Narendra Modi
Infrastructure
GST Council cuts tax on new home sales ahead of general election
India on Sunday announced a cut in the goods and services tax charged on sales of residential properties under construction ......
Finance
Arun Jaitley resumes charge of finance ministry
Arun Jaitley has resumed charge of the finance and corporate affairs ministry on Friday, a government statement said, after a ......
Economy
RBI to cut rates again before general elections: Poll
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to cut interest rates again next quarter, according to a Reuters poll ......
Economy
Rupee to underperform in 2019 even as dollar's dominance diminishes: Poll
The Indian rupee is set to underperform against the dollar again this year, weighed down by uncertainty ahead of a ......
Economy
RBI may soften policy stance, inch towards rate cut
The Reserve Bank of India is likely to change its monetary policy stance to “neutral” from “calibrated tightening” on Thursday ......
Finance
How budget proposals on stamp duty will affect PE and VC funds
On Friday, acting finance minister Piyush Goyal delivered what is perhaps the most populist budget in the five years that ......
Markets
Indian shares jump as budget proposes to boost income for taxpayers, farmers
Indian shares advanced on Friday with benchmark indices rising more than 1% for the second straight session after the government ......
Economy
Budget 2019: Highlights
Acting finance minister Piyush Goyal on Friday presented the interim budget for the fiscal year 2019-20, which begins in April. ......
Finance
Budget 2019: Modi govt unveils tax sops, farmer income scheme in re-election bid
By convention, it should have been an interim budget, a run-of-the-mill ‘vote-on-account’ less than three months before the country goes ......
Economy
Could doubts over India's economic and jobs data erode investor confidence?
Earlier this week, two of the country’s top statisticians--PC Mohanan, the chief of the National Statistical Commission and his colleague ......