For the first time, Banerjee presented the Budget statement in the state legislature last week. as state Finance Minister Amit Mitra was under medical supervision

While saying that the company could have done a better job of explaining the policy changes to users, Mohan said WhatsApp was extremely transparent about the changes.

On GST compensation, trust is lost. The Centre has cut central schemes in the name of reorganisation. They even cut our devolution, which is a constitutional right. They increased cess and surcharge, said West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra

India Today Conclave East: Number of people employed in manufacturing in Bengal is thrice than that in Gujarat. Problem is the nature of manufacturing, said Bibek Debroy

Professor Sharon Peacock, head of UK's genetic surveillance progragramme, said that once the virus mutates itself out of being virulent then one can stop worrying about it

Stock Market News Updates Today: RIL, Bajaj twins, Airtel were among the top gainers while, Nestle, TCS, Axis Bank, L&T traded as the top losers

Navin Gurnaney will be stepping down from the post and will be replaced by Sushant Dash. Dash will take over as CEO from May 1, 2021. Dash will join Tata Starbucks on April 1, 2021, as CEO-designate

After lockdowns caused trade to shrink 15% in the first half of 2020, it rebounded in the second half, with global trade in goods up about 8% in the fourth quarter compared with the third, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said

This round of auction will be held for 2,251.25 Megahertz (MHz) in seven frequency bands -- 700 Mhz, 800 Mhz, 900 Mhz, 1800 Mhz 2100 Mhz, 2300 Mhz and 2500 Mhz -- at a cumulative base price of Rs 3.92 lakh crore

The scientists noted the deficiency of AAT protein is much higher among Europeans and Americans than Asians, which leads to higher levels of neutrophil elastase that helps SARS-CoV-2 to spread more quickly

Adani Group completes acquisition of 23.5% stake in Mumbai Airport; to hike ownership to 74% Billionaire Gautam Adani-led Adani Group has completed acquisition of 23.5 per cent equity stake in Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) from Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) and Bid Services Division (Mauritius) Limited for Rs 1,685.2 crore. The Indian multinational conglomerate is set to extend shareholding to 74 per cent in MIAL, a joint venture between the Airports Authority of India ...

As India's imports fall, exporters are facing a shortage of containers

With record healthcare expenditure and allocations focussing on mitigating the impact of Covid-19, it's a shot in the arm for the sector

Due to certain exceptional items, the company reported a marginal decline of 2 per cent in its net profit at Rs 83 crore for the December quarter

The move is in order to offset the impact of rise in input costs

The finance minister has done a remarkable job in presenting a growth-focussed budget during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic-hit circumstances, president of the USA India Chamber of Commerce Karun Rishi said

Union Budget 2021 gold: Currently, gold attracts 12.5 per cent import duty and 3 per cent GST and total duty and GST implication works out to be 15.5 per cent

2021 budget allocation for healthcare sector: The budget, which allocated Rs 2,23,846 crore for health and wellbeing launched a new centrally sponsored scheme, PM AtmaNirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana, with an outlay of about Rs 64,180 crores over 6 years

The Railways will also monetise dedicated freight corridor assets for operations and maintenance, after commissioning.

Amazon, locked in protracted legal disputes with Future, alleges the Indian firm violated contracts by agreeing to sell its retail assets to Reliance Industries last year. Future denies wrongdoing