The finance minister say the budget is envisioned to make India 'Aatmanirbhar', at a time world economies have suffered due to Covid-19 pandemic. The government has attempted to provide a strong stimulus to bring about a multiplier effect, she said

CMIE data added that India's biggest challenge on the employment front is getting its womenfolk into the labour force. CMIE data showed, in contrast with men, only nine per cent of all women of working age were employed until November

Tax policies must adapt to changing times to provide buoyancy and enable companies to undertake business in a time-bound and efficient manner

Yellen, 74, was confirmed by the Senate in a broad bipartisan support of 84-15 votes on Monday

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Global equities were bearish today as coronavirus infections increased in parts of North Asia, such as Japan and South Korea, and weighed on investor sentiment. European countries have banned flights from the UK as the British government began emergency lockdown on Sunday, over fear of new virus strain.

Yellen, who is widely admired in the financial world, would be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in a line stretching back to Alexander Hamilton in 1789

This is a nebulous idea designed to mean anything and everything under the sun without the burden of economic logic, facts and evidence

With the COVID-19 pandemic presenting unprecedented business disruption, stock awards could be an effective tool for motivating and retaining key talent while deferring immediate cash outflow

HDFC Bank has offered its borrowers a loan restructuring scheme which is expected to provide them relief amid ongoing coronavirus pandemic

The financial assistance was announced first during a virtual meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and provided through a Treasury Bond sale to the State Bank of India, Male which has a tenure of 10 years for repayment

This is Part I of two-part article revisiting critical economic decisions that eventually led to minus 23.9% growth in Q1 of FY21. Blaming exogenous factors (pandemic) or intense lockdown is merely an excuse to divert attention from government's ineptitude and thwart meaningful debate

US President Trump elevated India's stature on the world stage, stood up to China in support of India and has never intervened in the Kashmir issue, they claimed

Labour ministry's proposal also aims at lowering the minimum work requirement from two years to 78 days besides allowing manifold withdrawals under the scheme, subject to some conditions though

India Stock Market Highlights Today: M&M, followed by L&T, Kotak Bank, SBI, Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharma, ITC and HDFC duo. On the other hand, Maruti, Tata Steel and Nestle India were the laggards

In his new book titled 'Quest For Restoring Financial Stability In India', Acharya delves into the nature of pressure he worked under at the Reserve Bank of India

The mortgage lender said that there will be a rate of interest of 6.90 per cent for a borrower seeking loans up to Rs 50 lakh and having a CIBIL score of 700 and above.

Flipkart to deliver in paper-based packaging instead of poly bagsFlipkart had earlier announced it would eliminate single use plastic in packaging. The idea was to move towards using 100% recycled plastic in its supply chain by March 2021. The firm has already reduced its new plastic consumption by 50% through different initiatives. One of its latest initiatives is to use eco-friendly recycled paper bags to replace the poly pouches for packaging of products.Delhi govt to assess po...

Sonia Gandhi lashed out at the Modi government and said that upon assuming power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that MGNREGA was a \"living monument\" of the Congress party's failure

The scheme is not applicable on Hyundai's premium range of cars like Creta, Elantra, Tucson and Kona electric. The customer will also have to provide all requisite documents to prove loss of employment

Insurance regulator had already notified insurers last year to offer instalment facility from October 1, 2020, among other modifications. However, with COVID-19 linked challenges, the option of payment in instalments is being made active on an immediate basis