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Economy is in perilous state; would have resigned if I were FM: Chidambaram

The senior Congress leader said the NDA government would not be able to meet the fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent

India's arm export may cross Rs 10,000 cr by end of FY19: Defence official

He said the growth in defence export was possible due to the government's reforms, which made it easier for private companies to enter the defence sector

E-tailers should furnish certificates about FDI compliance: Trader's group

CAIT urged Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu to immediately roll out the proposed e-commerce policy for the sector

Considering private players for passenger, freight operations: Railways

"Whether they can be permitted to fix fares, construct terminals, senior officials of railways and experts in the field are discussing this," says Official

Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2019: India is a land of opportunity, says Modi

After the inauguration, PM Modi will be in Hazira in Surat on Saturday to mark the setting up of the Hazira Gun Factory

Pushing my team harder to improve India's ease of business ranking: Modi

Implementation of Goods and Services Tax and measures of simplification and consolidation of taxes have reduced transaction costs and made processes efficient, he said

UP approves 10% quota for general category poor in govt jobs, institutes

UP becomes third state after Gujarat and Jharkhand to implement the 10% reservation quota for economically weaker section among upper castes

Government may miss disinvestment target by Rs 20,000 cr, says report

On an average, the government has achieved nearly 65 per cent of the budgeted divestment target between FY14 and FY17

Five routes under UDAN scheme to resume in Maharashtra from February 13

It has been proposed to start 28 routes in the state under the scheme

NITI moots Rs 15,431 per hectare DBT to farmers, suggests dropping 6 subsidies

The NITI Aayog has flagged many challenges and difficulties in going ahead with the proposal

Maharashtra government mulling ordinance to stop dance bars from operating

The SC Thursday set aside some provisions of a 2016 law imposing restrictions on licensing and functioning of dance bars

India's second defence innovation hub to come up in Maharashtra's Nashik

MoS Defence Subhash Bharme said the Ministry of Defence had set a target of making the country among the top five arms exporters by 2025

Govt signals readiness to sacrifice fiscal discipline for economic growth

In addition to fiscal measures, Jaitley is hoping for some support on the monetary front

Interim Budget 2019: Will Jaitley double I-T exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh?

The Union Budget will precede the unveiling of the Direct Tax Code Report on February 28

Explainer: What is an interim budget? What FM Jaitley can and cannot do

This will be the last Budget of the current BJP-led NDA government before the 2019 General Elections

DGCA asks airlines to make extra checks on A320neo planes with P&W engines

A320neo operations to Port Blair were being restricted as the airport has limited capacity

Worked in mission mode to double farm income by 2022: Radha Mohan Singh

A big reason for farmers' loss of interest in agriculture, said Singh, was previous governments' failure to address critical issues related to farming

I-T dept holds back Rs 20,000 crore in tax refunds to private, PSU firms

High-value refunds of corporates, public sector undertakings likely to be issued in April

Slide in iron ore, fertiliser traffic hits growth of major ports

A report by the India Brand Equity Foundation shows net profit at major ports had more than trebled from Rs 1150 crore in FY 13 to Rs 3413 crore in FY18

18 NBFC-MFIs pool Rs 835 cr for securitisation, easing liquidity crisis

The first tranche of the pool, worth Rs 79 crore, has been bought HLF