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After two years of drought, rains may break El Nino jinx

After a hotter than usual summer, a better monsoon would boost agriculture, rural demand

Blackstone top private equity investor in IT and technology sectors

CII's new president pegs economic growth at 8%

Naushad Forbes' projection is higher than even that of the government

Services PMI rises to 21-month high

The sector's output had cooled sharply in February after a 19-month high in January

Australian paper says Thiess paid bribe to get mining contract in India

The coal block in question is Pakri Barwadih in Jharkhand, which was secured by NTPC through govt allocation for sourcing coal for its power plants in 2008

HC questions IPL matches in Maharashtra, hearing today

Suggests shifting of IPL matches to other states

Ola expands its affordable 'Ola Micro' service to six more cities

Service that has created a splash for charging users just Rs 6 per km is being used as an onboarding ramp for new users

New IPL team Rising Pune Supergiants continues to add sponsors

After Marriott, Spykar and Gulf Oil come on board

I-T dept slaps Rs 212 cr tax notice to Cholamandalam Investment

Above demand includes Rs 109.84 cr tax and Rs 98.60 cr interest payments

Nabard FY17 borrowing estimated at Rs 50k cr

The market borrowings also include the funds raised through tax-free bonds

Apply for a UK visa from home

Agency offers door-step collection of application, biometric data

HDFC moots Rs 450-cr special provision in Q4

The special provision was made on voluntarily and not on account of any regulatory requirement

Tax collection estimate for FY16 crossed

Indirect tax revenues are Rs 7.11 lakh crore and direct tax collection Rs 7.48 lakh crore

'Use SEZs better to push exports'

Sitharaman for priority status to export credit

Exports have fallen for 15 months in a row, mainly due to contraction in shipments of petroleum and engineering goods

Bond yields might remain steady in coming days

Yields on the 10-year bond closed flat on Wednesday from Tuesday's 7.46 per cent

BoB to convert Andrew Yule debt to equity

Telecom spectrum: Cabinet okays liberalisation where auction price not available

RCom to liberalise spectrum in four circles and share with RJio

Fiscal deficit: Cabinet approves states' targets in line with 14th Finance Commission report

The report also suggested year-to-year flexibility for additional deficit of about 0.5%, plus or minus

Govt eases oil PSUs' crude oil import norms

Policy to allow PSUs to evolve their own import schemes, adopts practice of spot crude purchase, allowing firms to compete in the market