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Diesel, petrol prices soar across India on high global crude oil prices

Main reason for this price increase was a hardening in the price of crude oil, which rose to a two-and-a-half-year high following an explosion at a Libyan Crude oil pipeline and OPEC-led supply cuts

Over 450,000 Indians acquired foreign citizenship since 2014: Govt

A total of 46,188 Indians were naturalised during 2016 as compared to 42,213 in 2015

20-25% retail jobs would require new skills by 2022: Report

Joint report by Ficci-Nasscom, EY on nature of jobs pointed out that 95% of industry experts believed that creation of highly optimised supply chains would drive growth in retail in next 5 years.

Bharatmala a big opportunity for investors, but goal ambitious: Icra

Land acquisition is seen to be the biggest hurdle to for Bharatmala project

Auctioned, allotted coal blocks fetch states Rs 4,109 cr: Piyush Goyal

According to the minister, 31 coal mines have been allocated by way of an auction to private and public companies for specified end users

Year End Specials: Indian companies tap data to chart their future

Data is the new oil for India, says Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani

Railways not planning to increase fares

Operational cost of running passenger train services is increasing and the passenger fare is highly subsidised

India to save $1 mn in UN contributions after US pushes budget cuts

India's share is now 0.737% but it may go up in future as the economy improves

Sivakasi fireworks hubs strike for second day; over 8,00,000 jobs to be hit

The traders/dealers were not paying an advance as they feared that the court could ban fireworks across the country

India to surpass China as the biggest importer of LPG

LPG shipments to India will reach 2.4 million tonnes in December, pushing it ahead of top importer China, on 2.3 million tonnes, for the first time.

Proportion of return filers at lower levels of income declining

Number of individuals reporting an annual income of more than Rs 10 lakh has risen by 21%

Rajasthan to stamp and register Nagori bull calves

The precautions are being proposed to ensure that other cattle varieties are not exported or transported outside the state as Nagori cattle

MoD silent on Defexpo dates

Contacted over the phone, a DEO official told Business Standard that dates would be intimated "when they are decided"

Non-compliance to be 'costly' for firms: Govt

About the ongoing action with respect to suspected shell companies, Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas said investigations are being carried out with urgency

India likely to be fifth largest economy in 2018

India's ascent is part of a trend that will see Asian economies increasingly dominate the top 10 largest economies over the next 15 years

Secularism is in DNA of Indians: Venkaiah Naidu

The contribution of the Parsi community in the economy of the country is significant, Venkaiah Naidu claimed

Regulators need to look at the flaws beneath crypto-currencies

Focus on exchange rules, technology for safer trading

IT sector seeing newer jobs: Kharge

No request for forming union under IT Act in Karnataka, he says

Rail station development plan to get a makeover

Rail Ministry wants to increase developer's lease period to 99 years

Commerce ministry panel suggests change in SEZ rules

Under the existing SEZ rules, the BoA has no power to relax any rule