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Economy
Govt may create 'bad bank' to deal with stressed assets of PSBs
India has set up a panel of experts to explore mechanisms for resolving the burgeoning bad debts plaguing its financial ......
TMT
Finance ministry likens cryptocurrencies to Ponzi scheme, warns investors
India’s finance ministry on Friday cautioned investors about the risks of trading in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, saying digital currency ......
Finance
Govt extends deadline for state-run firms to meet public float norms
The government has extended the deadline for state-run companies to meet the minimum public shareholding norms by one year to ......
Finance
Govt seeks deadline extension for public holding norms in state-run firms
The finance ministry is in talks with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to extend the August 2017 ......
General
Economy roundup: FinMin may find common ground with RBI on bad loans
The finance ministry and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appear to be on the same page on the question ......
General
Will railways lose its autonomy post the merger of rail & general budget?
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to merge the railway and the general budgets. This will end a ......
General
Economy round-up: Cabinet to mull early budget; Modi to chair railway meeting
The Union cabinet is set to meet on Wednesday to consider a proposal to bring forward the budget presentation to ......
General
Economy round-up: Railways to retain autonomy; govt sets up war room for GST rollout
Even as the government moves to merge the railway and the Union budgets, the railways will retain its autonomy when ......
General
Economy round-up: Drought plan in offing; Parliament may meet sooner to pass GST bills
The central government will next month unveil a plan to fight drought that will involve the ministries of rural development, ......
General
Rupee drops on devaluation report; govt denies move
The rupee almost went into a freefall on Thursday after a news channel reported that the commerce ministry was set ......