Indian equity markets extended gains to close in positive territory today, backed by buying interest in Financials, Energy, Metal and Realty stocks.

GNPAs of PSBs jumped over two-fold to Rs 8.95 lakh crore in FY18 from Rs 2.79 lakh crore in FY15, according to RBI data, mainly on account of the recognition of stressed assets as a bad loan by the central bank

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Union Budget 2019 is likely to focus on infra development, tax relief to common man, resolving agrarian crisis, creation of more jobs, disinvestment and fiscal consolidation. Dalal Street too expects Sitharaman to announce a slew of measures to prop up the economy.

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Both Pepsi and Coke indeed have to find a way to get their mojo back by investing significantly beyond carbonated beverages, but before they do so, the need of the hour is to improve their margins and build an asset-light model

The finance minister has started seeking views from the general public on Budget 2019 with a view to making it more participative and inclusive and has been receiving an overwhelming response from people. One will have to wait and watch till July 5, 2019, to see what they deliver in the budget.

The Bomb Squad was called to check for its contents which led to the discovery of gold bars worth Rs 34 lakh. No explosives were found during the investigation.

The government from March 2019 has made it compulsory to issue income-tax refunds through ECS only, thus, speeding up direct credit of refunds to bank accounts.

CBDT Chairman P C Mody, in a recent letter to regional heads of the department across the country, has told the officials to take urgent steps and reduce problems and grievances of the taxpayers.

Budget 2019: The Finance Minister could do a lot on the GST side since it is still a work in progress. She can rationalise the GST structure which at the moment is applicable to both the supply of the good i.e. gold and on its service i.e. the manufacture of the gold jewellery.

The minister also said that 26.9 crore SMS and emails were sent to taxpayers in 2018-19 reminding them to file their ITRs on time.

According to sources, key issues like creation of jobs, boosting exports amid trade wars and initiating more structural reforms too were focus of the interactive session

Infosys, the country's second largest software exporter, is relying on Artificial Intelligence and automation to transform the businesses of its clients, says chairman Nandan Nilekani.

Union budget 2019: As part of the ritual, 'halwa' is prepared in a big 'kadhai' (large frying pot) and served to the entire staff in the ministry

The meeting was attended by over 40 economists and other experts, organized by NITI Aayog, on the theme \"Economic Policy - The Road Ahead\"

The world's most widespread cryptocurrency Bitcoin breached the $10,000 mark on Friday, for the first time in 15 months (since March 2018) and retraced more than half of its historic increase.