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Soon, aircraft-style vacuum toilets can be a reality on trains: Piyush

Vacuum toilets can soon be a reality on trains; to be built in 500 coaches

I-T dept attaches Rs 12-bn SEZ unit of Gitanjali Gems in Hyderabad

The officials said the property has been provisionally attached under the Income Tax law and the action was taken to recover outstanding tax demands

Sale of first batch of electoral bonds from Mar 1-10 at select SBI branches

SBI has been allowed to issue and encash electoral bonds initially at its four authorised branches in capital cities

PM to award bureaucrats for promoting key govt schemes, digital payments

A total of 222 entries have been received for Deen Dayal Upadhayay Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

Fiscal consolidation: Panel invites suggestions from stakeholders by June

The views have to be sent by June 30, 2018

Discharged from hospital, Manohar Parrikar presents Rs 171-bn Goa budget

The total estimated expenditure on revenue account is Rs 117.95 billion, while that on capital account is Rs 42.18 billion

PF interest rate reduced as a fallout of PNB scam: Mamata Banerjee

The TMC supremo claimed that the funds were being drawn from the people's pockets to balance the loss of an estimated Rs 114 billion

Indian billionaires' wealth equals 15% of GDP, poor becoming poorer: Oxfam

It said the wealthiest in India have cornered a huge part of the wealth created in the country through crony capitalism and inheritance

Anti-dumping duty likely on chemical imported from China, Turkey

Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd and Balaji Amines Ltd had filed the application for initiation of the anti-dumping investigations

'Only special resolution by shareholders can remove independent directors'

Corporate affairs ministry has issued a 'Removal of Difficulties' order to introduce a new provision under Section 169 of the Companies Act

DoT unveils strategic plan for operational synergy of seven telecom PSUs

"We have moved beyond words in this initiative," Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said here at an event

PNB fallout: Centre to crack down on erring auditors via regulatory body

Centre is considering notifying Section 132 of the Companies Act, 2013 which would enable the creation of a National Financial Reporting Authority

How Ponzi Bill could spell trouble for real estate developers, jewellers

The Bill seeks to ban deposit-takers from promoting, operating, issuing advertisements or accepting deposits in any unregulated schemes

UP Investors Summit: MoD pitches UP for arms import bill substitution

Centre to deploy army officials on proposed UP defence manufacturing hub

Nirav Modi scam once again raises concerns over round tripping of diamonds

-GJEPC says is unviable with high duty, industry insiders says diamond trade continues to be havala's best friends

India's growth slowed due to note ban, GST; rising NPA a concern: US

The report expressed concern over increasing share of non-performing loans (NPLs) in India's banking sector

Malaysia's Petronas signs first term agreement for LNG supply in India

The 70 million-tonnes-a-year target means India would need to import more than China took last year

FRDI Bill: Panacea for banking sector set for quiet burial after PNB scam?

If the Bill is junked, it would face a fate similar to a Bill proposed by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 2000 to privatize PSBs

Transparency International ranks India 81 in corruption perception index

The index uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean

Adani may sell stake in Australia Carmichael Coal mine amid funding delay

The financing delay is the latest hurdle for Adani, adding pressure to its ambition to deliver the first coal production from the mine by 2020