Since September 1, petrol prices have gone up by about Rs 3.58 per litre in Mumbai, while diesel rates have increased by Rs 3.57 per litre; the petrol and diesel both have shown a similar trend all across India.

The Cabinet has sanctioned Rs 15,053 crore to implement the PM-AASHA in the next two financial years, of which Rs 6,250 crore will be spent this year.

Out of a total budget of Rs 21.47-lakh crore, the Finance Minister earmarked Rs 1,744.13 crore for the administration of justice in India. This means that on the whole, India spends 0.08% of its national budget on its quest towards a just society!

BJP was seen as a party which opposed liberalisation or reforms. However, in his tenure as the prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee emerged as more of a reformist.

The government's attempt to sell Air India has failed but its broad public asset management strategy is showing results.

India's $160 billion healthcare ecosystem is undergoing unprecedented shift.

Ayushman Bharat can do to healthcare what GST is expected to do to India's indirect tax regime. But there are challenges, too.

At 9:58 am, the Sensex was trading 258 points higher at 36,523 level with Nifty rising 75 points to 11,023 level. On January 29, Sensex and Nifty reached all time high levels of 36,443 and 11,171 levels, respectively on expectations from Union Budget and optimism over Q3 earnings.

Mukesh Ambani's speech lacked usual big project announcements and investment plans. He can't be blamed for it as the company is concluding its Rs 4-lakh crore capital expenditure cycle, which includes Rs 2.5-lakh crore for creating digital business and Rs 1.5-lakh crore for petrochemical and refining projects.

LIC already owns over 10 per cent in the infra-lender turned commercial bank.

Small cap and midcap indices on the BSE rose 0.27% and 0.23%, respectively. The revival was led by banking stocks with the BSE Bankex rising 1.04% or 306 points to 29,709 level. Bank Nifty too rose 292 points to 26,557 level.

The Indian economy grew at 6.7 per cent during the financial year 2017-18, while the rate of growth rose to 7.7 per cent during the quarter ended March, GDP estimates released by the government showed.

The Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis-led delegation plans to visit Washington to meet the World Bank president for seeking financial aid for agriculture and solar energy projects.

According to the finance ministry's revenue collection projection, the government expects to mop up more than Rs 2.579 lakh crore by levying taxes on the petroleum products by the end of this fiscal.

Partial withdrawals will now be allowed to National Pension System subscribers who wish to improve their employability or acquire new skills by pursuing higher education/ acquiring professional and technical qualifications, says the PFRDA.