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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a press conference in New Delhi on Saturday. (Photo: Asian Age)

No better place to invest than in India: Sitharaman

She assured international investors at an interaction session that the government was continuously working to bring...

17 Oct 2019 8:58 AM IST

Economic slowdown cyclic in nature; right time to invest in India:...

Our economy is like any other economy in the world... challenges have grown (in recent times), said Minister Piyush...

15 Oct 2019 5:20 PM IST

As per the Central Statistics Office (CSO) data inflation in vegetables contracted by 2.19 per cent last month, compared to 7.8 per cent in June.

Retail inflation rises to 3.99 pc in Sep on costlier food items

The price rise in the food basket was recorded at 5.11 per cent in September, as against 2.99 per cent in the preceding...

14 Oct 2019 9:46 PM IST

WPI inflation, which reflects the annual rate of price rise, has risen for the second straight month, notwithstanding the cash crunch following demonetisation.

WPI inflation eases to 0.33 per cent in September

The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index was at 5.22 per cent in September 2018.

14 Oct 2019 12:50 PM IST

Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) have pulled out more than Rs 7,300 crore from the equity markets in August.

FPIs pull out over Rs 6,200 crore in October so far

Foreign investors pulled out a net amount of Rs 4,955.2 crore from the equities and Rs 1,261.9 from the debt segment.

14 Oct 2019 11:52 AM IST

India has the potential to innovate on the lines of Silicon Valley but it needs to do more for expanding the innovation ecosystem as it aspires to become a middle income country, World Bank India head Junaid Kamal Ahmad said today.

World Bank slashes India's growth forecast to 6 per cent for this...

Asia's third-largest economy is currently growing at its slowest pace in 6 years, expanding by just 5 pc in the...

14 Oct 2019 9:15 AM IST

Two committees have been formed for the preparation of the program which will be headed by Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan and Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. (Photo: ANI)

USD 60 billion investment coming in gas infrastructure: Pradhan

Govt is giving special impetus to develop gas infrastructure across the length and breadth of the country, said the Oil...

13 Oct 2019 6:25 PM IST

Inflation in onion continued to rule high at 42.22 per cent and in potato at 43.25 per cent.

Inflation increased in September but won't 'bring tears' to RBI:...

If the consensus is right, inflation will come in below the RBI's medium-term target for 14 months in a row.

10 Oct 2019 3:31 PM IST

The PMKSY addresses the concerns of growing water scarcity in the country by promoting water conservation through per drop more crop and watershed management.

Foodgrain output at 140.5 million tonne in FY20 on monsoon boost

Maize acreage is expected to go up, but output may fall by 5.75 percent due to the massive armyworm infestation.

8 Oct 2019 7:14 PM IST

The total funds held by all foreign clients of Swiss banks rose about 3 per cent to CHF 1.46 trillion or about Rs 100 lakh crore in 2017. (Photo: AP)

India gets first tranche of Swiss account details

This is the first time that India has received details from Switzerland under the AEOI framework.

7 Oct 2019 4:48 PM IST

HDFC Bank managing director Aditya Puri

Growth will improve by January but no 'runaway boom': Aditya Puri

A few companies, especially with exposure to the realty space, may face problems in the future, said HDFC's Aditya Puri.

6 Oct 2019 6:26 PM IST

A professional tax is proposed to be levied on individuals, who have an annual income of Rs 5 lakh. This would generate Rs 5 crore, the budget document read.

FinMin to kick-start budgetary exercise from Oct 14

The pre-Budget/RE (Revised Estimate) meetings will begin on the October 14, 2019, according to a Budget Circular...

6 Oct 2019 12:34 PM IST