2018

The Supreme Court’s verdict on the Cauvery water dispute pegs Tamil Nadu’s share at 177 TMC while awarding the Karnataka an additional 14.75 TMC even as it kept the share of Kerala and Puducherry unchanged

India's wholesale price inflation eases to 2.84% in January

15 Feb 2018

India’s super rich households spending more than investing: report

14 Feb 2018

India’s consumer price inflation eases to 5.07% in January

13 Feb 2018

India’s industrial production growth accelerates to 7.1% in December

12 Feb 2018

Manufacturing activity showed signs of pick-up with an 8.4 per cent growth in December, with the industry group ‘manufacture of other transport equipment’ showing the highest growth rate of 38.3 per cent

Mumbai world's 12th richest city with 28 billionaires, $950 bn in wealth

12 Feb 2018

Mumbai, with 28 billionaires and a total wealth of $950 billion, came 12th in New World Wealth's list of top 15 wealthiest cities globally, ahead of Toronto, Frankfurt and Paris

Poor GST implementation hurting India’s image, warns HC

10 Feb 2018

Seeking a reply from the government by 16 February, the Bombay High Court observed that the GST regime is ‘not tax-friendly’ and is ‘hurting the image, prestige and reputation of the country’, at a time when it is trying to attract investments

RBI asks NPA-laden banks to retire high cost debt before govt fund infusion

09 Feb 2018

RBI asks NPA-laden banks to retire high cost debt before govt fund infusion

09 Feb 2018

EFF for women employees capped at 8%, but tax liability goes up

09 Feb 2018

SC terms Ayodhya case as a land dispute, adjourns case to 14 March

09 Feb 2018

While tradition holds that the town was the birthplace of Lord Ram and that the Baber’s tomb was built on the spot of his inception, the activists want the apex court to deny both Hindus and Muslims access to the 2.77 acres of disputed land

Andhra grinds to halt as all parties back bandh against Budget

09 Feb 2018

Perhaps uniquely, the shut-down or bandh, originally called by the Left parties, was supported across the political spectrum, including the ruling Telugu Desam Party and even the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Congress, the YSRCP, and the Janasena also supported the bandh