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Road to cleaner fuel: BS-VI is already powering your car in Delhi

India had decided to skip BS-V and move directly to BS-VI in January 2016

Compliance issues: BS-VI cars to remain a luxury until April 2020

The country's biggest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki, said it is on track to meet the 2020 deadline

Bank union writes to Arun Jaitley against privatising PSBs

The union pointed to some gaps in the regulatory mechanism in regard to fraud played on the Indian banking system

Govt clears Bill to deal with the likes of Nirav Modi; NFRA to regulate CAs

Govt cracks down on financial scam, clears Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill

Nuclear weapons row: US accuses Putin of breaching Cold War-era treaties

Putin announced that Russia has developed a number of advanced weapons systems which make all US capabilities aimed at undermining the Russian nuclear deterrent obsolete.

Good news for rail travellers: Pay by debit cards and get cheaper tickets

The Indian Railways has announced that Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges will not be levied on passengers for railway tickets bookings of up to Rs 100,000

Donald Trump stokes trade war talk, plans steep tariffs on steel, aluminum

Trump said the duties of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum would be formally announced next week although White House officials later said some details still needed to be ironed out.

Creches served more children in 2015-16, but achieved limited outcome

Lack of educated workers, less focus on quality of services and lack of resources are among the primary reasons for limited outcomes, the study found

Any Chinese billionaire may fall, Xi Jinping warns investors

President Xi Jinping's government has fired another warning shot at global dealmakers doing business with Chinese billionaires: Not even the most well-connected tycoons are safe

Home, car loans to get expensive as SBI, ICICI, PNB, Axis Bank hike rates

Lending majors on Thursday hiked their Marginal Cost of Funds-based Lending Rate (MCLR) by 0.10-to-0.20 per cent, making home and car and other loans expensive.

PM Modi's cash build-up adds to litany of India's bond market woes

A seasonal crunch in the banking system is becoming acute because of a buildup in the cash the government parks at the central bank

US brushes off Putin's 'unstoppable' missile threat, says 'fully prepared'

"We are not surprised by (Putin's) statement, and the American people should rest assured that we are fully prepared," Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said.

Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight returns to Mumbai after engine failure scare

IndiGo reported the matter to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and also initiated its own internal inquiry into the incident.

India and Jordan renew support for Palestine, ink 12 pacts to boost ties

Modi and King Abdullah welcomed the signing of the MoU on defence cooperation folloiwng Thursday's meeting.

Putin boasts of new Russian 'invincible' nuclear weapons to counter West

Putin was speaking ahead of an election on March 18 that polls indicate he should win easily. He said a nuclear attack on any of Moscow's allies would be regarded as an attack on Russia itself

India raises import tax on palm oil to highest in 10 yrs to support farmers

The fourth increase in import tax in less than six months would push up domestic edible oil prices and support prices of local oilseeds like soybean and rapeseed

Emotional attitudes, low aspirations behind teen dropouts, says study

The study recommends interventions to build parental aspirations, particularly for girls, and especially in socio-economically disadvantaged households

GST anti-profiteering application complaint form being made simpler

This comes after a muted response to the mechanism and 150 complaints so far

GVA must expand at 6.9% in Q4 to meet CSO's FY18 projection of 6.4%

Public spending key to achieving projection; problem areas: only 82% of non-interest revenue expenditure incurred, gap in GST mop up may affect further spending

Non-fare revenue rolls in for IL&FS Rail's Rapid Metro in Gurugram

Rapid Metro was launched in 2013 with a small stretch connecting the Sikanderpur drop point of Delhi Metro with DLF Cyber City