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US import tariffs: India to discuss steel duty hike issue at TPF on Apr 10

US-India bilateral meeting on April 11 to settle trade disputes

Recovery on cards: Morgan Stanley sees RBI starting rate hike from year-end

In the first bi-monthly monetary policy for 2018-19, the central bank left the repo rate unchanged at 6%

Mumbai's CST railway station to soon be converted into a rail museum

The museum plan may need clearances from MTDC, and Indian Railways is in the process of getting them, said an official

CBI examines rationale for RBI issuing 20:80 gold import scheme in 'haste'

Former deputy governor H R Khan refutes allegation, says due process followed

Wind power tariff to increase amid rise in projects

Prices started increasing since last month as Adani Green Energy and KCT Renewable Energy had offered to supply electricity at Rs 2.85 per unit in their bids for 75-megawatt (Mw) projects each

Centre may wait for sugar prices to correct before doling out sops

From doubling import duty to fixing the quota of sugar that mills can sell in the open-market, the government has tried it all

New ITR forms seek more disclosures: Know about all important changes

ITRs for 2018-19: Assessees have to provide detail calculation of these incomes

'Rightsizing' Competition Commission of India: Costs may outweigh benefits

The impact though will be on the contentious issue of breaking potential monopoly or abuse of market dominance

Not possible to go ahead with SAARC under present circumstances: Modi

The last SAARC Summit in 2014 was held in Kathmandu, which was attended by Modi

Special Rs 26-bn package to boost export of leather products, footwear

Industry insiders believe the package will help increase exports by 4-5%

Assam's overseas 'Udan' plan has few takers due to resource constraints

Currently, Druk Air of Bhutan is the only airline offering international flights to Guwahati

Jewellers' body urges lenders to ease credit to prevent shutdown of SMEs

Banks have started stringent third-party inspection, audit and evaluation of collateral jewellery stocks after PNB fraud case

PSU general insurance companies form committee for initiating mergers

Committee to chalk out plan for effective use of Rs 750 billion, 42,000 workforce

Odisha's own revenue up 24% in April-Feb of FY18 to Rs 312.51 billion

Tax revenue up to February end went up 28 per cent whereas non-tax revenue rose by 8.54 per cent over the previous year

Govt begins process to procure 110 fighter jets for IAF for $9-13 bn

Both single- and twin-engine aircraft eligible; MMRCA re-run on cards

Industry and tax experts seek one tax on capital gains in listed funds

Consultants PwC India recommended levying either securities transaction tax (STT) or capital gains tax on listed securities, instead of levying both

RBI crackdown on cryptocurrencies: Exchanges, investors take a hard knock

In India, there are over five million investors who have bought or trade in bitcoins and other major cryptocurrencies

Tackling scam: RBI says PNB can spread losses without dipping into reserves

The bank was to make full provision for losses due to fraud in the fourth quarter of 2017-18, according to RBI guidelines

State Bank of India is scaling down the pace of branch opening

Kumar mentioned they had rationalised about 1,600 branches in the network last year

Madhya Pradesh announces incentives for wheat and chana farmers

The state hasn't termed the scheme as a bonus and hence it won't fall within the ambit of a central order