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Yashwant Sinha questions 'imaginary' GDP numbers, says economy in bad shape

Talking to reporters, Sinha also demurred Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding "pre-budget consultation", saying it is "unprecedented" and asked what the latter's Finance Minister is doing

Over to the Budget

Advance estimates show growth revival remains a daunting task

Best of BS Opinion: Dealing with GST fraud, India's GDP growth, and more

With a fresh assessment of the state of the economy, all stakeholders would now look forward to the Union Budget to see how the government plans to revive growth

India's GDP growth rate for 2019-20 estimated at 5% against 6.8% in FY19

GDP growth stood at 4.8 per cent for the first half of the current fiscal year

Advance estimates of GDP to be released today, may not be closer to reality

The Reserve Bank of India has already cut its earlier projections and now projected the growth to be 5 per cent for the year

Decline in rural sales hits FMCG in 2019, may revive by second half of 2020

To overcome, FMCG makers have introduced low unit price packs in multiple categories to make their products affordable and have also introduced multiple promotions and offers

One-fourth of Rs 102 trn infrastructure spending in energy sector alone

Rs 24.54 trillion investment will flow in the energy sector, and of that Rs 11.7 trillion would be in just the power sector

A real Budget, please: This one has to confront severe resource restraints

In Budget 2020 speech, the FM should state how she intends to return to the 7% track, and the hard decisions she will take to adjust to the realities of a slowing economy, writes T N Ninan

Top headlines: Cabinet nod to CDS, ex-Maruti MD accused of fraud, and more

CBI has accused ex-Maruti MD Jagdish Khattar of fraud, while the Union Cabinet has approved the creation Chief of Defence Staff

Fitch cuts India's GDP growth to 4.6% as credit crunch cripples economy

The rating agency sees moderate fiscal slippage, retains sovereign rating and outlook

Re-think GST: No economy can afford to persist with a failed tax experiment

Let's pretend no more that the system isn't broken. The Centre needs to break heads in the GST Council and work out new slabs and rates (the fewer the better) and make a fresh start, writes T N Ninan

Top headlines: M&M's board rejig, Fitch lowers India GDP growth, and more

In a statement, the firm said Pawan Kumar Goenka has been re-appointed the managing director with additional responsibilities of CEO for a year

Delivery volumes at 10-yr low even as benchmark indices hit new highs

Investors wary of taking long-term positions to avoid large losses

Fiscal deficit for April-November likely stood at 107% of FY20 target

For the deficit to be 3.3 per cent of GDP, it assumes a nominal GDP growth of 12 per cent in FY20

Green shoots in financial sector?

A country's rating must relate primarily to its capacity and willingness to service debt

Why 2020 is an important year

It will be the year to convince global investors about India's long-term bull case

India's economy and BJP's ambitious political thrust on divergent tracks

The ruling party may have assumed the economy will revive on its own before next elections, but such facile belief can come unstuck if current directions are not reversed quickly, writes T N Ninan

Brokerages see global growth picking up next year, stay cautious on India

On a financial year basis, Nomura expect GDP growth of 4.7% in FY20 and 5.7% in FY21, suggesting a delayed recovery and below-potential growth through end-2020

Will downgrade rating if Indian economy doesn't show recovery: S&P

S&P said India's fiscal metrics, including its fiscal deficit, annual change in net general government indebtedness, and net government debt stock, were weak

Economy resilient, no cause for apprehension on decline in GDP: Govt

Continuous liberalisation has led to an increase in inflows of foreign direct investment into the country.