Six-day festive sale likely to see total business worth $3.7 billion
Online retailers are likely to report gross sales of $3.7 billion during this year’s six-day festive sale period, which starts on September 29, a 65 percent growth compared to the…
Infra has huge job potential, bamboo plantation along highways may create 2 lakh jobs: Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said the infrastructure sector has huge job potential, and bamboo plantation along highways in the northeastern states can create two lakh jobs. He said…
Indian Bank to link retail & MSME loans to RBI’s repo rate from October 1
State-owned Indian Bank said it has decided to link all new floating rate retail as well as MSME loans with the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) repo rate, effective October…
Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami launches initiatives worth over Rs 7000cr in industrial sector
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on September 26 launched a number of initiatives in the industrial sector totalling over Rs 7000 crore, including signing of MoUs for new investments.…
Onion prices to calm down in next few days: Narendra Singh Tomar
Onion prices, which are ruling as high as Rs 70-80 per kg in some parts of the country, will calm down in the next few days with supply being boosted…
India must aspire to be top recipient of FDI: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India must aspire to be the largest FDI recipient globally and “has everything going for it”, given its vibrant digital profile, huge market and investor-friendly policies to woo foreign companies,…
Despite a looming threat of slippage, tax cuts may not upset fiscal math
India’s fiscal deficit gap is set to increase by at least 70 basis points to 4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) for 2019-20 after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…
GST rate cuts on hotel tariffs govt’s Diwali gift for tourism sector: Prahlad Patel
The slashing of GST rates on hotel tariffs and the reduction in corporate taxes is the government’s Diwali gift for the tourism sector, Minister of Tourism Prahlad Patel said on…
Aadhar Card could have a replacement. India can have a single multipurpose id card: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah today mooted the idea of having a single multipurpose ID card for every citizen with passport, Aaadhar, voter card, bank accounts, etc. “We can have…
Send five non-Indian families to India as tourists every year: PM Modi to NRIs at HoustonSend five non-Indian families to India as tourists every year: PM Modi to NRIs at Houston
Prime Minister Narendra Modi requested Indians leaving across the world on Sunday to send at least five non-Indian families to India as tourists every year. Addressing a gathering of members…