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Democrats' win in US mid-terms opens a door of hope for IT firms
With Democrats having an upper hand in US Congress, the Donald Trump administration will find it difficult to come up with any future legis
RIL caught with hand in cookie jar
Reliance Industries (RIL) violated contractual terms and state policy on coal-bed methane (CBM) by selling its entire output to itself, an
RBI not alone: India in spotlight as global central banks battle populists
PM Modi wants to keep India's economy firing as he campaigns for re-election next year. RBI Governor Urjit Patel has other priorities
India may get its first woman CEA
India could soon get its first woman chief economic advisor (CEA) with the post having fallen vacant at the end of Arvind Subramanian’s e
NBFCs will be subdued for at least a year, prefer banks: CLSA
Foreign brokerage CLSA said it prefers Indian banks over the non-banking finance companies as growth in the latter is likely to be subdued
Time for equity investors to boost their cash: Goldman Sachs
Stock investors have had a great run in recent years, but with cash now offering positive inflationadjusted returns, it may be wise to dial
GDPR-loving EU says India's data localisation unnecessary
BENGALURU: The European Union, which passed the ambitious internet privacy law (GDPR) in May, has termed the data localisation requirements
RBI versus Modi govt: The elephant has not left the room
The optimum capital of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) — probably, the most contentious debate in the Centre versus central bank story â€
Reserve Bank of India: Banks may get Rs 13.4 crore capital exemption
Indian banks may get a reprieve of about Rs 13,400 crore in capital exemption, as announced by the Reserve Bank of India board on Monday. T
Liquidity infusion: RBI may infuse Rs 2 lakh cr during December-March to eas..
The RBI had earlier stated that the system liquidity will move into deficit in the second half of 2018-19 and the evolving liquidity condi
In short supply, more Independent Directors earn Rs 1 crore a year
MUMBAI: The number of independent directors taking home over Rs 1 crore annually is on the rise. Experts attributed this to a shortage of e
US equities plunge, indices erase 2018 gains
By Lu Wang, Elena Popina and Vildana HajricOne of the toughest years for financial markets in half a century got appreciably worse Tuesday,
Indian OTT market can hit $5 billion in 5 years, says Boston Consulting Group
MUMBAI: Access to affordable data, rural mobile phone penetration, rising affluence and service adoption across demographic segments — in
India's GDP train may have slowed down but has more gravy for job seekers
An Icra report suggests India's GDP growth may have slowed down to 7.2% in Q2 amid higher fuel prices and downbeat agri and industry, but o
Cleaner fuel may mean 60-mt loss of demand by 2035: CRISIL report
In 2017-18, India's petrol consumption was at 26.2 million tonnes and diesel was 81.1 million tonnes
India's crude oil import jumps 10.5% in Oct, hits highest level in 7 years
Imports rose as many refiners resumed purchases after maintenance of units
SECI to consider lone bid for solar tender linked with manufacturing
Major players shied away from the bidding citing lack of funding push from the Centre, thereby reducing viability of solar manufacturing in
Almost a million payroll additions in September highest in 13 months
But unending data revisions are raising questions about its credibility
RBI capital adequacy move opens window for Rs 3-trn extra lending by banks
RBI move to ease norms may reduce govt's capital infusion burden by Rs 350 billion
RBI move a small victory for govt, say Finance Ministry officials
RBI board decided to constitute an expert committee to examine the economic capital framework of the central bank
European Union flags concerns on certain provisions of Data Protection Bill
The union also asserted that the proposed Data Protection Authority (DPA) needs to be allowed to function independently and impartially
Airfares soar, Railways cash in with more coaches to attract flyers
On Friday (November 16) evening, several travel portals showed a sharp rise in spot airfares
Co-branding rights for 3 NMRC stations awarded; e-rickshaw for last mile con..
