Puri, who is currently a Rajya Sabha member, had fought the 2019 general elections from the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat but lost to Congress' Gurjeet Singh Aujla

Analysts say that countering Jio is challenging, which is marching ahead like nobody's business, especially in terms of subscriber base and revenue market share growth.

The reduced rates will be effective from July 1, 2019, the Labour Ministry said in a release. This would benefit 3.6 crore employees and 12.85 lakh employers.

In spite of an expanding healthcare market, prevention and wellness do not get the attention they deserve

The proceeds will be sent to a group of women artisans. The auction will be conducted by industry body The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL).

The fact that Modi wanted Santosh Gangwar to continue in the labour and employment ministry only proves the importance the government attaches to his 'reform agenda'.

Increased awareness about fitness is powering the sports and fitness wear market, giving segments such as athleisure a boost.

Unemployment, liquidity crunch and scepticism around monsoons may have resulted in a consumption dip, but the appetite to consume very much exists.

The next big revolution is expected to be around multi-modal transport

Contrary to what most market participants had anticipated, the Sensex returned just 51% under PM Narendra Modi's term as compared to UPA-II's 78 per cent and UPA-I's 180 per cent under the then PM Manmohan Singh

The Rs 4,500 crore organised toy market in India urgently needs innovations if it is to grow.

Mineral-rich and alkaline water is slowly emerging as a niche space for seasoned water purifier players.

With the launch of its afforadble Jio mobile point-of-sale devices, Reliance Industries could consolidate the scattered PoS market, a report by Bank of America Merrill Lynch said

There is a heated debate in the country not only about how the economy is performing but also the credibility of numbers that measure economic progress.

It is action time for the Indian logistics industry with regulatory changes making operations easier for organised players. Third-party logistics companies such as Mahindra Logistics are riding the wave. Pirojshaw Sarkari, CEO of the company, talks to BT.

The fall in the employment rate was the first time in a year since 2013-14, and the steepest since the slowdown of 2011-12 when it had declined by 2.82 per cent