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Experts see status quo, will read between lines: BS monetary policy poll

Retail inflation came at 6.30 per cent in May, and 6.26 per cent in June -- both above the upper limit of the RBI's target

Multiplexes appear ready to heal as curtains lift after long interval

According to industry experts, the absence of any new major release from Indian production houses is the biggest challenge multiplex operators face

GST collection recovers to a 3-month high of Rs 1.16 trn in July

On a year-on-year basis, the July GST collection witnessed a 33 per cent jump

Statsguru: Five charts explain how big is India's labour force

The size of India's labour force is likely to have reached 540 million in 2019-20.

Securing India's fiscal health

Govt should prepare for medium-term challenges

Globalisation tripled India GDP but workers have been left out: Economist

Globalisation has tripled India's GDP in a generation but workers in the country have been left out, eminent economist and Nobel laureate Eric Maskin said on Saturday while observing that the problem

Tax buoyancy curtails Centre's fiscal deficit to an eight-year low

Centre's spending showed volatile trend during April-June period

Sitharaman as FM: Some positive surprises, a few works in progress

Tax, revenue and macroeconomic trends are encouraging, but more needs to be done on privatisation, clean-up of banking mess, anti-protectionism, and de-politicisation of govt bodies, writes T N Ninan

Eight core sectors' growth up 8.9% in June on low base effect: Govt data

The eight infrastructure sectors of had contracted by 12.4% in June 2020 due to the lockdown restrictions imposed to control the spread of coronavirus infections

April-June fiscal deficit at Rs 2.74 trn, 18.2% of FY22 Budget Estimates

Net tax receipts in the first three months to end-June rose to Rs 4.12 trn, from Rs 1.35 trn during the same period in the previous fiscal year

Top headlines: India sticks to growth forecast; Kerala struggles with Covid

Business Standard brings to you the top headlines on Friday

Finance ministry sticks to double-digit economic growth forecast

Sanyal says ministry's assessment of inflation remains on a par with RBI's

Back to old normal: Robust demand propels metals to pre-Covid levels

In the third instalment of a four-part series on how some of the defining numbers in key sectors are springing back to the pre-pandemic level, Ishita Ayan Dutt looks at India's metals industry

Retail loans, long a safe bet for many banks, show uptick in defaults

HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis say bulk of the loans marked substandard in April-June was in retail category, but expect turnaround as lockdowns end.

Relaxation of curbs on economic activity helping job opportunities: Report

The Teamlease Employment Outlook report for the July-September quarter noted that the intent to hire freshers has increased by 7 per cent in the current quarter.

India's inflation could go past RBI target rest of 2021, say report

Forecasts for gross domestic product were raised to a 9.2% expansion in the fiscal year ending March 2022, from the previous 9%, while the gross value added outlook edged down slightly to 9%.

India's economic recovery stumbles, setting stage for sustained low rates

A contraction in India's services sector deepened as localized curbs to control the virus spread hurt consumer demand and business activity

Behind the numbers

India's policymakers need more timely unemployment data

Large govt capex a possible saving grace for economy in FY22: Sunil Mehta

A large capex by the government can be a saving grace for the economy, Yes Bank Chairman Sunil Mehta said

Capital markets to play bigger role in funding economic growth: Sebi chief

The Sebi chief said that the regulator has been active in the efforts to strengthen the market and several reforms are in the pipeline.