With a highest bid of Rs 1.62 crore, business conglomerate Jai Prakash Associates has won the co-branding right for the Pari Chowk station
Rupee strengthens 29 paise to 71.38 against US dollar
Continuing its rising spree for the sixth straight day, the rupee appreciated by another 29 paise to trade at nearly three-month high of 7
What World Bank chief has to say about Modi
By Jim Yong KimFifteen years ago, the World Bank published the first Doing Business (DB) index. Few world leaders have since taken business
Deveshwar & Birla hold 'informal' meeting with AI ..
The recently-appointed independent directors of Air India, Y C Deveshwar and Kumar Mangalam Birla, Tuesday held an "informal" me
Yes Bank's Rana Kapoor in talks with Madhu Kapur for truce
Yes Bank's managing director and chief executive Rana Kapoor Tuesday said he is in talks with co-promoter Madhu Kapur to reach a truc
India is aggressively challenging China in its backyard
NEW DELHI: Under its 'string of pearls' policy, China has long been trying to ring-fence India by building strategic and economic bases in
YES Bank's Rana Kapoor, Madhu Kapur in talks for truce amid spate of exits
Kapoor and Kapur have an acrimonious past and have also battled in the Bombay High Court
Y C Deveshwar, Kumar Mangalam Birla hold meeting with Air India management
The two independent directors held an 'informal' meeting with the senior management, said the airline
Retail warnings, tech tumble hit Wall Street
NEW YORK: Stocks are skidding Tuesday as weak results from retailers and mounting losses for big technology companies push the market back
D H Pai Panandiker: Even Manmohan Singh used to take his advice
He did not believe in any fiscal puritanism. In 2012, when it was almost certain that the government will breach the 2012-13 fiscal deficit
Board committees to assist RBI
‘Aim is to move to a system of rule-based decision making from the present discretion-based one’
Capital deadline extension credit negative: Moody’s
‘Debt recast for MSMEs has potential for negative implications for credit profiles of Indian banks’
Q2 GDP growth to slow to 7.2% on higher fuel prices, weaker rupee: ICRA
The ratings agency says it expects gross value added growth to be 7.1%
Indiabulls Housing Finance raises Rs 23,615 cr
Indiabulls Housing Finance Tuesday said it has raised Rs 23,615 crore through various debt instruments from 32 financial institutions. Th
Crystal Crop Protection acquires 3 Syngenta insecticide, fungicide brands
New Delhi-headquartered Crystal Crop Protection, a firm backed by private equity firm Everstone Capital, has acquired thre
Heavy rain forecast for coastal TN: IMD
Strong winds likely over Southern India
Indian political elite should accept GM crops: Experts
The Indian political elite need to accept Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in crops, according to Nina V Federoff, Mo
Low wages lead to drop in quality of container services
Global container shipping clients are complaining that outsourcing services to low-wage countries such as India has led to
Poor crop, low price to haunt arabica growers
 As the harvest of the milder and premium coffee variety, Arabica, begins in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, growers are facing
What exactly transpired at Monday's RBI meet
The differences revolved around the two topics of how much reserves the RBI should carry and whether the finance ministry had precipitated
All is not lost! Govt can still meet fiscal deficit target
The challenge before the government now is to use the factors that are favourable to its benefit.
Crude Palm Oil: Nears a crucial support
Gurumurthy KCrude Palm Oil (CPO) prices have been on a free fall over the last few weeks. The CPO futures contract on the
Fast pace digitisation may not be good for environment
Every search by energy-consuming data centres leaves carbon footprint
Well-marked 'low' off Lanka awaits intensification as depression
A well-marked low-pressure area lies over the South-West Bay of Bengal and adjoining North-East Sri Lanka (just to the sou
Shut out of China, US coal exporters find favour in India for now
ReutersUS coal exporters have effectively lost a promising market in China since the imposition of tariffs as part of the
Downtrend in chana, continuing for the past few days on weak buying support from the millers and the increased supply of t
Spot rubber was quoted steady on Friday. RSS 4 closed unchanged at ₹120 and 121 per kg respectively, according to trader
Japan's KDDI to avail Jio's VoLTE international roaming se..
Mobile operator Reliance Jio Tuesday said Japan-based KDDI Corporation has become the first service provider to avail its VoLTE-based inte