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The meeting was convened by Azad who is the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha. (Photo: File)

Opposition leaders meet to discuss economic issues, RCEP agreement

According to sources, discussions focussed on the joint opposition's strategy to corner the government on poor economic indicators.

04 Nov 2019 3:53 PM

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and Bahujan Samaj Party legislators who had recently defected to the Congress were also present in the meeting. (Photo: File)

Congress to protest in Rajasthan against Centre's economic policies

'A countrywide protest will be lodged from November 5-15,' a Congress leader said.

03 Nov 2019 6:57 PM

The Prime Minister was speaking at an event to mark golden jubilee of the Aditya Birla Group's presence in Thailand. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Best time to be in India as it is most attractive economies for investment: PM Modi

The Prime Minister also referred to India's dream to become a five trillion dollar economy.

03 Nov 2019 10:02 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets officers and staff of PMO during Diwali Milan function at Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

‘Modi needs to show his reformist instinct’

Citing slipping growth figures, the author added that the present economic downturn desperately needs deeper reforms.

31 Oct 2019 1:44 AM

Attributing slowdown in the Indian economy to the global environment, World Bank President David Malpass on Saturday suggested that further reforms and innovation will help spur growth in the country. (Photo: Twitter/ PMO)

Reforms, innovation to spur Indian growth: World Bank Chief

Appreciating the government move to cut the corporate tax rate, Malpass said, it should add to more growth.

27 Oct 2019 11:47 AM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Slowdown due to corporate reform

To carry out such epochal reform, a certain degree of centralisation is indispensable.

25 Oct 2019 12:43 AM

With all that being said, "the point cannot be missed that India is still "growing the fastest" in the given global scenario, Sitharaman observed. (Photo :File)

Despite IMF's projection, India among fastest growing economies: FM

Sitharaman is in Washington to attend the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund or IMF and the World Bank.

18 Oct 2019 9:26 AM

The IMF on Tuesday trimmed India's growth forecast by 90 basic points to 6.1 per cent. This is second downward revision in seven months and in total 120 basis points reduction. (Photo: FIle)

IMF says India worked on fundamentals but certain problems need to be addressed

Georgieva said there has been 'very strong growth' in India over last years and IMF is projecting reasonably strong growth for it.

18 Oct 2019 9:13 AM

It (India) is one of the fastest growing (economies) even today. It has the best skilled manpower and a government that is continuously doing what is required in the name of reforms, above all democracy and rule of law, FM Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. (Photo: File)

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 reforms.

17 Oct 2019 8:58 AM

India’s gross domestic product grew at its weakest pace since 2013 between April and June, stoking expectations of further stimulus. (Photo: File)

India cannot sacrifice economic strength to comply with US sanctions: Sitharaman

She said that India wants to comply with global sanctions, including US but also needs to maintain its own strategic interests.

16 Oct 2019 9:40 AM

Nobel for stern critic of Indian govt’s eco vision

Today, however, almost everyone acknowledges that those observations were spot on.

16 Oct 2019 1:03 AM

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Nobel Prize winner Abhijit Banerjee's remarks that the Indian economy is on shaky ground, saying the PM should attend to work and have less "photo ops". (Photo: File)

PM should attend to work, have less photo ops: Kapil Sibal

Senior Congress leader took a swipe at PM Modi over Nobel Prize winner Abhijit Banerjee's remarks that Indian economy is on shaky ground.

15 Oct 2019 12:36 PM

'Unfortunately, the government is still not seeing this slowdown as an opportunity for investment, increasing productivity and exports,' Desarda said. (Photo: Twitter)

Govt lost chance to strengthen economy 5 yrs back: Economist Desarda

India's GDP growth slowed for the fifth consecutive quarter in April-June 2019 to 5 per cent, the lowest in six years.

22 Sep 2019 10:56 AM

No economic crisis in India: Prakash Javadekar

Says fundamentals of the country’s economy are strong.

20 Sep 2019 2:21 AM

Dark clouds have once again gathered over the Indian economy as the crude oil prices, which have stayed benign for the last few years, have shot up overnight and raised the prospect of moving up on supply disruption.

Oil-sensitive stocks dip

The country buys over two-thirds of its oil, mostly from the Middle East, making it most vulnerable to any rise in oil price.

17 Sep 2019 1:22 AM

Chidambaram is facing probe in cases registered by the CBI and the ED pertaining to alleged irregularities in the Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance given to INX Media to the tune of Rs 305 crore in 2007 when he was the Union Finance Minister. (Photo: File)

Chidambaram's another Twitter message, expresses concern over state of economy

Chidambaram, who is currently in judicial custody in connection with INX Media case, has asked his family to tweet on his behalf.

11 Sep 2019 12:55 PM

The Congress leader has been targeting the government over its handling of the economy. (Photo: File)

Economy moving towards recession but when will govt open its eyes, asks Priyanka

Gandhi also attached a media report which said that after Maruti, Ashok Leyland's Chennai plant will remain closed for 5 days.

10 Sep 2019 12:47 PM

Economy a major headache

Auto sales continued to witness a slump due to the ongoing economic slowdown.

07 Sep 2019 7:13 AM

A desperate finance minister, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, over the last one month, announced several steps to deal with the economic slowdown. (Photo: File)

Modi 2.0: Bold decisions rattle Opp, but economy still sluggish

The GDP growth of 5 per cent in the first quarter is apparently the lowest in six years.

07 Sep 2019 2:10 AM

'I spoke to Nitish Kumar (Bihar Chief Minister), he also said that he would not allow the National Register of Citizens (NRC),' Mamata Banerjee said. (Photo: ANI)

Don't hype Chandrayaan-2 to divert attention from economic distress: Mamata

She also criticised the NRC process which was heavily touted by the ruling party during 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

06 Sep 2019 4:52 PM

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