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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 cools to year-low of 3.31 per cent in October

The retail inflation number is the lowest since September 2017 when it touched 3.28 per cent.

12 Nov 2018 7:42 PM IST

The NDA/BJP government is looking increasingly cornered on every governance paradigm. However, its weakest link is the gross mismanagement of the Indian economy. (Representational image)

Economists devise way to solve India's growth puzzle

Many economists find the new series puzzling as it is based on nominal indicators.

10 Nov 2018 1:13 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at a function to launch the MSME Support and Outreach Programme, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

'India will become fifth largest economy in 2019', says Arun Jaitley

India emerged as world's sixth largest economy in 2017, surpassing France, and is likely to go past the UK, which is at...

3 Nov 2018 10:07 AM IST

Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian termed the GST launch a big transformational event of 2017-18. (Photo: ANI)

Economy picking up as temporary impact of GST, note ban dissipating:...

Chief Economic Adviser further said the direction of the economy is very good and the economy is picking up 'robustly'.

29 Jan 2018 3:30 PM IST

Narendra Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to attend the WEF in Davos since Deve Gowda in 1997. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Indian economy to double, touch USD 5 trillion by 2025: PM at WEF

Pitching India as an attractive investment destination, Modi said the govt is following the principle of reform, perform...

23 Jan 2018 8:59 PM IST

If there was 6.9 per cent growth, that would top Chinas 6.8 per cent annual pace for October-December. (Photo: File/Representational)

India could top China's growth for Oct-Dec quarter, Govt to release...

India jumped 30 places to break into the top 100 for the first time in World Bank's Doing Business report 2018.

28 Feb 2018 12:23 PM IST

Today around 450 airplanes, including both government and private, are operational in the country. Within last one year, order for 900 new airplanes has been placed, Modi said.

BJP govt boosted Indian aviation, 900 airplanes ordered in last 1 yr:...

Modi accused former governments of stalling infrastructure projects and said his govt started development projects worth...

18 Feb 2018 8:12 PM IST

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday criticised the Election Commission saying that by not announcing the Gujarat poll schedule, it has authorised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the dates at his last rally, after all freebies for the state were doled out. (Photo: PTI)

P Chidambaram rubbishes FM better growth' claim

Chidambaram said that it was lower than UPA's 10 years average and was going downward.

11 Feb 2018 1:27 AM IST

The Sensex opened higher before trading at 26,646.65 at 1100 hours, a loss of 51.17, or 0.19 per cent.

Investors lose around Rs 4.95 lakh cr amid sell-off as markets see...

The BSE Sensex crashed below the 34,000-mark by plunging about 1,275 points or 3.6 per cent in opening trade on Tuesday.

6 Feb 2018 11:52 AM IST

India has been the worlds fastest growing major economy over the past two years.

Double-digit difficult for India, but 8 pc economic growth possible by...

The Economic Affairs Secretary said that a ten per cent growth rate is not a realistic estimate, but 8 per cent plus is...

4 Feb 2018 2:12 PM IST

Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister of Narendra Modi-led NDA government presented the Union budget 2018-19 on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Budget 2018: Farm, education, health in focus, little for middle class

Long-term capital gains tax on stock trading introduced.

2 Feb 2018 8:43 AM IST

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. (Photo: PTI)

Fiscal arithmetic faulty', reform budget' much misused word: Manmohan

The main focus of the budget was agriculture and rural sector with little for the middle class.

2 Feb 2018 8:31 AM IST