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Modi government to allow holding company structure for Air India

Bidders have termed the condition as onerous; they feel it potentially rules out a merger of operations with a group's existing brands

India's GDP expected to reach $5 trn by 2025: Economic Affairs secretary

In the absence of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Garg is leading the Indian delegation for the annual Spring Meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank

Rail Ministry entity to raise Rs 40 billion for station redevelopment

In the new plan, Indian Railways will offer 20 per cent of the overall area redeveloped for residential purposes; the remaining 80 per cent area will be utilised commercially

PM Narendra Modi to visit China this week for talks with Xi Jinping

The Modi-Xi summit meeting is taking place in the backdrop of series of high level interactions between both the two countries

Sebi proposed as regulator for spot commodity exchanges for gold, metals

Govt agreeable in principle to this suggestion, though Sebi itself is not

Goods and Services Tax: Delhi high court to decide on transitional credit

Central GST Act says the transitional credit to be given only if stocks were not purchased more than a year before the implementation

Showcause notices issued to telcos on call drops: Trai chairman RS Sharma

The December quarter marked the first instance of companies reporting their network data under the new formula

IBC proceedings: 78 liquidation orders, a handful of resolutions

A large number of cases under liquidation are either small or medium enterprises

To tackle competition issues in new age markets a 'nuanced task': CCI chief

The CCI has the mandate to keep a tab on unfair business practices across sectors in the market place

Demonetisation's enduring damage

Demonetisation is still hurting India's monetary stability, and govt/RBI have been unusually poor stewards of the macro-economy

Statsguru: Currency in circulation surpasses pre-demonetisation level

Currency in circulation stood at Rs 18.425 trillion on April 6, 2018, higher than the pre-demonetisation level

Defects could derail the Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill, 2017

The first glaring and obvious problem is the conflict of interest issue

From 2016 to 2018, life of a Rs 2,000 note; all you need to know

The supply of Rs 2,000 notes has also been reduced substantially since April 2017

CCI needs to be aggressive to leave its imprint on markets, say experts

Many practitioners are of the view that the Commission has done exceedingly well but some procedural concerns continue to plague its operations

No more Doklam? Modi's China visit to deal with border dispute: Top updates

India-China summit: Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping to have candid talks on contentious issues like Belt and Road Initiative

Dedicated NIA wing to probe terror funding, money laundering by Naxals

There have been allegations against several contractors who are collecting levy and laundering it on behalf of Naxal leaders in Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh

GST Commissioner under CBI scanner for taking 'bribe' worth Rs 150,000

The agency has charged him and his wife along with 13 others with criminal conspiracy and corruption among others

Home Ministry needs Rs 3.5 trn for internal and border security in 2020-25

The commission was conveyed that further capital investment is also required to make appropriate use of new technologies for cyber security, border management

FPI outflow in April at Rs 80 bn on trade negotiations, rising bond yields

'Domestic political developments, high valuations and application of long-term capital gains tax on equities have further dampened sentiment in India'

Indian elephant ready to run but economy needs to 'open up': IMF official

Changyong Rhee said 'India has to open up, has to have more international linkages so that the world can benefit a lot'