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Economy

16 August, 2019

India govt unlikely to unveil economic stimulus before Monday

The government is unlikely to announce any economic stimulus before Monday as more meetings are being planned to discuss a ......

Markets

09 August, 2019

Nifty, Sensex post first weekly gain since mid-July as govt reviews FPI surcharge

Indian shares ended higher on Friday led by automobiles and financial stocks, and recorded their first weekly gain since mid-July, ......

Markets

19 July, 2019

Sensex, Nifty post second weekly loss, end at worst levels since mid-May

Indian shares fell sharply on Friday afternoon to close at their worst levels since mid-May, as investors fretted over weak ......

Opinion

16 July, 2019

How the Budget aims to facilitate M&As, boost fundraising for new-age startups

Laying down the vision for a $5 trillion economy, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several proposals in the Budget ......

General

29 May, 2019

Finance minister Arun Jaitley asks not to be part of new Modi govt

Arun Jaitley, India's finance minister, has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to give him a ministerial position in the new ......

Infrastructure

07 March, 2019

Govt simplifies PSU stake sales, clears plan to revive stressed power projects

India has approved legislation that will simplify the sale of the government's stakes in state-run companies, finance minister Arun Jaitley ......

Infrastructure

01 February, 2019

Budget 2019: Modi govt focuses on affordable housing, waives tax on notional rent

The interim budget focused on the residential segment of the real estate market ahead of the general elections due by ......

Premium

Finance

15 February, 2018

​Peek at key regulatory measures that boosted the Indian PE/VC industry

Finance minister Arun Jaitley had little to offer to the alternative investment fund industry, but for a brief mention in ......

Consumer

01 February, 2018

Budget 2018: Rural India, education get top billing

Rural India and the education sector were among the big winners of the Union Budget for 2018-19 even as Finance ......

Healthcare

01 February, 2018

Budget 2018: Govt announces world's largest health scheme, to benefit 500 mn poor

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on Thursday, announced the flagship National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS), which aims to provide an annual ......