India News

PE inflows into residential sector poised for sharp rise: JLL India

With limited scope for further leverage, developers will be open to providing good entry points to the long-term equity investors, says JLL.

Dec 26, 2016

India news live updates: Pakistan releases 220 Indian fishermen

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Dec 26, 2016

Mann ki Baat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauds India cricketers Kohli, Ashwin, Nair and KL Rahul

The PM also congratulated junior hockey team for winning the World Cup.

Dec 25, 2016

India news live updates: Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarabjit Singh who was given death sentence by Pak Court, joins BJP

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Dec 25, 2016

Demonetisation effect: PM Narendra Modi's move dampens Christmas, New Year celebrations in India

Cash crunch caused by PM Modi's demonetisation affects tourist hotspots like Goa, Kerala and Agra, the city of Taj Mahal in incredible India.

Dec 24, 2016

GST rollout on April 1, 2017: So near, yet so far

Dual control of GST assesses between Centre and states hangs, next GST Council meeting crucial; it's now over to budget session.

Dec 24, 2016

India news live updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone for Shivaji Memorial in Mumbai

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Dec 24, 2016

India lobbied Moody's for ratings upgrade

An endorsement was seen as critical to PM Narendra Modi's economic stewardship, helping to attract foreign investment and accelerate growth.

Dec 23, 2016

Budget 2017: What could PM Narendra Modi announce on December 31?

The first demonetisation deadline ends on December 30 and PM Modi is likely to make some drastic announcement next day ahead of Budget 2017.

Dec 23, 2016

India news live: The BJP is going all out to please the Maratha community with a memorial

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Dec 23, 2016

PM Modi's demonetisation could push India's GDP growth to 20-year low

Brokerage Nomura says PM Narendra Modi's demonetisation and the resultant chaos has disrupted the Indian economy in a big way.

Dec 22, 2016

India's cash crunch likely to persist till end of January 2017

Brokerage Nomura says remonetisation by the RBI is at a fast pace but cash crunch would last till mid to end January next year.

Dec 22, 2016

Budget 2017: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley may lower import duty on gold

Currently, the import duty on gold is 10 percent; gold companies like Titan, PC Jeweller say a cut would be good for the industry.

Dec 22, 2016

Demonetisation and the digital economy: Narendra Modi govt makes another move, this time on wages

The Union Cabinet discussed amending provisions of Payment of Wages Act to ensure more non-cash payment of salaries.

Dec 21, 2016

RBI deposit rules: New letter says no questions will be asked of account-holders who have completed KYC

The RBI letter of Wednesday comes as a relief to people who were facing questions from banks for depositing more than Rs 5,000 in old notes.

Dec 21, 2016

Union Cabinet gives nod for setting up Indian Enterprise Development Services

The move to form the Indian Enterprise Development Services is among a slew of decisions taken by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday.

Dec 21, 2016

Demonetisation: How key indicators moved in the world's fastest growing economy after PM Modi's currency ban

The first month (November) of demonetisation by PM Narendra Modi was packed with bad news except civil aviation and inflation.

Dec 19, 2016

Narendra Modi govt walks the talk on digital push to procurement

The number of e-tenders has gone up substantially since the Modi government came to power and launched Digital India.

Dec 17, 2016

Govt floats tender for hair-cutting services at NDA

The Indian government will soon be finalising tenders for hair-cutting services at NDA, Pune with stiff terms and conditions.

Dec 17, 2016

India's foreign exchange reserves dip by $887 million to $362.98 billion

For the week ended December 9, India's foreign exchange reserves stood at $362.98 billion, says RBI data.

Dec 16, 2016