Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India had raised quite a few eyebrows when it announced an unconventional 35 basis points rate cut during its bi-monthly policy meet earlier this month. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, according to the minutes of the meeting released Wednesday, said that...
Read moreNew Delhi: Government think tank Niti Aayog Thursday made a case for extraordinary steps to deal with the unprecedented stress in the financial sector which has resulted in an economic slowdown in the country. The government needs to take steps which eliminate apprehension from the...
Read moreMumbai: Netflix and other over-the-top (OTT) platforms are slowly but steadily eating the cable TV business, a new KPMG report has said, adding that there was a decline of nearly 12-15 million active subscribers for the cable & satellite (C&S) universe in the fourth quarter...
Read moreBhubaneswar: Chennai-based home appliances and kitchenware brand Butterfly Wednesday announced an array of festive offers on purchase of their products for Odisha market. Company’s category head for electrical appliances Venkatesh Kumar and Regional Manager (Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal) Arun Sahoo declared the scheme...
Read moreNew Delhi: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday warned that the world economy will fall into a recession which will spare no country if the protectionist policies and ‘unilateral measures’ being adopted by some developed countries continue. Addressing the South-South and Triangular Cooperation summit here, Goyal...
Read moreMumbai: Sell-off in the Indian equity markets and sustained outflow of foreign funds left the rupee weaker by 25 paise Thursday. The Indian currency closed at Rs 71.81 to a US dollar, its lowest point this year. A mix of global and local factors impacted...
Read moreNew Delhi: Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) K. Subramanian Thursday said the Indian economy does not need a fiscal stimulus to tackle the ongoing economic slowdown. Speaking at the Hero Mindmine Summit that brings together industry and government to discuss economic policy, Subramanian said policymakers need...
Read moreSrinagar: Continuous lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir is having a big impact on apple farming in the Valley. With the harvesting season just round the corner, Kashmiri apple growers are a worried lot. The twin districts of Shopian and Kulgam in south Kashmir are the...
Read moreNew Delhi: The government is expected to take policy measures to complement Reserve Bank of India's rate cut for reversing the slowdown in economy, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar told IANS. "The RBI Governor has himself said that there are several indications of a...
Read moreMumbai: Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex dropped over 100 points to fall below the 37,000 mark Thursday tracking weak cues from other Asian markets amid concerns of a looming global economic slowdown. The 30-share index was trading 127.32 points, or 0.34 per cent, lower at...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s announcement to allow free travel for women in public transport buses in the capital from...
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Having taken some bold yet highly controversial steps in Kashmir, it was the need of time for the Modi government...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day address to the nation Thursday, announced the decision to appoint a Chief...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day address to the nation Thursday, announced the decision to appoint a Chief...
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