The fiscal deficit - the excess of government expenditure over its revenues - has been pegged at 9.5 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the current fiscal ending March 31, as per the revised estimate

The successful applicants would be able to join their new jobs in the US on October 1, when the American fiscal year starts

The state-owned bank has raised Rs 3,788.04 crore from QIP in December after which the government's stake in it dropped from 85.59 per cent to 76.87 per cent

Vivad se Vishwas Scheme has received 15 times better response in comparison to Direct Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme (DTDRS) in 2016; the disputed amount settled under it is 153 times that of DTDRS

Online grocery delivery company BigBasket has reported a 36 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase in its revenue at Rs 3,818 for the financial year ended March 31, 2020; HCL Technologies said it plans to hire 1,000 employees in the next few months for its campus at MIHAN (Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport) in Nagpur; \"We encourage that any differences between the parties be resolved through dialogue,\" a U.S. embassy spokesperson said in a statement, which proffered general support to government measures to 'improve the efficiency of India's markets and attract greater private sector investment.' Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Global shares reach record highs as COVID-19 vaccines bolster normalisation hopes

In October last year, the RBI had announced on tap targeted long term repo operations (TLTRO) scheme for banks

Equity markets have hurtled past their January 2020 peak but offer limited upside from hereon

Bank credit growth shows signs of uptick, backed by retail and agri loans, but is expected to remain muted in FY21 due to asset quality pressures

FM bets big on infrastructure with focus on asset monetisation and sharp rise in allocations to highways and railways

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

COVID-19 vaccination: Healthcare workers to receive second dose from Feb 13The second dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine will be administered to healthcare workers from February 13, the Centre said on Thursday, highlighting that 45 per cent of them have been inoculated so far. Addressing a press briefing, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said 45,93,427 beneficiaries have been vaccinated against COVID-19 till 1.30 PM on Thursday.Over 21% Indians already exposed to COVID-19, shows sero-sur...

India Stock Market News Updates Today: Sensex scaled record high of 51,073.27 while the Nifty hit record high of 15,014.65 level in early trade. SBI, Kotak Bank, IndusInd Bank, HDFC, ONGC and Axis Bank were top gainers in the Sensex pack

There were expectations that the government would clarify on the residency status of these individuals in the 2021-22 Budget, which was presented on February 1

In her Budget speech, Nirmala Sitharman had said that India's custom duty policy should have the twin objective of promoting domestic manufacturing and helping India get onto global value chain and export better

Oil prices extended gains on Thursday after the OPEC+ alliance of producers stuck to its reduced output policy and U.S. crude stocks fell, with optimism over a new U.S. pandemic relief bill adding further price support.

BigBasket's losses also zoomed 26 per cent to Rs 710 crore during financial year 2019-20.

Sensex and Nifty hit fresh lifetime highs of 50,678 and 14,913 during today's session

Dalal Street today: ITC, M&M, ONGC, Bajaj Finserv, NTPC were among the top gainers while ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, HDFC traded as top losers

The company's headcount declined by 9,000 people in the year-to December 31, 2020, in what was earlier attributed as a decline in its Business Process Services (BPS) vertical

\"In January, we have done well both in the two-wheeler and SME segments. Looks like the fourth quarter is going to be on par or on the same trajectory of Q3. Disbursements will be over Rs 6,000 crore,\" said CEO Y S Chakravarti