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Odisha weighs options for Bangkok flight connectivity

Both AirAsia and Air India are keen to operate, though the former wants Rs 1.70 lakh per flight as subsidy

GST expanded market space, reduced tax compliance burden on traders: FM

Jaitley further said that impact of demonetisation was limited to one or two quarters

Wary of China, India begins process of building 6 nuclear attack submarines

Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba refused to divulge further details about the 'classified project'

Launch of National Nutrition Mission with a budget of Rs 9,046 cr approved

More than 10 crore people will benefit from the programme, according to an official statement

Exempt electricity duty to boost investments in state: Assocham to Odisha

After completion of this exemption period the electricity duty will also be a revenue source to government of Odisha

MRPL makes its first US oil purchase; 1 mn-barrel cargo to arrive in Feb

Delivery to take place between February 1 and 10

India's economy will double to $5 trillion well before 2024: Mukesh Ambani

Ambani was optimistic that India can become more prosperous than the US and China within this century.

Money does not mean much to me, I abhor titles: Mukesh Ambani at HTLS 2017

Before Mukesh Ambani, Obama addressed the summit

Cabinet approves Rs 9,000-cr National Nutrition Mission: Arun Jaitley

The NNM will strive to reduce the level of stunting, under-nutrition, anaemia, and low-birth weight babies

Who represents real America - Donald Trump or Donald Duck? Obama at HTLS

The Obama Foundation said Barack Obama will also address a town hall in the national capital

Green cards galore? At 46k, Indians 2nd-largest group to get US citizenship

With Donald Trump's ascension to the American presidency, Indian-Americans have raised several issues regarding visa and immigration policies

GST rate cut boosts Nov manufacturing PMI to 52.6, fastest since Oct 2016

The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose from 50.3 in October to 52.6 in November

They came & left: Entrepreneurs unable to find keen investors at GES Summit

BS speaks to new, old investors of the mega event, which is being organised in India this year

Digital India by the numbers

Here is a snapshot of the ambitious project launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Aadhaar will work as a weapon against benami properties: Modi at HT Summit

By linking Aadhaar to Mobile and Jan Dhan, we have created a system that could not have been imagined few years back: Modi

IFC sees $3.1-trillion business opportunity in green ventures

The IFC study examined climate-investment opportunities in the six countries, which together generate 7.4 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions

Will update growth rate forecast for India in January: IMF

The statement came as the latest figures revealed that India grew at 6.3 per cent in the September quarter compared to 5.7 per cent in June

Newsmaker: Meet B N Sharma, and know why companies must fear this man

His appointment is interesting because, till now, Sharma has hardly played a role in the evolution of India's most significant tax reform

Hallmarking runs at 30-40% capacity despite govt push

Units currently operating at 30-40% capacity

After 5-month delay, foreign trade policy review likely on December 5

Currently, the five-year FTP aims to raise total exports to $900 billion but targets may be reduced