Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the government is aiming to bring 99 per cent of items below the 18 per cent GST slab and warned of stringent action against defaulters of bank loan and fugitives. "Before GST, registered enterprises numbered 65 lakh, which has now increased ...
In a bid to promote reuse of debris generated by the construction industry, the government will soon reduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on products made from recycled demolition waste to five per cent. Currently, the recycled products -- such as concrete blocks or bricks for ...
An Indian worker said that he was grateful to Dubai for hosting him and thousands of other workers and for safeguarding labour rights in their workplaces. Acting as a representative of thousands of workers, Uday Kumar, 30, addressed ...
The year leading up to the 2019 general elections was defined by a slowdown in investment, slackening growth, falling GST revenues, the biggest bank fraud and a credit crunch that provoked the most significant crisis in government-RBI relations....
The key equity market indices trimmed their major losses during the afternoon session of trade on Tuesday on the back of gains by the domestic currency. IT along with financial stocks dragged the benchmark index down. Earlier the BSE Sensex and Nifty opened in red ending gains in five consecutive ...
The key equity indices extended its fifth straight session of gains as Sensex advanced over 250 points and the Nifty traded over 10,850 on Monday. Finance stocks, the index pivotal, traded higher. Oil and gas metal, power and energy stocks gained over 1 per cent. ...
In line with Asian peers, key domestic indices opened on a positive note on Monday continuing its upward momentum from last week's healthy gains. Financials along with metal, power and healthcare stocks advanced while realty and telecom winessed selling pressure. ...
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 158 basis points to 6.8908 against the US dollar Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2...
The Australian share market was lower on Monday with mixed results across the sectors and financials weighing the heaviest. At 10:30 (AEST), the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 14.30 points or 0.26 percent at 5,587.70, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 13.90 ...
President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday ordered a reshuffle of the central bank's board of directors, state-run WAM news agency reported. According to the presidential decree, Hareb Masoud Hamad Al Darmaki was appointed ...
