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India's economy is expected to grow at 4.3 percent in December quarter this year amid concerns over crisis in the NBFC sector, according to Nomura.The Japanese financial services major also believes that the first quarter of 2020 will see…

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday hit out at the Centre over reports that there would be a significant cut in the school education budget for 2019-20 and accused the Modi government of benefiting its "rich friends".Priyanka…

There are 2.72 crore male and 1.56 crore female job seekers who have registered with employment exchanges across the country, Union Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said in the Lok Sabha on Monday.The minister said employment exchanges are…

The government on Monday said there is no proposal under consideration for waiver of education loans.In the last three years from 2016-17 to March 2019, the amount of outstanding education loans rose from Rs 67,685.59 crore to Rs 75,450.68…

Kumar Mangalam Birla, the Chairman of Aditya Birla Group on Friday, said that "Vodafone Idea will shut the shop and opt for insolvency if the government does not provide the substantial relief which the company has asked for."Calling AGR…

Government's proposed new privacy bill may require large social media platforms to offer an identity-verification option, a potentially precedent-setting effort to rein in the spread of "fake news", two government sources told Reuters on…

Depositors in failed and liquidated banks will get only up to Rs 1 lakh as insurance cover, regardless of the amount in their accounts, according to the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of…

Terming huge crude oil import a "big economic challenge" for the country, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday urged automakers to focus on alternative fuel vehicles as well and ensured Government's support in the venture. Gadkari also…

In an attempt to infuse the additional capital in its state-owned company, the Government of India has increased the authorised capital of Food Corporation of India (FCI) to Rs 10,000 crore from Rs 3,500.According to the officials, “The…

The Centre is considering a 25 percent provisional safeguard duty on the import of single-mode optical fibre, used for signal transmission.This follows a Commerce Ministry investigation initiated by the Directorate General of Trade…