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Govt to infuse Rs 1,500 cr in Air India next week: Civil aviation official

In Dec 2018, the govt had sought Parliament's nod to infuse Rs 2,345 cr into the financially strained national carrier

Tax dept should be friendly with businesses: Piyush Goyal to taxmen

Goyal was addressing Central Board of Indirect Taxes officers on the occasion of International Customs Day

Huge issuance of state loans may raise borrowing cost for corporates

On a gross basis, states are estimated to borrow between Rs 5.5 trillion and Rs 5.7 trillion in the next fiscal year

Donald Trump wants India to dilute 'very high' whiskey tariff of 150%

At a White House event on the Reciprocal Trade Act on Thursday, Trump flashed out a green colour board with examples of non-reciprocal tariffs from various countries

Govt awards 235 routes under UDAN scheme, seaplanes to fly on 18 routes

SpiceJet will operate international flights under UDAN from Guwahati to Dhaka and Bangkok

'Adventurism over professionalism': Jaitley flays CBI for Kochhar probe

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed a case of criminal conspiracy and fraud against the Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar

KALIA scheme: Naveen govt credits Rs 622 crore in farmers accounts

The direct cash transfer was done under the scheme titled 'KALIA' or Krushak Assistance for Livelihoods & Income Augmentation (KALIA) hailed as the best conceived programme for agrarian distress

Jaitley welcomes SC decision, says bank defaulters cannot get away for long

'The Supreme Court judgement upholding the validity of the IBC is a welcome decision'

Flights from Odisha's Jharsuguda airport to take off again under UDAN

Jharsuguda airport to be connected to six cities -- Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi and Raipur

India's 2018 thermal coal imports grew at fastest pace in 4 years: Report

Coal is among the top 5 commodities imported by India, one of the world's largest consumers of coal, and the rise in imports of the fuel after 2 consecutive years of decline adds to its trade deficit

Goyal tells tax officers to not be overzealous, asks industry to be ethical

Piyush Goyal was earlier this week given the additional charge of the Finance Ministry

India's growth to remain in 7-7.5% range in next few yrs: PM advisory panel

The panel noted that the macro-economic fundamentals of the economy are sound but challenges remain, several of which are structural in nature

India, South Africa ink 3-year exchange programme to cooperate in key areas

It was the fourth meeting between PM Modi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa within a year

Ahead of R-Day, PM Modi, South African President hold talks to boost ties

Ramaphosa will be the chief guest for the Republic Day Parade on Saturday

Odisha plans roof top solar projects atop 1000 government buildings

It is in the scale of implementation of solar roof top projects that Odisha expects to better the performance of other states

DIPP invites startup leaders to discuss angel tax issue on February 4

Start-ups looking for an exemption from the angel tax will now have to submit their application directly to the DIPP

Steel industry's capital expenditure to rise to Rs 75,000 cr, says study

Capacity upgrade and freeing up of stress assets to drive investments, says ratings agency Icra

Disability, war injury pension to be minimum Rs 18,000 per month: Def Min

However, there was confusion as to what system would be used to determine disability pension

Trump hails cut on motorcycle tariffs by India, but rues high duty on wines

The US, Trump alleged, had been taken advantage of by many countries all over the world

How India, China can gain from Trump's move to hurt Venezuelan oil industry

US sanctions may mean more supply becomes available for the OPEC producer's other big customers: China and India