Budget 2020-21: Once the printing of Budget documents begin, the personnel locked inside the Finance Ministry are not allowed to communicate with the outside world, even their families, in any manner

There would be at least one board meeting of RBI before this fiscal comes to an end, the issue of interim dividend could be raised by government nominee directors in the meeting

This suggestion assumes significance as the government is looking at various ways to curtail import of non-essential goods into the country to rein in trade deficit

Citizenship Act: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that everybody in this country has the responsibility to implement the law that has been passed in the Parliament

Explaining the duty structure, sources said if cost of production of ATF is Rs 100 per kilolitre, the fuel at exit from the refinery will be priced at Rs 111 per kilolitre after levying 11 per cent excise duty

WEF 2020 latest news: US President Donald Trump will reportedly meet the German defense minister Ursula von der Leyen in Davos next week. Here's what this means

The government estimates a revenue loss of Rs 75,000 crore due to Section 80-C exemptions in 2018-19, up from a revenue loss of Rs 65,000 crore in 2017-18

Vodafone Idea lost maximum 3.6 crore wireless subscribers in November, while Reliance Jio gained over 56 lakh subscribers, says Trai data; China's economic growth slowed to its weakest in nearly 30 years in 2019 amid a bruising trade war with the United States and sputtering investment, and more stimulus steps are expected this year to help avert a sharper slowdown; Taking a satirical dig at Union Railways and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal's \"no favour\" jibe at Amazon Inc founder and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos, former finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram, in a series of satirical tweets, said on Thursday the commerce minister should snub more people as it could help India achieve the $5 trillion economy target. This and more news on News Blast.Also read: Reliance Q3 results today: Telecom, retail may boost earnings; refining, petchem to remain mutedAlso read: Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas Express flagged off; check fares; timing and route details  

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In response to Piyush Goyal's \"no favour\" remark directed at Amazon Inc founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, former finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram, in a tweet, said that the commerce minister should snub more people as it could help India achieve the $5 trillion economy target. Goyal's remark came a day after the Amazon CEO announced a fresh $1 billion investment to help bring small and medium businesses online in India. Watch the video to know more.Also read: Growth requires removing obstacles to businesses; need to remove suspicion, micromanagement: N ChandrasekaranAlso read: UN lowers India's growth forecast for FY20 to 5.7%  

UN lowers India's growth forecast for FY20 to 5.7%GDP growth in India and few other large emerging countries may gain some momentum this year after the global economy recorded its lowest growth of 2.3 per cent in 2019 due to prolonged trade disputes, a UN study said on Thursday while lowering its current and next fiscal forecasts for the Indian economy. According to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2020, a growth rate of 2.5 per cent is possible in...

The act by the Union minister of state for finance and corporate affairs came as a surprise to several members of the city-based chambers, who attended the pre-budget meet

CAIT says the association has been maintaining that Amazon and Flipkart were bringing FDI in India only to fund their losses arising out of deep discounting and predatory pricing

Targeting the Modi government over the ongoing economic slowdown, Chidambaram said Goyal's snub \"will reverse the five successive month decline in imports and the eight successive month decline in exports\"

Part II of this two-part article looks at some of the solutions that present themselves and address the pressing concerns of raising income and demand - that include raising minimum wages, expanding the job guarantee scheme, higher government investment in infrastructure etc. both as short-run and long-run measures

Bezos, who is currently in India, said Amazon would invest $1 billion to bring small businesses online in the country, seen as part of the company's efforts to dispel criticism

A standing committee on the ARC sector should be formed which should meet quarterly to take stock of the developments and ways to improve the functional effectiveness of ARCs

The Central government would do well to spend more, keeping fiscal consolidation aside when consumption demand is depressed and unemployment is high, leading to a fall in industrial production, profits and investments.Part I of this two-part series looks at the ground realities from a policy perspective and solutions that always existed but received inadequate attention of policymakers

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Bank strike in India News: The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), which represents nine trade unions, said they will also hold a three-day strike from March 11-13. UFBU is seeking at least a 15-per cent hike, but the IBA has capped the raise at 12.25 per cent