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Travel time in Rajdhani trains set to reduce by at least one hour

Railways is planning to use an engine each in the front and rear, boosting the speed, senior officials said.

Pulwama attack: Forces deployed in J&K now entitled to travel by air

The decision comes in the wake of the killing of 40 CRPF personnel in a deadly attack on their convoy in Pulwama

How a new Ordinance will protect you from Saradha-like ponzi schemes

It has provisions for repayment of deposits to gullible investors trapped by schemes which raise funds illegally

Pulwama attack: What revoking Pak's MFN status means for trade and economy

While a boost for certain domestic industries, India should also expect Islamabad to soon announce retaliatory trade measures

Indian economy fundamentals sound, set to reach $5 tn: Modi in South Korea

India, he said, has jumped to 77th spot on the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking on the back of reforms and is determined to break into the top 50 next year

Saudi crown prince expects more than $100 billion investments in India

India rolled out the red carpet for the crown prince as it seeks diplomatic support against Pakistan following a militant attack in the disputed region of Kashmir.

Sitharaman urges defence vendors to invest in India, but hurdles remain

Govt has signed 150 contracts worth Rs 1,27,500 crore with Indian vendors for military equipment till October 2018, says defence minister at Aero India 2019

GST Council meeting adjourns, fails to arrive at a consensus on real estate

There were differences between the members of the Council on real estate

RBI Governor Das, bankers may not be on same page over passing rate cuts

So far, SBI has reduced its home loan rates (up to Rs 30 lakh) by only five basis points (bps) after the policy rate cut of 25 bps on February 7

Govt banks get Rs 48,239-crore capital boost to move out of PCA framework

The government has kept around Rs 5,000 crore as buffer for "any last-minute contingency"

Out 6 months later, FDI data show 7% fall in inbound equity investment

The latest figures were released after a hiatus of six months, throughout which the DPIIT did not publish FDI figures, despite RBI providing it with regular inputs

EPFO investment in IL&FS has not turned bad: Audit committee member

The EPFO's CBT will decide the interest rate for subscribers for 2018-19 in its Thursday meeting

EPFO plans to invest over Rs 4,000 crore in CPSE ETF, Bharat 22 from FY20

From August 2015 to December 2018, the EPFO invested Rs 63,224 crore in ETFs

ED files money laundering case against IL&FS former chairman, 19 others

The move comes after the Delhi EOW registered a FIR in December last year

7.16 lakh jobs created in Dec, 72.32 lakh in last 16 months: Payroll data

Around 72.32 lakh new subscribers were added to social security schemes of the EPFO between September 2017 to December 2018.

Odisha targets 30,000 jobs in BPO sector by 2022, rolls out new policy

Draft Odisha BPO policy-2019 offers capital investment subsidy of Rs 1.05 lakh for units within Bhubaneswar Municipal Corp; minimum 300 seats required for availing benefit

Govt clears reform to enhance domestic oil and gas exploration

Private sector to get bigger areas that belong to Oil India & ONGC

Govt to infuse Rs 48,239 cr in 12 PSBs; Corporation Bank gets Rs 9,086 cr

Allahabad Bank will be provided Rs 6,896 crore

Chhattisgarh recants sand mining rights from panchayats, cites misuse

State-owned CMDC will now extract and mine sand, Baghel govt announces new royalty sharing formula

Govt's new electronics policy banks heavily on mobile manufacturing

Government aims to generate Rs 13 trillion from handset sector by 2025 - half of the total target