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Asean signs bloc's first agreement to facilitate e-commerce transactions

The newly signed agreement will foster speed and cooperation between businesses and governments, generating more efficient transactions, said Singaporean Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing.

Nov 12, 2018

Narendra Modi Launches Skill India Mission

Skill India reality check: 70% of Indian youth don't have idea about govt's skill development programmes

According to a recent survey by Young India and Work by the Observer Research Foundation and World Economic Forum (WEF), a whopping 70 per cent of Indian youth is not even aware of these schemes.

Nov 12, 2018

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Sensex tumbles 346 points as crude prices, rupee concerns weigh

Further impacting domestic market sentiments, the Indian rupee again breached the 73-mark, dropping 57 paise (intra-day) to 73.07 against the dollar.

Nov 12, 2018

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Equity indices erase gains ahead of key data release; crude prices rebound

The government would release the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October and the industrial production data for September later in the day. The CPI data for September stood at 3.77 per cent, up from 3.69 in August.

Nov 12, 2018

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Visa, Mastercard and American Express maybe taxed on India income

Presently, these payments companies are not taxed as per the Indian laws since the legislation says that only the foreign companies having 'permanent establishment' in the country would be liable to pay tax.

Nov 12, 2018

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Alibaba Singles' Day sales hit $10 billion in first hour

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd settled roughly 69 billion yuan ($9.92 billion) in the first hour of its annual Singles' Day on Sunday, up roughly 21 percent from last year's early haul of 57 billion yuan.

Nov 11, 2018

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What was Modi Govt's 'tearing hurry to fix' RBI capital framework?, asks Chidambaram

In a series of tweets, the senior Congress leader slammed the government for allegedly seeking funds from the RBI despite claiming that its (Centre) fiscal math was correct.

Nov 11, 2018

India's strategic petroleum reserves programme attracts overseas players

Major overseas players are interested in India's strategic petroleum reserves programme which the nation plans to expand by adding another 6.5 million tonnes capacity over and above the current 5.33 MT.

Nov 11, 2018

BJP govt greedy, plans to take away RBI reserves, says P Chidambaram

The former Union Finance Minister says that the Modi government needs to understand the roles and functions of the central bank.

Nov 10, 2018

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#MeToo: Sacred Games' Kubbra Sait stands by Nawazuddin Siddiqui, shuns Niharika Singh's claims

Kubbra Sait, who played Nawazuddin Siddiqui's girlfriend Cuckoo in Sacred Games, is not happy with Niharika categorising her bitter relationship as a #MeToo statement.

Nov 10, 2018

Big relief for Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG as govt panel allows permission to operate in India

The government had formed a committee to look into the complaints made by an Indian firm where they argued that the foreign firms were apparently flouting norms and gaining an undue advantage.

Nov 10, 2018

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India-China rivalry taking toll on Sri Lankan politics

The trigger for the recent political turmoil in the island nation was the disagreement between the Sri Lankan president and prime minister on how much India's interest should be accommodated which led to the unity government falling apart.

Nov 9, 2018

Govt. denies move to appropriate Rs 3.6 lakh crore from RBI reserves

"Lot of misinformed speculation is going around in media. Government's fiscal math is completely on track," says Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg.

Nov 9, 2018

Big boost to Indian defence as Army inducts 3 new artillery gun systems

This is the first set of artillery guns to be imported since the Bofors in 1980.

Nov 9, 2018

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RBI board had rejected govt's assertion that demonetisation would curb black money, fake currency

The minutes of RBI's central board, convened on 8 November, 2016, revealed that the directors also expressed concern about the short-term negative impact the exercise would have on the GDP.

Nov 9, 2018

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Search Results for: economic reform

Asean signs bloc's first agreement to facilitate e-commerce transactions

Skill India reality check: 70% of Indian youth don't have idea about govt's skill development programmes

Sensex tumbles 346 points as crude prices, rupee concerns weigh

Equity indices erase gains ahead of key data release; crude prices rebound

Visa, Mastercard and American Express maybe taxed on India income

Alibaba Singles' Day sales hit $10 billion in first hour

What was Modi Govt's 'tearing hurry to fix' RBI capital framework?, asks Chidambaram

India's strategic petroleum reserves programme attracts overseas players

BJP govt greedy, plans to take away RBI reserves, says P Chidambaram

#MeToo: Sacred Games' Kubbra Sait stands by Nawazuddin Siddiqui, shuns Niharika Singh's claims

Big relief for Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG as govt panel allows permission to operate in India

India-China rivalry taking toll on Sri Lankan politics

Govt. denies move to appropriate Rs 3.6 lakh crore from RBI reserves

Big boost to Indian defence as Army inducts 3 new artillery gun systems

RBI board had rejected govt's assertion that demonetisation would curb black money, fake currency

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