The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill, which will replace the ordinance promulgated on September 20, 2019, to cut the rate of base corporate tax to 22 per cent from 30 per cent

The second and concluding part looks at how the quarterly GDP estimates use the organised sector indicators to measure the unorganised sector, which contributes nearly 50% to the GDP, thereby giving a misleading picture of the state of economic health

ManipalCigna will provide a health cover upto Rs 30 lakh of sum insured

'I don't eat onion': FM Nirmala Sitharaman on skyrocketing onion pricesUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during the Lok Sabha's Winter session on Wednesday, said the onion price issue did not affect her much as she and her family didn't use this pungent vegetable bulb prominently in their diet. Her remarks came after an opposition leader made an interruption on the onion price issue while she was speaking about the same. Attributing shortage to low production, the ministe...

FPIs are global funds allocating money to India as part of their emerging market portfolio. They are mostly heavy stakeholders and about two-third of their investments are in largecap stocks

All the key economic indicators have been on a downward swing for quite some time. If this slide is not checked India may slip into recession sooner than later. In this first part of a two-part series, the article looks at what the major economic indicators are telling about the state of Indian economy

According to Tyagi, audit firms are important gatekeepers who help companies put out results and financial performance to the stock exchanges, based on which investors take the call whether to invest or not

Sundar Pichai to replace Larry Page as CEO of Google parent Alphabet as co-founders step asideGoogle Chief Executive Sundar Pichai will replace Larry Page as CEO of parent Alphabet Inc, extending a long retreat from public roles and active management by Page and Sergey Brin at the company they co-founded 21 years ago. Page, Brin and Pichai have all shared an emphasis on developing artificial intelligence software to make web searching and other tasks faster, while long-time produc...

IIT placements: Around six students have bagged an annual salary of Rs 1 crore at IIT Kharagpur, while 57 students have received offers of over Rs 30 lakh per annum each

DHFL that had outstanding deposits of Rs 6,136 crore in June has seen its deposits reducing to Rs 5,232 crore as of September 2019

Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government's decision was also necessary to attract investment from multi-national companies, which are wanting to shift operations from China in view of ongoing Sino-US trade war

While shares of Bharti Airtel rose up to 9.82%  to Rs 485.75,  Reliance Industries stock gained up to 4.07% at Rs 1,614 on BSE

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Rules of 2019 would help but more needs to be done: tighter RBI control and supervision, infusion of long-term funds (including capital) and reduction in mismatch in assets and liabilities

Before December 15, FM Sitharaman said the government will be able to announce the front-loading of at least a 10 major projects

Sitharaman also added that government's 'Make In India' programme was attractive to foreign firms, resulting in establishment of new industries in the country that were moving out of China

In a series of tweet, Sitharaman said that in the last six months, the govt brought several reforms such as a cut in corporate tax, strategic disinvestment, labour reforms and so on

The economic activities which registered growth of over 4.3 per cent in Q2 of 2019/20 over Q2 of 2018/19 are 'Trade, Hotels, Transport, Communication and Services related to Broadcasting' 'Financial, Real Estate and Professional Services' and 'Public Administration, Defence and other services'

GDP Q2: One of the reasons why economists are fairly sure about the outcome of the GDP estimates is that key components of the GDP have not been showing positive trends

Adani Gas share price rallied as much as 12.77 per cent to Rs 168.60 apiece on the BSE after the CCI approved the acquisition of 37.4 per cent shareholding and joint control by Total Group in Adani Gas

While Sensex has gained 5,037 points since corporate tax rate was cut on September 20, data for 2,398 firms listed on BSE indicate deteriorating earnings performance of corporate India