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Signing of tax pact with US under FATCA gets nod

The agreement under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act will enable exchange of information on cases of tax avoidance through overseas entities

Fadnavis govt to present maiden budget on March 18

Considers raising stamp duty, tax e-commerce transaction and cess on mobile phone users

Rs 33,000-cr CST compensation to states for GST rollout

Rs 33,000 cr is proposed to be released in 2014-15 and the subsequent two fiscals

SBI to improve property auction process

SBI sold 124 of the 450 properties put through auction on an electronic platform, for about Rs 90 cr

Rabi oilseed output to decline 16%

India's rabi oilseed output is estimated to decline 16 per cent this year on lower area under acreage and crop damage by unseasonal rainfalls and hailstorms

SC quashes Centre's decision to include Jats in OBC quota

The apex court said that the inclusion of politically organised class like Jat would adversely impact the welfare of the other backward classes

DIAL exits cargo services, sells stake to India Infra Fund-II

AAP core panel to reach out to Yadav, Bhushan

Sanjay Singh told we have already started working to normalise the situation in the party

Govt wants airlines to add flights to Kashmir, North East

Draft policy links route dispersal guidelines with overseas flying rights

A united Opposition takes on the Modi govt over Land Bill

A protest march from Parliament to Rashtrapati Bhavan was led by Sonia Gandhi where she submitted a memorandum to the President urging him to not allow the bill to pass

Will the govt prorogue RS to re-promulgate land Bill?

Low food and fuel inflation to propel household spending power: Crisil

Crisil also noted improving incomes and a rise in access to credit enabled by schemes such as PMJDY would act as boosters to consumption

Rajan plays the role of an interviewer

Rajan started by asking whether as a central banker to the world of sorts, Lagarde manages enough sleep at night

Insurers to pay up to Rs 1 crore penalty for violation by agents, says IRDAI

This rule is part of the final guidelines for appointment of insurance agents that IRDAI came out with

Lagarde underlines risks from strengthening dollar

Notes foreign debt-heavy Indian firms vulnerable; also says central banks need to be ready to act on market volatility, praises RBI record in this regard

Adlabs' IPO subscribed 1.1 times

The lukewarm response was despite the Manmohan Shetty-promoted company cutting the IPO price by as much as 20%

Sensex surges 300 points as US rate hike fears ease

States with more economic activity should get more from Centre: C Rangarajan

Former RBI governor says he has his reservation on horizontal distribution

Sanofi delivers 4 lakh Shan5 vaccine doses to Gwalior and Jabalpur

Vaccine will be used in the routine immunisation programmes

Sensex to touch 54,000 by 2018, says BofA ML

Report cautions market could be range-bound to negative over the next few months