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GST has helped interstate movement of goods. Representational Image. (DC File Image)

GST Collections Rise 13 pc to Rs 1.72 Lakh Cr in October; Second...

The average gross monthly GST collection in the current fiscal has also shown an 11 per cent growth year-on-year at Rs...

1 Nov 2023 7:05 PM

A farmer collects wheat kernels into a bucket before being poured into sacks during the harvest season, in a field in the countryside of al-Kaswa, south of Syrias capital Damascus. (AFP)

Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 150 to Rs 2,275 per quintal for 2024-25

Wheat is the main rabi (winter) crop and its sowing begins in October while harvesting starts from April

18 Oct 2023 6:44 PM

The government notifies the interest rate on small savings schemes, majorly operated by post offices, every quarter.

Government Increases Interest Rate on 5 Year Recurring Deposit Scheme

The interest rate on the popular girl child scheme Sukanya Samriddhi Account has been retained at 8 per cent

29 Sept 2023 7:30 PM

Payments on UPI in June hit an all-time high. (PTI Photo)

World Bank Hails India's Digital Public Infrastructure Approach, Cites...

India's DPI has not only transformed the public sector

8 Sept 2023 3:08 PM

Indias GDP to contract 16.5 pc in Q1 as pandemic spreads, says SBI report. (Representative Image)

India's resilient GDP rises 7.8%

India remained the fastest-growing major economy as China posted a 6.3 per cent growth in April-June 2023

31 Aug 2023 7:03 PM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. (PTI Photo)

FM says new tax regime has been made 'very attractive'

Nirmala said the Budget focuses on middle class, employment generation, MSMEs, agriculture sector, rural population,...

11 Feb 2023 1:52 AM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during a post-budget press conference, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

FM lists 7 Budget priorities: Tax slab changes; middle class focus;...

Finance minister gives Rs.10 lakh crore boost to building infrastructure

2 Feb 2023 1:36 AM

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman poses for a photograph as she leaves the Finance ministry to present the annual budget in the parliament in New Delhi. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)

Sitharaman takes tablet in red pouch to Parliament to present...

She posed for the traditional 'briefcase' picture outside her office along with her team of officials before heading to...

1 Feb 2023 5:08 AM

Infrastructure push can re-ignite economic growth, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. (PTI Photo)

RBI hikes benchmark lending rate by 35 basis points to tame inflation

This is the fifth consecutive rate hike after a 40 basis points increase in May and 50 basis points hike each in June,...

7 Dec 2022 5:17 AM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs her first pre-budget 2023 consultation with the first group of captains from industry and experts of infrastructure and climate change, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. Union MoS for Finance Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad and Pankaj Chaudhary are also seen. (PT)

India Inc. wants I-T cuts, focus on job creation, tax slabs

CII asks the government to lower income tax rates to help revive consumption demand

22 Nov 2022 1:21 AM

Individual investors can invest as little as 10,000 rupees in government bonds directly through accounts with the central bank. (Representational image)

Rupee falls to all-time low of 80.05 against US dollar

The rupee opened on a weaker note on Tuesday morning weighed down by outflows and high oil prices

19 July 2022 4:57 AM

GST has helped interstate movement of goods. Representational Image. (DC File Image)

Highest 28% GST on luxury, sin goods to continue: Revenue Secy

The GST Council has set up a Group of Ministers (GoM), under Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, to suggest rationalisation...

4 July 2022 6:18 PM