'Reduce fuel prices by partially rolling back excise duty': Sonia Gandhi to PM Modi Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reduce fuel prices by partially rolling back excise duty, saying that the prices of petrol and diesel are at 'historic and unsustainable' high. She said that the central government has unreasonably levied excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 33 and Rs 32, respectively, which is higher than the base price of these fuels....

A railway spokesperson said the agitation passed off without any untoward incident and there was negligible or minimal impact on running of the trains across the country

While the new definition of wages will increase the social security component of compensation packages, it could also mean lesser take-home salary for employees

Companies will not be allowed to increase workings hours beyond mandated 48-hour limit for week. They will also need to ensure employees get three days of consecutive holidays, says Labour secretary Apurva Chandra

Congress general secretary (organisation), K C Venugopal, said the party fully supports the farmers' movement and appeals to the government to accede to the justified demands of the farmers by repealing the three farm laws

Economic Survey 2021: The net payroll data of EPFO shows a net increase of new subscribers in EPFO of 78.58 lakhs in 2019-20 (as on December 20, 2020) as compared to 61.1 lakhs in 2018-19

Wooing corporate leaders attending the special address, PM Modi emphasised that India has implemented several reforms that have created conducive environment for business and investments

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

Economic reforms have continued apace and have been supplemented by long-pending reforms in the areas of labour and agriculture through legislation, The President said

The government gives guaranteed return to private companies in its business dealings and considers their profit-motive good and desirable. Why the same doesn't hold true for farmers?

The industry wants the Standing Committee on Labour to recommend removing anti-dumping duty and also slotting the entire MMF value chain under 5 per cent GST rate, among other things

All eyes are on the budget as the government walks a tightrope of balancing growth and fiscal concerns. Effective implementation of the proposed budget will be key

First advance estimates of national income highlight three key imperatives to revive growth: generate demand and investment cycles by directly spending more and reverse import substitution

All eyes are on the budget as the government walks a tightrope of balancing growth and fiscal concerns. Effective implementation of the proposed budget will be key

It is an unending saga of gross negligence despite the services sector being the main driver of India's growth story; contributes the most to GDP and is arguably the largest employer too

Despite continuous and comprehensive attention to industry, its contribution to income (GDP) and employment didn't touch 25% and 14%, respectively. It is time to give equal, if not more, attention to services and agriculture that consistently contribute the most to income and employment, respectively

According to a note issued by Niti Aayog after the meeting, all the attendants agreed that high frequency indicators are showing signs of a strong economic recovery, and that too earlier than expected

Most successful, industrialised and fast-growing Asian economies like Japan, South Korea, China, and Vietnam followed this model, as did Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Why can't India?

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