The New Year raises new hopes, new expectations, new aspirations - even new anxieties. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has raised hopes by inviting ideas to spur growth with a promise to deliver \"a Budget like never before\"

How the FM can make it a 'never before' Budget. Top experts weigh in

India and Australia can combine complementary skills and expertise to develop new innovations by leveraging Australian expertise with Indian expertise including in data analytics, biotech, and mobile applications

Against all odds, including the slump in coal demand, the government opened up the country's mining sector for private players by auctioning 19 blocks

2021 promises to bring back double-digit growth for the smartphone industry as people embrace hybrid work models, binge on web series and continue the pursuit for the perfect selfie on their six-inch screens

As per the finance ministry, more than 170 invitees representing 9 stakeholder groups participated in 15 Pre-Budget consultation meetings scheduled between December 14 to 23

In 2020, most companies \"deprioritised\" their hiring plans amid uncertain economic outlook while industries like travel, hospitality, retail, aviation, real estate, construction and automobile were severely hit

Fresh capital has been gathered to create a war chest of liquidity, fund growth, expansion plans and refinance high-cost debt, while a large amount raised from IPOs went to the shareholders and promoters

The shares were issued at a discount of 5 per cent to the floor price of Rs 40.63 apiece. The QIP issue had opened on December 15 and closed on December 18, 2020

This is for the first time that the FIU, an agency under the Union finance ministry, has undertaken punitive action against an online payment system operating in the country like it has done against public, private and cooperative banks in the past

The latest report by IIFL Securities indicated that tariff increase may not be immediate and instead sees a \"high likelihood of price hike in 12-18 months\"

The government is selling its entire 100 per cent stake in Air India. The national carrier has been in losses since its merger with domestic operator Indian Airlines in 2007

States to get additional borrowing permission on completion of reforms; they will also get additional financial assistance for capital expenditure

This Central government's scheme is called the Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) and is being seen as an attempt by the government to elevate wireless internet connectivity in the country

India Stock Market Highlights Today: UltraTech Cement followed by Tata Steel, ONGC, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, M&M, Infosys and Reliance Industries were among the top losers in the Sensex pack. On the other hand, Maruti, Nestle India, Titan and PowerGrid were among the gainers

Having deliberately opted out of the world's largest trade bloc, RCEP, India can now push for the limited trade deal with the US

There will be no license fee for providing broadband internet through these public Wi-Fi access network interface, says Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

The paper, authored by Santosh Pai along with researcher Shubhi Bhandari, argues for India to adopt a tiered approach towards FDI to boost its appeal in the post-COVID era

The suggestions by TRAI encompass distribution platform owners who offer programming services pertaining to their platform and are not acquired from satellite-based broadcasters

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said an estimated investment of $66 billion is lined up in developing gas infrastructure, which includes pipelines, city gas distribution, and LNG regasification terminals