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Two-pronged strategy to avert telecom disaster: Centre may offer relief on taxes, input costs

Two major telcos including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone idea are facing statutory dues of over crore Rs 35,500 and Rs 53,000 crore, respectively.

Feb 24, 2020

Cheaper Chinese Television effect: Sony slashes 120 jobs in India

Sony is facing a tough time in India with the market flooded with cheaper Chinese alternatives.

Feb 17, 2020

Rajnath Singh flies IAF Light Combat Aircraft Tejas

Biggest deal in country's military aviation finalised: IAF to get 83 Tejas at Rs 39,000 crore

The Indian Airforce needs at least 42 squadrons of fighter aircraft to fight a two-front war against China and Pakistan

Feb 17, 2020

Agra gears up for US Prez Trump's Taj Mahal visit on Feb 24

The US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will travel to New Delhi and Ahmedabad during their two-day India visit. This will be Trump's first visit to India as the US President.

Feb 16, 2020

Trump's India visit: US Prez says, 'I am no. 1 on Facebook, PM Modi no. 2'

US President Donald Trump claimed that Mark Zuckerberg told him he was "number one on Facebook" -- apparently referring to his follower count -- and that PM Narendra Modi was second.

Feb 15, 2020

India offers US dairy, chicken access in bid for elusive trade deal with Trump

India, the world's largest milk-producing nation, has traditionally restricted dairy imports to protect the livelihoods of 80 million rural households involved in the industry.

Feb 14, 2020

'POTUS visit will further cement India-US friendship': PM Modi on Trump's India visit

The US President Donald Trump and the country's First Lady Melania Trump will travel to New Delhi and Ahmedabad during the two-day visit.

Feb 12, 2020

Trump's India visit: US Prez, First Lady to arrive on Feb 24; US-India to finalise trade, defence deal

President Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania will visit Ahmedabad, which is in Prime Minister Modi's home state of Gujarat. This will be Trump's first visit to India as the US President.

Feb 11, 2020

Indo-US trade deal on cards during President Trump's visit to India in February

As Trump is scheduled to visit India on February 23 and 26, trade officials of both the countries are giving final touches to a proposed trade deal.

Feb 5, 2020

Ayushman Bharat Scheme: Nirmala Sitharaman slashed budget to half; here's why

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech significantly slashed the budget allocation for officially known as Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY) from Rs 6,400 crore to Rs 3,314 crore in the ongoing 2019-20 fiscal.

Feb 4, 2020

Pressure builds on Modi govt after Budget 2020 fails to cheer investors: Experts

In its budget for the year starting in April, the government relaxed its fiscal deficit target so it could spend nearly Rs 10 lakh crore more, mainly on infrastructure and farming.

Feb 3, 2020

Budget 2020: Defence Budget is the reason why India can't defeat Pakistan in one week

The recent development pertaining to funds allocation in the defence sector has proved that the Prime Minister's statement of the Indian Army's capability to defeat Pakistan in one week is nothing but just rhetoric.

Feb 2, 2020

Union Budget 2020: 10 top takeaways from Nirmala Sitharaman's speech

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced new and reduced tax slabs and have increased insurance cover for bank depositors giving relief to middle class.

Feb 1, 2020

Budget 2020: Markets pin hopes on LTCG, DDT cut

Indian economy is witnessing a severe economic slowdown and requires concrete actions that include steps such as tax cuts in order to boost demand.

Jan 31, 2020

Economic Survey: Govt's key steps to achieve $5 trillion economy, check here

The Economic Survey noted that the year 2019 was a difficult year for the global economy with world output growth estimated to grow at its slowest pace of 2.9 per cent.