The value of their investments in Indian stocks climbed significantly during the quarter ended June 2020

In a major change from the past, the draft rules propose that every employer has to issue wage slips, electronically or physically to the employees. This would add to transparency and reduce harassment of workers

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the government has taken several steps to mitigate the hardships of the people due to lockdown and support growth

FPIs made a strong comeback in May and turned into net buyers as they pumped in net assets worth USD 2.8 billion (till May 12) in the Indian equity markets

Market capitalisation on BSE fell to Rs 119 lakh crore compared to Rs 122.66 lakh crore on May 15

After keeping the country under a 40-day lockdown to arrest the spread of coronavirus, the government extended the lockdown till May 17 with a slew of relaxations to the unaffected areas to kick-start economic activity

In March, FPIs had withdrawn a record Rs 1.1 lakh crore on a net basis from the Indian capital markets (both equity and debt)

These are 'extraordinary' measures because of an unprecedented situation that the outbreak of Covid-19 has created in the global economy

British brokerage Barclays on Wednesday warned that preventive measures can dent economic growth by as much as 2 percentage points.

Stock Market Updates on Budget day: In terms of sector, except IT, all the other indices were declining on a continous basis. While realty index declined over 7.5%, media shares fell over 4.4%.

Budget 2020: Adhering to fiscal prudence entails maintaining aggregate fiscal discipline through revenue maximisation, allocative and technical efficiencies of expenditure

Off-budget borrowings are a means by which the government keeps its fiscal deficit in check by making quasi-government entities borrow on its behalf, to partly fund its expenditure plan for the year

Mood of the Nation survey: According to the latest data by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), the Indian economy is expected to grow at 5% in FY20 as against 6.8% GDP growth clocked in FY19

Steadfastly treading the path of economic reforms, implementing investor-friendly policy interventions and ensuring speedy implementation of infrastructure projects is key to realising India's vision of becoming a $5 trillion economy by 2024

Budget 2020: According to a recent research report from analyst firm ICRA, gold jewellery demand may remain subdued in FY20 with growth in the range of 6-8 per cent due to elevated gold prices

Rajan says the pace of reforms had slowed down considerably in the past 15 years, and that India needs significant reforms to boost demand

Rahul Gandhi tried his hand at a tribal dance at an event in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, today. He was seen at the National Tribal Dance Festival in Raipur, Chhattisgarh where he danced along with the tribals. He was dressed just like the dancers. But apart from having fun, Gandhi also took potshots at the Centre. He criticised the \"sagging economy\", saying India couldn't be run without involving every section of society. Watch the video for more.

\"We are adopting a direct method and also the method through which we are spending on infrastructure, whose spillover can go to core industries labour and so on,\" says the FM

RBI MPC meet: If the Reserve Bank of India cuts the repo rate on Thursday, it would be the sixth reduction in the short-term lending rate in 2019

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