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FM Sitharaman asks departments to prepare capex plans for next 4 quarters

Most infra ministries have reached 50% of FY20 capex target

Govt looks to push infra spending, has cleared MSME dues: FM Sitharaman

Government should not sit on over due payments," Sitharaman said, adding the money should go to people who have been waiting for it

FM's stimulus push: Govt to clear Rs 20,000 cr dues by Oct 1st week

"Money should go where people have been waiting. Money should get going to the ground level," she said

Top 10 biz headlines: LPG crisis, Sitharaman on liquidity issue, and more

From India bracing for an LPG crisis to Sitharaman commenting on liquidity issue, here are the top 10 business headlines on Friday

No liquidity crisis: FM after 'tonic-like' meeting with private banks

Says sentiment driving lower passenger vehicle sales, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Lower corporation tax rates add colour to paint sector's prospects

Earnings upgrades apart it could lead to higher volumes of premium decorative paints

Govt might seek extension of ECB to boost NBFC credit in economy

May ask RBI for relaxed co-origination norms

Economy looking up; no liquidity crisis: FM Sitharaman after bankers meet

"On the whole, it was a very tonic-like meeting where I heard good things, positive thing," she said, and added that "the message I got is that consumption is happening"

No liquidity crisis, says FM Sitharaman after bankers meeting

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman continues her interactions with lenders, seeking to improve liquidity in financial system.

Homebuyers unlikely to gain from reduction in corporation tax rates

Property developers are unlikely to pass on any benefit to homebuyers in the form of price cuts

Letter to BS: FM Sitharaman deserves accolades for two recent tax reforms

The recent reforms will give boost to new entrepreneurs and attract foreign investors to invest in India

Women must come out of their 'comfort zones', says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The FM said it was her experience as the commerce and defence minister in the previous term of the Modi government, and now as the finance minister, that women do not come forward to stake claim

Cong's Tripura woes: Pradyot quits, accuses Faleiro of taking BJP's advice

Last week, Deb Barman had threatened to resign over his petition in the Supreme Court in which he requested an Assam-like citizens' list in the state

A Rs 1.45 trillion tax cut may undermine rate reductions in India

While the central bank has cut rates four times this year, banks have been reluctant to fully pass on Asia's most aggressive easing amid a surge in bad loans

Best of BS opinion: Testing the impact of tax cut, definition of employment

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

A 10% jump for India Inc earnings after Modi govt cut taxes, say analysts

The surprise reduction in corporate tax drove a 5.3 per cent surge in the S&P BSE Sensex Index to 38,014.62 on Friday, its biggest gain since May 2009

Investor wealth spikes Rs 10.5 trn in 2 days on corporation tax rate cut

On Friday, the Sensex had logged its biggest single-day gain in over a decade by surging 1,921.15 points or 5.32 per cent to 38,014.62

Handle income tax related issues of startups with utmost care: CBDT

On August 30, the CBDT had notified creation of a five-member special cell to address grievances of startups with relation to angel tax and other tax-related issues

Bond traders caught off-guard as talk of limited fiscal space gains ground

A gauge of volatility for India's 10-year sovereign bonds rose to an eight-month high

Tax cut, push for auto sector: What Sitharaman has done to rescue economy

Meeting traders, experts, entrepreneurs to gauge the pulse of the nation, Sitharaman has become a reformer, pulling all stops to get the economy out of a six-year-low growth rate