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Aquaman, Deadpool, Star Wars: Hollywood hopes to up the game in 2018

From 5 per cent in 20118 to nearly 13 per cent in 2017, Hollywood's share at the Indian box office has grown by leaps and bounds

Farmers selling cheap, so why do fruits and veggies cost you a bomb?

Foodgrain production in 2016-17 is estimated at 276 million tonnes and in 2017-18 it is targeted at 275 million tonnes

EV push: Govt may amend Electricity Act to boost charging stations

Discoms may be allowed to sell electricity directly to charging-station operators or create their own charging-station franchises

Govt may not alter fiscal consolidation targets in Budget 2018: Brokerage

The note said at this stage, damage to growth recovery on account of potential rate hikes "outweigh the benefits of a slightly expansionary fiscal policy"

Budget 2018: Steel industry demands removal of import duty on raw materials

The raw material has to be necessarily imported because India hardly has any nickel resources, the association said

Budget 2018: This is what the technology sector wants from FM Arun Jaitley

Ahead of the announcement of Union Budget 2018, Tech Industry leaders share their concerns and demands

India's R&D spending is up but least among all BRICS nations

As much as 81.3% of R&D expenditure incurred by central government sources came from just eight major scientific agencies

Netanyahu showers praise on Modi; India, Israel pledge to fight terror

Netanyahu showered praise on Modi saying he is a 'revolutionary' leader who has catapulted India into the future

Beyond Modi-Netanyahu bonhomie: India, Israel struggle to add heft to ties

Deals signed included subject areas like homeopathic research, film production and cyber security. Defence cooperation remained under wraps

Debt-laden Air India will be split into four entities ahead of sale

Air India has been unprofitable since its 2007 merger with state-owned domestic operator Indian Airlines Ltd

Non-subsidised LPG consumers face scrutiny from OMCs; 3 mn already blocked

Non-cash transfer compliant connections are those not linked to bank accounts and are not being provided subsidies

Maharashtra government to introduce textile policy in two months

Solapur is already being developed as a manufacturing hub

Industry doyens to make Bengal Global Business Summit a star-studded show

Italy will be participating as a partner country for the second year in a row, with a delegation of at least 30 companies

CJI sets up 5-judge constitution bench for major cases; 'rebels' left out

This bench would hear the issue of the ban on the entry of women between 10 and 50 years of age in Kerala's Sabarimala temple

IDFC Bank-Capital First merger: Share of retail loan to go up to 45%

The two announced their intention to merge to create an entity having Rs 880 billion in assets under management

Affordable housing loans show good growth; NPAs rise too, says RBI

Housing finance companies (HFCs) and public sector banks (PSBs) experienced a slowdown in housing loan disbursements during 2016-17

Parliamentary panel rejects Derek O'Brien's draft report on Air India sale

The report had advised against sale of the national carrier

Domestic solar panels to get only EPC, subsidy-backed projects

Decision will help India's Solar Mission become WTO compliant

RBI can't always bail out bank treasury, says deputy governor Viral Acharya

The comment comes at a time when banks have been lobbying with the central bank to allow spreading their treasury losses over a few quarters

Case for a prolonged pause on interest rates by RBI, say economists

But economists also say from now on minutes of the six-member Monetary Policy Committee meeting will make interesting reading