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Road contract monetisation: Firms submit bid for toll-operate-transfer plan

The ministry of road transport and highways has shortlisted 111 road projects for monetisation

Vallarpadam Port loses out to Colombo on smaller draft, higher charges

With deeper draft, pricing flexibility, Port of Colombo still a tough competitor for transhipment cargo

Donald Trump's H1-B visa policy could dampen Indian IT spirit further

The new move will issue H-1B visas to an employee only for the period for which he/she has worked at a third-party worksite

India open for biz, really? Modi should practice what he preaches on trade

India, of all countries, should need no reminding of the damage protectionism can do

State Development Loans surge to Rs 3.2 trn till January, Maharashtra tops

During April-January 2018, the central government borrowings aggregated to Rs 5.77 trilion

Odisha approves long-term bauxite sale to Vedanta at market prices

70 per cent of the saleable stock of bauxite would be made available for long-term linkage (LTL) and the rest 30 per cent is to be sold through national e-auctions

Canada flew celebrity restaurateur to India at taxpayer expense for Trudeau

Vij had cooked for an event that saw convicted Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal attending the event

Trudeau's lesson in India: Sikhs in Canada and Punjab don't think alike

If separatism is anathema for a majority of Sikhs in Punjab today, situation is very different in Canada, where politicians are caught in throes of resurgent movement for a separate Sikh state

Ananth Kumar's personal stake in delivering cheap medicines decoded

The minister says he implemented the scheme, as he phrases it, "at the rate of Modi Speed"

11 states, UTs haven't hiked pay for women who form core of health services

Kerala, Tripura and West Bengal have not increased salary paid to anganwadi workers and helpers

Coal imports to rise as India grapples with train shortage, surging demand

Train shortage in India left about 10 power stations without spare coal supplies, 45 other plants with stockpiles that are less than seven days of consumption

Infosys chief Nandan Nilekani plan on GST invoice matching may be tweaked

According to the Nilekani model, input tax credit will be available only after uploading invoices

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau pitches for closer economic ties with India

Ostensibly reacting to criticisms about his more than a week-long trip to India at the taxpayer's expense

78-storey structured Trump Tower completes construction in Mumbai

It's portfolio also includes projects across Pune, Gurugram and Kolkata in association with local real estate developers

78-storey structured Trump Tower completes construction in Mumbai

It's portfolio also includes projects across Pune, Gurugram and Kolkata in association with local real estate developers

UP Investors' Summit 2018: Union Cabinet heaps praise on Yogi govt

After defence corridor, Bundelkhand to benefit from railway project

Investment worth Rs 67.74 bn from Samsung, Oppo approved under MSIPS for UP

As part of the Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS), the Centre gives various benefits to promote domestic manufacturing of electronic goods

Insurance companies flag risks in states' trust model

The attempt by the insurance firms to ring-fence themselves in the NHPS stems from their experience with the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana

India's 10-year bond yields hit two-year high on hawkish RBI minutes

The minutes showed Reserve Bank of India (RBI) members acknowledging what the bond markets had predicted for long - interest rates had risen in the economy

India to emerge as model for rest of world: NITI Aayog's Rajiv Kumar

Rajiv Kumar articulated upon insight into the creation of space and ecosystem for dynamic entrepreneurship