While Budget 2019 has occasionally distinguished between ease of living and ease of doing business (in case of farmers, for example), it has more or less continued to focus on the issues outlined above in a comprehensive manner

Govt identifies ONGC, NTPC, GAIL as options for giving up direct controlHaving set the highest-ever disinvestment target of Rs 1.05-lakh crore for the current fiscal, the Modi government is not only looking at selling assets of healthy as well as sick Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), but also strategic disinvestment in profitable state-run behemoths. The government has identified the biggest energy companies such as Oil & Natural Gas Corp, Indian Oil Corp, NTPC Ltd a...

Officials say by October 2019, over 5,000 coaches of the Indian Railways will operate on the new technology.

The strength of government establishments was 32,38,397 as on March 1, 2017, which increased to 36,19,596 by the same date in 2019 an increase of 3,81,199, the Union Budget 2019 showed

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamans Budget is long on promises but short on ideas about fulfilling them

 The taxman will \"suo motu\" allot a fresh PAN to a person who files I-T returns with only Aadhaar as part of a new arrangement to link the two databases, the CBDT chief said after the Budget proposed that only the biometric ID is enough for tax purposes.

The government's decision to levy 5 per cent customs duty on imported books has not found much favour with the publishing industry, which feels ease in claiming GST-related benefits and availability of cheaper paper would have rather helped Indian publishers.

The Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Mumbai Traffic Police have implemented new traffic rules, as per which starting today, parking vehicles in no-parking zones can cost fine between Rs 5,000 to Rs 23,000.

The decision to raise import duty on gold in the Union Budget was taken after a careful consideration, including its likely impact on smuggling of the yellow metal, a top government official said.

Sales of renewable energy certificates dropped by 22 per cent to 6.98 lakh units in June as compared to 8.96 lakh in the same month a year ago due to lower supply, according to official data.

\"Major tax reforms have been announced for start-ups that will significantly improve flow of funds to them and address many tax related issues they have been facing,\" Abhishek told PTI.

As per latest depositories data, FPIs withdrew a net amount of Rs 3,710.21 crore from equities but invested Rs 3,234.65 crore in the debt segment during July 1- 5, resulting in a net outflow of Rs 475.56 crore.

Last week, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar had said there is no cause of concern about monsoon as the IMD has pegged normal rainfall. However, the government is keeping a close watch on the deficient rainfall situation.

The politicians, civil servants and corporate lobbyists who live in substantial houses and apartments in central Delhi pay very little to get limitless supplies of piped water. But step into one of the slum areas in the inner city, or a giant disorganized housing estate on the outskirts and there is a daily struggle to get and pay for very limited supplies of water.

Domestic gold prices in India jumped to a record on Friday following an unexpected increase in import duty in the country's budget, hitting demand and forcing dealers to offer the highest discount in nearly three years.

Iran will announce on Sunday that it will raise its uranium enrichment level to 5%, a concentration above the limit set by its 2015 nuclear deal with six major powers, an Iranian official told Reuters.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd forecast a steep plunge in its second-quarter operating profit as the U.S.-China trade war wreaks havoc in global chip and smartphone markets, although one-off gains helped it beat analyst expectations

Rohit Sharma became the first player to make five centuries in a single World Cup match and his opening partner KL Rahul also struck a fluent century as India crushed Sri Lanka by seven wickets in their final group match at Headingley on Saturday.

India will closely monitor its shadow lending sector, the finance minister said on Saturday, a day after announcing the RBI would get much more regulatory authority over non-banking financial companies (NBFCs).