Share Market Update: BSE 30-share S&P Sensex ended 806 points lower at 40,363 and NSE 50-share index Nifty50 closed 251 points lower at 11,829

Asian shares dipped as fears over the creeping spread of the disease sent funds fleeing to the sheltered shores of U.S. assets, lifting the dollar to three-year highs

Coronavirus: Japan and Singapore are on the brink of recession and South Korea on Friday said its exports to China slumped in the first 20 days of February as the outbreak upends global supply chains

Coronavirus outbreak: In the South Korean city of Daegu, malls and movie theaters were empty and the usually bustling downtown streets were quiet in scenes one resident likened to a 'disaster movie'.

Coronavirus updates: The problems are exacerbating pain inflicted by loss of business from the U.S.-China trade war and present huge logistical challenges as companies grapple with a myriad of restrictions that differ by province, city and local district

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting her second consecutive Union Budget in Parliament today

President Bolsonaro will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind separately on Saturday

Interestingly, Chandrasekhar was also among 108 academicians who signed a joint statement in March 2019, flagging serious concerns over increasing \"political interference\" in the handling of economic data

The newly formed Standing Committee on Economic Statistics comprises three academicians, who were among 108 academicians who signed a joint statement in March flagging concerns over increasing \"political interference\" in the handling of economic data

The International Monetary Fund in its latest report has pointed out discrepancies in calculating deflation, which is used to convert GDP at current prices to constant prices

Programme of Work (PoW) is a critical milestone towards responding to the request of the G20 to arrive at a consensus-led solution on taxation in the digitalised economy

With risks to the outlook tilted to the downside, the IMF Directors called for continued sound macroeconomic management

COP25 Summit: While some EU countries such as Sweden (4th) and Denmark (5th), one of the best climbers, achieve overall high or very high ratings

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Indian economy fastest growing among G-20 countries despite slowdown: FM SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a written response to a question in Lok Sabha on Monday that while the economy has slowed down, India is still the fastest growing country among the G-20 nations. Sitharaman said that India is still projected by the International Monetary Fund to be the fastest growing G-20 country in 2019-20.'IT companies may cut 30,000-40,000 mid-level jobs,' says Mohandas...

Moody's, which has already slapped downgrade warnings on Britain, South Africa, India, Mexico, Turkey and Hong Kong, said there were three main drivers behind the move

Nandan Nilekani on 'unethical practices' charges: 'Even God can't change Infosys numbers'Infosys Non-executive Chairman Nandan Nilekani has said that Infosys has \"very strong\" processes and that even \"God can't change the numbers of the company\". The statement came after the Infosys Non-executive Chairman, in a statement to the stock exchanges on Wednesday, said that the reports of allegations against the company co-founders were 'mischievous insinuations'. Addressing analysts...

India is somewhat lacking in a programme on G20 data initiative on fiscal transparency where comparative countries have all made greater progress, says IMF Deputy Director Anne-Mary Gulde