The move to increase import duties is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's self-reliant India campaign that aims to promote and support domestic manufacturing, said the sources, who asked not to be named as the discussions are not public.

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The home furnishings retailer plans to invest close to about Rs 6,000 crore in the next ten years in Mumbai  

According to Noida Authority, the land deal with IKEA was for Rs 750 core and over years the company had handed over Rs 300 crore

According to preliminary collection figures, the yield fell 30% following the first instalment payment deadline ended on Tuesday, as against the same period last year

The focus will be on reducing imports of lower quality non-essential items that render Indian goods in the same category uncompetitive

In a series of tweets, Mahindra shared his opinion of the coronavirus and its aftermath while also suggesting measures to curb the economic damage caused by the pandemic

The guidelines suggest that government offices should regulate hours which will help in reducing congestion and maintaining hygiene. It says that all offices should adopt regulating working hours except offices of essential services

The number of coronavirus cases has drastically increased in the last three weeks, according to ICMR the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 206

She's currently admitted in King George's Medical University (KGMU) Hospital in Lucknow

Coronavirus update: CM Uddhav Thackeray said that the state is undertaking such stringent measures as people are not practicing social distancing

The number of cases reported in UP has increased drastically in the last three weeks. As a precautionary measure the Yogi Adityanath led government had ordered the closure of all educational institutes, cinema halls, malls, gym, and swimming pools till April 2

Ambani family along with two promoter group firms -- Tattvam Enterprises and Samarjit Enterprises -- acquired 3.20 per cent shares from another promoter group entity Devarshi Commercials

Coronavirus update: IKEA has already shut operations temporarily in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland, and the United States

Union Budget 2020: The hike in import duty is expected to affect goods such as candles, handicraft items, industrial chemicals, jewellery, lamps, mobile phone chargers and wooden furniture

The vast majority of the more than 7,800 cases detected globally, according to the latest WHO data, have been in China, where the virus originated in an illegal wildlife market in the city of Wuhan

Over 23,000 Indian students of which 21,000 are medical students are studying in China. India is preparing to airlift over 250 Indians from Wuhan and Hubei province

Social media companies with more than fifty lakh users in India will be categorised as significant social media intermediaries. These companies will also have to comply with stricter obligations, including traceability of users, under the revised rules

Hearing a plea filed by a 16-year-old boy to stop Amazon and Flipkart from excessive plastic use in packaging, the National Green Tribunal said it is for the regulator CPCB to enforce the rules