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Cong-Admk Talks Stuck On Power Sharing

India prepared to grant 50% stake to Aramco in west coast refinery: Sources

Representatives of Aramco held a marathon meeting with their counterparts from Indian companies on Tuesday

FinMin raises questions on interest rate of 8.55% proposed by EPFO

Asks why the retirement fund body has not kept a higher surplus

I-T officers restive over collection process

Indian revenue officers took up the matter at a recent meeting held last week

Nirmala to 'open' Defexpo on Wednesday, Modi to 'inaugurate' on Thursday

Success will be measured through alliances Indian MSMEs strike with foreign OEMs, leading to skill creation

No bias against states in finance commission's terms of reference: Jaitley

The FM's statement comes on a day when the finance ministers of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry met in Thiruvananthapuram and spoke out against the terms of reference

CSK vs KKR: 4,000 cops on IPL duty as Cauvery protests escalate in Chennai

The Chidambaram stadium has turned into a virtual fortress with 4,000 policemen including commandos and members of the Rapid Action Force deployed for security ahead of today's IPL tie

Govt mulls policy to push virtual varsities via tablets, big screens

Source said a draft policy had been prepared by the Ministry of HRD in consultation with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Chanda Kochhar's good and bad times at ICICI Bank as its MD & CEO

Banker probably faces the toughest challenge of her career over Videocon loan controversy

RBI plans to collect information on loan to Videocon from ICICI Bank

A source at ICICI Bank said Videocon paid its dues to the bank till December 2017 and might even pay the dues for the March quarter

Indian Railways wagon procurement to run on reverse auction track

The Railways had decided to go for reverse auction process from April 1 this year for high-value items

Examine possibility of converting GSTN into govt-owned firm: FM to Adhia

The move came after there were reports of leakages of data, including those allegedly by Facebook and Cambridge Analytica

BJP richest political party with Rs 10.03 billion income in FY17: ADR

The ADR said the total income of the seven national parties has increased by 51 per cent, or nearly Rs 5.26 billion, between 2015-16 to 2016-17

PM Modi to inaugurate IEF international energy meet in Delhi tomorrow

The consumer nations are likely to raise issues regarding "Asian premium" and crude prices before the 92 participating countries, which include all the producer nations as well

Controversy over 15th Finance Commission is 'needless', asserts Jaitley

The finance ministers from the states met to discuss their concerns over the Terms of Reference of the 15th Finance Commission

Sudden rain spares standing wheat crops in Punjab, Madhya Pradesh

The crop could be at risk if the rains return with bigger intensity in the next few days

Government mulls to convert GST Network into 100% state-owned company

GSTN was incorporated as a private limited company on March 28, 2013 under the UPA government

After many delays, Railways' 3,342-km freight corridor sees last-mile spurt

Twelve years later, the project is waiting for its formal commercial launch

How India plans to seek better bargains with global oil producers

Iran has offered to increase a discount on freight prices to Indian state refiners to double its sales to the companies, which control about one-third of India's refining capacity

Deaths, injuries from accidents fall amid safety crackdown: Railways

The number of deaths and injuries last fiscal year ending March 31 was the lowest in at least 18 years for which data was provided