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Chidambaram, Murthy spar over Aadhaar

Chidamabaram said the "government is completely deaf" to any reasoning against linking Aadhaar to everything under the sun

Eight steel majors in fray for rail track renewal tender

SAIL will supply the railways 1.5 million tonnes of rail in 2018-19

Rewa solar to bring Rs 3,306 cr saving in tariff and power DMRC trains

India has set a target of installing 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022 under the Paris Agreement

Minimum wages for petrol pump employees stayed; oil firms suffer setback

The government also notified that salaries of employees should be credited to their bank accounts

70 complaints filed with Anti-Profiteering Authority: Govt

Over 25 lakh calls have been answered by the GST Network help desk during June 25 to December 19

GST regime more primitive than VAT: Amit Mitra

Despite GST-related hurdles, Mitra was optimistic about the overall growth of exports from West Bengal

Delhi HC issues notice to GST Council, others on double taxation issue

The matter would come up for hearing on March 8

Japan's Sumitomo, Jindal Steel among 8 bidders for Railways' global tender

The tender will end the monopoly of state-owned Steel Authority of India in supplying rails

India, China hold border talks, agree on need to maintain peace in Doklam

Both sides also agreed to seek 'mutually acceptable resolutions of their differences with due respect for each other's sensitivities, concerns and aspirations'

Rupee closes at 64.05 against US dollar ahead of Christmas weekend

The forex and money markets will remain closed on Monday in observance of Christmas

EPFO makes a New Year resolution to better service delivery

Raising the bar when it comes to investment in the stock market also figures high on its to-do list.

A year since note ban, railways chug into digital junction

Around 30-50 million passengers in the reserved category have switched over to digital payments

Motor vehicle bill likely to be cleared in ongoing winter session: Gadkari

The government will extend every kind of support to the industry, he said

After rails controversy, all govt departments to now use Indian products

The steel ministry says the tender goes against the "Make in India" manufacturing push championed by Modi

UP NRIs on radar: Yogi government mulling 'Sister Town' concept

UP minister of state for NRI affairs Swati Singh says UP offers large untapped investment potential to the NRIs

GST regime to stabilise in next 18 months: Niti Aayog Vice Chairman

Unfortunately, some of you are trying to scare investors away from GST rather than helping them: Rajiv Kumar

Steel ministry to transfer stake in HSCL to housing ministry

In April this year, NBCC acquired HSCL as its subsidiary by holding 51 per cent of the equity shareholding.

Arun Jaitley introduces GST compensation cess amendment bill in Lok Sabha

The tax rate was to increase to 25% from 15%

Leading the way among laggards

Two consecutive five-year terms of strong leadership have helped IIM Indore reach closer to the Big 4 - A, B, C and L

Committed to increasing India's contribution to global trade: Prabhu

When we import something, that also adds to consumption, adds to the capacity of Indian manufacturing to create world- class products, Prabhu said