The finance minister's proposal of a 100 per cent government guarantee to banks for disbursing Rs 3 lakh crore to MSMEs would substantially increase the guarantee amount

The finance minister's proposal of a 100 per cent government guarantee to banks for disbursing Rs 3 lakh crore to MSMEs would substantially increase the guarantee amount

Even though there may be a need for both monetary and fiscal measures, combining them distorts the picture. Hence, including monetary measures such as liquidity in the stimulus of 10 per cent of GDP alongside monetary measures is not ideal.

In a Covid-stricken world, as government spending shifts to healthcare, infrastructure should not get the short shrift. That could severely impact the economy

 Share price of IRCTC rose 5% or Rs 65 to Rs 1,367 against previous close of Rs 1302 in early trade on BSE

China reported 17 new cases for May 10, marking the highest daily increase since April 28

Corona lockdown extension live updates: Centre extends coronavirus lockdown till May 17; Home Ministry issues guidelines for restrictions and relaxations in different zones across India

Getting the basics right holds the key. This would involve first acknowledging that a large population has lost incomes, savings and jobs and second, consumption drives the economic growth which had already been weakened even before the pandemic hit

India COVID-19 news live: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare revealed that 4,312 coronavirus patients are currently under treatment, whereas 352 patients have been cured and discharged

Coronavirus update: Finance Ministry had earlier extended the deadline for bids submission for Air India to April 30 from March 17. The government wants to offload 100 per cent of its stake in the beleaguered airline

The enormity of the task ahead is mind-boggling. And financial requirement - almost Budget-busting. At 1 pc of GDP, it amounts to Rs 2 lakh crore

Share price of IRCTC was locked in lower circuit of 5% today after Indian Railways cancelled 433 trains as citizens avoid travel fearing spread of coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus outbreak news updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that social distancing is important and useful to prevent the spread of the virus

Share price  of IRCTC fell 5% or Rs 55 to Rs 1,052 compared to the previous close of Rs 1,108.35 on BSE

Share price of IRCTC has lost 38% from its all-time high of Rs 1,995 hit on February 25, 2020. Rs 1 lakh infused into IRCTC stock on February 25 would have turned to Rs 61,463 today

Parliament Budget Session: In today's Budget Session session of the Parliament, the opposition parties are most likely to raise issues of Delhi communal riots, which has killed at least 46 people

On Thursday, IRCTC's 52-week high of Rs 1,939.80 is almost 506% higher from its issue price of Rs 320 and 201% higher from its listing price of Rs 644. 

IRCTC share price, which closed at Rs 933.45 on December 31, 2019 rallied to Rs 1,872.70 today, gaining 939.25 points in 37 trading sessions

Goyal says Rs 2,602 crore has been sanctioned towards various developmental projects in Telangana in the current railway budget

Chief Economic Adviser KV Subramanian has indicated that the government may easily mobilise Rs 90,000 crore by divesting 6-7 per cent stake in Life Insurance Corporation