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Soon, the burden of dividend tax may shift from companies to investors

The budget statement due February may include a proposal to tax dividends once they are paid to shareholders, rather than the current system where the company pays the levy

IOC in talks with Rosneft to import Russian oil: Chairman Sanjiv Singh

Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said late on Monday that India is open to importing oil from Russia.

States should scrap APMCs, adopt eNAM for farmers' benefit: Sitharaman

e-NAM is a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks the existing APMC mandis to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities

Onion prices are fueling inflation in India but RBI may still ignore it

While policy makers will assess the accompanying food-price data, it may not be compelling enough to hold their attention

Bad credit score: Millennials spawning next wave of NPAs for banks?

The number of millennials opting for a new loan grew 58 per cent as against a 14 per cent growth in the non-millennial segment

Govt's Rs 25,000-cr realty fund may see some 'structural challenges'

Srini Sriniwasan, managing director at Kotak Investment Advisors, said although the government has the right intentions, the devil is in the detail

UP CM Adityanath for awareness drives to help traders in filing GST returns

In addition, he also asked officials to think of ways to assess the GST amount collected at the district level

Ultratech to Asian Paints, 5 firms that gain from Rs 25k-cr realty package

Here are some companies that could gain from the boost to real estate sector

BRICS Summit: Better economic linkages, trade growth on PM Modi's agenda

India is looking to step up engagement with Brazil in trade, defence, agriculture, and energy sectors, PM Modi said on Tuesday

Economists estimate India's July-September GDP growth at 4.2-4.7%

Nomura chief economist Sonal Varma has put the Q2 growth at 4.2 per cent, similar to what SBI has estimated

E-tailers cannot influence price of goods on their platform: Draft norms

The ministry has to frame rules under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, which has recently been passed by Parliament

Haryana sets up Economic Advisory Council for 5 years to promote industries

The Council will analyse and review the status of economic development and growth in the state

Modi govt to seek Nabard help for J&K's saffron, peach, walnut producers

NABARD will speak to farmers of Jammu and Kashmir and understand their issues

Some e-commerce companies are indulging in predatory pricing: Piyush Goyal

Global economic outlook is facing grave challenges amidst growing protectionism and rising trade tensions, said Piyush Goyal

Govt to consider TCS, Infosys offers to set up infotech SEZs on Nov 15

Infosys has sought formal approval for setting up a sector specific SEZ for IT/ITeS at Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu

Chhattisgarh govt claims job for over 500,000 created despite slowdown

Lion's share of jobs generated in rural sector, through a slew of schemes aimed at creating self-employment and employment opportunities

India's Q2 GDP data crucial, rupee to decline further on weak numbers: DBS

India's industrial production contracted sharply by 4.3 per cent Y-o-Y in September against the 2.5 per cent consensus. August's contraction was revised down to 1.4 per cent from 1.1 per cent.

BRICS Summit: Goyal discusses global economic climate with trade ministers

Taking to Twitter, Goyal said that he spoke about advancing Trade and Investment cooperation between BRICS nations, as well as on the growing trend of non-tariff barriers.

FM Sitharaman advises farmers to produce oilseeds, which are high in demand

Union Minister also stated that the Central government is making efforts to push sustainable and renewable energy sources in rural areas

Tata, Adani, Bharat Forge, Mahindra in race for Rs 25k-cr Navy chopper deal

The Navy will now take the case to the Defence Acquisition Council with the shortlisted names of both Indian and foreign manufacturers