Regulation

BRICS bank signs pact to have headquarters in Shanghai

The move will give legal status to the multilateral lender.

Feb 28, 2016

Govt extends e-Tourist visa scheme to 37 more countries

Since the launch of the scheme, more than 7.5 lakh visas have been issued under the scheme.

Feb 25, 2016

Govt may raise dearness allowance to 125% for employees

The hike in DA will be effective from Jan. 1, 2016.

Feb 20, 2016

Govt looking to set up separate bank to deal with PSU banks' NPAs

However, some bankers believe that having such bank may make the actual lenders negligent on the issue.

Feb 17, 2016

Railways looking to hike passenger, freight fares: Report

A Hindustan Times report said the hike in fares can come directly or indirectly, and will be "announced before or after the budget."

Feb 10, 2016

PF deposits may fetch 9% interest this fiscal

However, the proposal to pay 9% interest needs to be approved by the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) before the Finance Ministry notifies it.

Jan 22, 2016

London mayoral 2016 election outsiders: Polish â€˜Princeâ€™ Janek Zylinski vows to ban Nigel Farage from capital

2016 London mayoral candidate, Janek Zylinski, vows to ban Nigel Farage from capital.

Jan 15, 2016

PMO forms committee to expedite bullet train project

The committee will be headed by Arvind Panagariya, the vice-chairman of NITI Aayog.

Jan 12, 2016

Jewellers may protest revised PAN card rule on customer purchases

The Finance Ministry had reduced the purchase limit for quoting PAN to Rs 2 lakh per transaction from Rs 5 lakh.

Jan 9, 2016

Railways may introduce 'safety cess' to raise funds for NRSF: Report

A proposal to set up a safety fund comes in the wake of rising number of accidents on its network.

Jan 2, 2016

Railways will soon have a regulator to fix fares independently: Report

The government will be required to 'compensate' the organisation if the tariffs proposed by the regulator are not acceptable to it.

Dec 29, 2015

Govt planning to roll out universal health insurance: Report

The aim is to bring all the cashless health schemes of the Centre and the states under one umbrella.

Dec 28, 2015

Delhi's odd-even rule: Two-wheelers may play spoilsport

Two-wheelers account for nearly 33% of particulate matter (PM) emissions in the transport sector, according to a recent draft IIT Kanpur report.

Dec 25, 2015

Income tax notices to tax payers will soon have e-mail ids, phone numbers of officials

The move is aimed at making communication authentic and dispel notions of phishing.

Dec 24, 2015

Black money: Modi govt detects undisclosed income worth Rs 16,000 crore

In October, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said that "the bulk of black money was still within the country."

Dec 23, 2015

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