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27 December, 2016

India's cash curbs roil global diamond business

The global diamond industry is facing disruption that could stretch through the first few months of next year, including Valentine's ......

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26 December, 2016

Growth steady for now, GST in sight but cash clampdown sours mood

For the Narendra Modi government, 2016 was expected to be a year in which it would look to consolidate its ......

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26 December, 2016

Why a surgical strike on ‘benami' property will be more lethal than demonetisation

On Sunday, during his Christmas day radio address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his next attack in the fight ......

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24 December, 2016

Won't hesitate to make tough decisions to help economy, says PM Modi

India will not hesitate to make tough decisions to help support its growing economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on ......

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23 December, 2016

Centre, states inch toward draft GST bill but April launch uncertain

The prospects of introducing a goods and services tax (GST) in India next April, its biggest tax reform, faded on ......

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23 December, 2016

Demonetisation: Four positive side effects of PM Modi's note ban

On 8 November, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shocked the country by declaring that Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, comprising ......

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23 December, 2016

How India lobbied Moody's for ratings upgrade, but failed

India criticised Moody's ratings methods and pushed aggressively for an upgrade, documents reviewed by Reuters show, but the US-based agency ......

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22 December, 2016

Demonetisation threatens to derail GST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's crackdown on the cash economy has shattered the consensus needed for a new national sales tax, ......

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22 December, 2016

Fighting black money: Three key electoral reforms that may be on the anvil

Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, speculation has ......

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21 December, 2016

PM Modi losing allies as anger grows over banknote ban

A leading political ally of Narendra Modi has abruptly distanced himself from the Indian prime minister's move to scrap high-value ......