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Saturday meeting to take stock of rupee, oil

Markets recover as PM calls meet on economy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting on Saturday to take stock of the country’s macroeconomic situation, against the backdrop of a falling rupee and rising petrol and diesel prices. Read more

Met FM before leaving India: Mallya

In a dramatic disclosure, businessman Vijay Mallya, wanted in India for alleged fraud and money laundering, said on Wednesday that he met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving the country in 2016 in an effort to liquidate his Kingfisher Airlines’ debt. Read more

Jaitley says claim ‘factually false’

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley