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Infosys deploys more IT experts in states to address GSTN glitches

Infosys has stepped up efforts to remove outages the system faced during peak tax and return filing period: Official

Hallmarking gold jewellery might be made mandatory from January

Under the proposed rules hallmark will also mention the carat of gold used the jewellery, Paswan said.

From farm to fork: Modi says India can become global hub for processed food

PM Modi called for more private investments in the sectors of food processing, storage and retailing

Trump wants merit-based immigration to US: Whom will it impact and how?

In August, Trump had announced his support for a legislation that would cut in half the number of legal immigrants allowed into the US while moving to a 'merit-based' system

PMI Services activity grows for second straight month in October to 51.7

The Nikkei India Services PMI Business Activity rose to 51.7 in October, from 50.7 in September

Foreign firms may not be allowed to operate drones in India

Moving closer to permitting commercial use of drones, the DGCA has put out draft requirements for public consultations

Mega investment show for food sector begins today

Nearly 60 global CEOs, 27 ministerial and business delegations, and 200 global companies to attend extravaganza in Delhi

A bridge too far: India slips 21 slots on WEF Gender Gap index

For the first time since the WEF began measuring the gap across four pillars

MRP should include GST: Sushil Modi

Sharing his experiences abroad, he said the situation was no different in Canada, Australia and Singapore

GST: Sports goods sales drop by 60%, says survey

Unprecedented nationwide slump in sales of fitness equipment in past four months: Survey

Request for CBI probe on Infosys for glitches in GST portal

The IT services firm has vehemently denied any negligence on its part

US shouldn't label India currency manipulator: Raghuram Rajan

India cannot keep running to the International Monetary Fund for help: Rajan

Punjab National Bank's credit costs to stay high in Q2

However, the pace of slippages, advances becoming bad loans, is expected to moderate

Govt cuts capex two months in a row to contain fiscal deficit

Consequently, capex down to 47.3% of Budget Estimate in H1 of FY18 from 54.7% a year ago

Soybean prices fall below MSP as arrivals surge during peak harvesting

Govt likely to step in for procurement in Maharashtra and Rajasthan to help farmers

RBI employees stage protests on pension issue

Central bank has been trying to update the pension drawn by its retirees but govt remains non-committal

No credit to corporates without identification number: RBI

Schedule for getting the legal entity identifier (LEI) number spread out till Dec 2019

Mega package of Rs 2,600 cr for leather sector may be announced soon

Proposal may be sent to Cabinet by commerce ministry within two weeks

One year of demonetisation: Tirupur knitwear industry frays at the seams

The 1,200-odd units in Tirupur's main market and other job works centres were doing a business of Rs 15,000 cr before Nov 8. Today, not even 40% of that business is left

GST boost for big soapmakers' volumes

Aggressive price cuts, reduced competition from unorganised players aid growth