The RBI said that it has extended the timeline for banks to set aside an additional 0.625% as capital conservation buffer by one year to March 31, 2020 to help banks to lend more.

Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone are the most influential personalities in the country in Bollywood and sports, according to YouGov Influencer Index 2018

Increased selling of the US dollar by exporters and banks also improved sentiments for the Indian currency.  The Indian currency opened 18 paise higher at 71.47 level to the dollar compared to its previous close of 71.65.

DBS Banking Group says that knee jerk gains in bonds are likely, before returning to familiar drivers particularly in midst of the sharp overnight sell-off in the US markets

Prime Minister Narendra Modi sets an ambitious target of India breaking into top 50 nations on the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking and said efforts are on to nearly double the size of country's economy to USD 5 trillion.

The revenue department plans to integrate e-way bill with NHAI's FASTag mechanism and DMICDC's Logistics Data Bank services, to facilitate faster movement of goods and check GST evasion