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Eight core sectors grow by 5.1% in May on healthy steel, electricity output

Steel and electricity output increased by 19.9% and 7.2%, respectively

Govt working on new credit scheme for MSMEs to encourage job creation

He said small and medium enterprises contribute 29 per cent of India's GDP and provide employment to 110 million people

Rafale deal: How purchase of 126 jets from France became a controversy

By one estimate, the India-specific enhancements took the actual price to double what the Congress claimed to have negotiated

Interim Budget 2019: A full Budget will be unconstitutional, says Yashwant

Amid speculation that the govt may present a full Budget on Feb 1, Sinha said there was no precedence of an outgoing govt doing so

NRC deadline extended by 1 month; final list to be published on July 31

When the draft NRC was published on July 30 last year, there was a huge controversy over the exclusion of 4 million people from it

Centre not considering special category status to states, says Sitharaman

Sitharaman disclosed that the Union govet has received requests in this regard from Odisha, Rajasthan, Bihar

Don't want responsibility: Jaitley opts out of new govt citing poor health

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting that he should not be made part of the new Union Cabinet

PM Modi meets Jaitley after he opts out of Cabinet citing poor health

No word on meeting's outcome; in letter to Modi, outgoing FM said he needed time to concentrate on his health

Economy in focus as Modi starts second term without key aide Arun Jaitley

Nearly 8,000 people, including leaders of the decimated opposition bloc, are expected to attend the ceremony that will fete the incredible rise of 68-year-old Modi

GST council allows Aadhaar for registration, extends timeline for returns

GST Council decides to extend timeline to file annual returns to August 30

GST Council cracks the whip on profiteering, okays Aadhaar for registration

Date for filing annual returns extended by two months to August 30

Apple to hold talks with Indian govt after battering in China market

After China setback, two sides now likely to meet in Davos on the sidelines of WEF

No FDI love? Apple, Amazon show 2 faces of India's quest to lure investment

India definitely needs to attract investments in manufacturing and other sectors

Commerce Min hears stakeholder demands for next FTP to boost exports

The current policy will end in March 2020. The new five-year foreign trade policy (2020-25) is expected to be released in September this year

Flight fares to RTGS, NEFT charges: What gets costlier & cheaper from today

Here's a list of products and services that might either pinch your pockets or ease your expenses in the coming months

India lowers tariff for KG Basin pipeline network by 64% to Rs 16.14 mmbtu

The new tariffs are applicable from Monday

Manufacturing loses momentum in June, PMI slips to 52.1 on weak demand

This is the 23rd consecutive month that the manufacturing PMI has remained above the 50-point mark

At G20, Piyush Goyal set to push for open trade, less protectionism

FM Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the 2-day meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors

We need to address high interest, tax rates to boost exports: Piyush Goyal

"We need to address the root cause of problems hurting the exporters and industry," said Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal

Digital firms, traders to discuss e-commerce policy with Piyush Goyal

According to CAIT, e-commerce policy should take within its ambit not only foreign players but also domestic ones