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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI)

Interest rates on small savings schemes unchanged for first quarter of...

The interest rate has not been revised since the first quarter of 2020-21

1 April 2022 1:52 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the second part of Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, March 25, 2022. (PTI photo)

Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill

The Union Budget 2022-23 had proposed taxing crypto assets at the rate of 30 per cent, effective from April 1

26 March 2022 1:11 AM IST

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

India's GDP growth forecast cut to 7.9 per cent: Morgan Stanley

The report saw upside risks of 0.5 per cent of GDP to the fiscal deficit target of 6.4 per cent of GDP for FY23

13 March 2022 12:10 PM IST

However, like most financial instruments, add-on credit cards comes with its share of pros and cons.

Credit card spends, transactions decline in January

All large players reported a decline in monthly spends per card with the highest fall seen by IndusInd Bank

9 March 2022 9:45 AM IST

The increase took rates across the country to fresh highs with Tamil Nadu becoming the latest state to see petrol cross Rs 100-a-litre mark. (PTI Photo)

Petrol, diesel price hikes to restart from next week

International crude oil prices shot above USD 110 a barrel for the first time since mid-2014

2 March 2022 1:07 PM IST

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

GST collection up 18 per cent at over Rs 1.33 lakh crore in Feb

The February mop-up was impacted by the Omicron wave that swept through the country

1 March 2022 2:11 PM IST

The report also does well to emphasise that higher trade-to-GDP ratios are a signal of competitiveness and an entry point for coupling the Indian economy with the international economy, including through global value chains.

India registers 5.4 per cent economic growth in Q3

The loss of momentum in GDP growth in the third quarter was mainly due to the waning of the favourable base effect

1 March 2022 6:55 AM IST

Oil bill to exceed $100 bn this fiscal

The country's import dependence has increased this fiscal owing to a steady decline in domestic output

28 Feb 2022 3:00 AM IST

Moodys Investors Service on Thursday raised Indias growth forecast to 9.5 per cent for the calendar year 2022 and to 8.4 per cent for the coming fiscal beginning April 1. (Representational Photo:PTI)

Moody's ups India's growth forecast to 9.5% for 2022; flags high oil...

Moody's said Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection, retail activity and Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) suggest...

24 Feb 2022 10:49 PM IST

While the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation rose from 4.23 per cent in April to a six-month high of 6.3 per cent, food inflation soared from 1.96 per cent to 5.01 per cent in May. (Representational Photo:AP)

Inflation breaches RBI band in January

The RBI, which mainly factors in the CPI-based inflation, has been tasked to keep the inflation at 4%, with margin of 2%...

15 Feb 2022 9:25 AM IST

EPFOs apex decision-making body Central Board of Trustee will take a call on the interest rate on employees provident fund deposits for 2021-22 in its meeting next month. (DC file photo)

EPFO to take call on interest rate for 2021-22 in March

The 8.5 per cent interest rate on EPF deposits for 2020-21 was decided by the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) in March...

14 Feb 2022 12:53 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha, during ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Retail inflation contained at 6.2% despite biggest contraction in...

The finance minister stated that the objective of the budget is a stable and sustainable recovery in the economy

11 Feb 2022 11:46 AM IST