History repeats itself, and does so when it is least expected. In 1979, Maharashtra saw its first farmer movement, led by Sharad Joshi in an
GST launch should pave way for repo rate cut–Business Standard–12.07.2017
In the meeting held on June 7, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided not to cut the repo
An employment crisis–Business Standard–12.07.2017
Concern has consistently been expressed that the Narendra Modi-led central government has not done enough to ensure that employment is expanding. This is perhaps the
India’s consumer inflation may cool to record-low in June, prompt rate cut–Business Standard–12.07.2017
India’s consumer inflation is expected to have slowed to a record-low in June, pressured by a sharp drop in food and oil prices, a Reuters
The demand for loan waivers is because agriculture today isn’t viable…we have to address this’–Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, CMD–NABARD–Business Standard–12.07.2017
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) will propose setting up of an agriculture market infrastructure fund, to ensure a better return on
Rise in non-performing assets only a blip for IndusInd Bank–Business Standard–12.07.2017
IndusInd Bank met the Street’s expectations when it reported a 26 per cent growth in its June quarter (Q1) net profit at Rs 837 crore.
Investment tips: Here’s how you can reduce tax outgo by setting off losses–Business Line–12.07.2017
No one likes making losses on their investments. It defeats the whole purpose of investing to earn a return. But there are circumstances when asset
Porter wins small business clients with on-demand logistics, lower costs
By all indications, the recently-introduced Goods and Services Tax is expected to benefit the logistics sector, with rating agency ICRA expecting it to grow 9-10
Paytm will be bigger than a traditional bank, says Vijay Shekhar Sharma–Business Line–12.07.2017
Paytm’s payments bank expects to hit 500 million CASA accounts by 2020, more than double their current count of 200 million wallet users who’ve been
‘95% start-ups fail but 100% entrepreneurs succeed’ | Business Line–12.07.2017
Ninety-five per cent of start-ups fail; however, entrepreneurs must take heart because 100 per cent of entrepreneurs succeed, believes K Vaitheeswaran, known as the
Indians applying for Green Card have 12-year waiting list – The Economic Times–11.07.2017
There is a lengthy 12-year waiting period for Indians applying for permanent residency also known as Green Card in the US as skilled employees, according
Initiative for merger should come from banks: Former RBI Governor C Rangarajan–Economic Times–11.07.2017
Former RBI Governor C Rangarajan today said bank merger should be need-based and the initiative should come from the lenders themselves. “Initiative for merger should
Nearly 67 crore bank accounts seeded with Aadhaar: Ravi Shankar Prasad–Economic Times–11.07.2017
As many as 67 crore of the 110 crore bank accounts in the country are now linked with Aadhaar, the 12-digit unique identification number, IT
Kalyan Krishnamurthy: Flipkart outsells Amazon in all categories, except grocery–Economic Times–11.07.2017
Flipkart‘s CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy is confident the next 50-100 million Indian customers who will come on board the online retail market will be driven by
I-T fast-tracks disposal of high value litigations – The Economic Times–11.07.2017
With Rs 7.3 lakh crore locked in litigations, the tax department has set December 31 as the deadline for deciding all appeals involving demands of
IndusInd Bank Q1 net profit jumps 27% to Rs 836.5 crore–Economic Times–11.07.2017
IndusInd BankBSE -0.04 % on Tuesday reported nearly 27 per cent rise in YoY net profit at Rs 836.5 crore for the June quarter, which
Arun Jaitley launches ‘Aaykar Setu’ to enhance e-access of taxpayers–Economic Times–11.07.2017
The Income Tax Department has launched an online facility that will enable payment of taxes, tracking of tax deducted at source and filing of applications
DHFL General Insurance appoints Vijay Sinha as MD–Financial Express–11.07.2017
Prior to it, Sinha has worked at organisations like Life Insurance Corporation of India, Tata AIA Life Insurance Company and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company.
GST impact on infrastructure: It will cut multiple taxes but will affect cost of construction–Financial Express–11.07.2017
The new tax reform will pose several challenges for the infrastructure sector such as treating of works contracts as service contracts, the imposition of new
Credit card fraud: Why RBI has done well to put onus on bank customers–Financial Express–11.07.2017
Besides the complexity of online transactions vis-a-vis cash, one of the hurdles for online payments has been concerns over security.The rising number of hack attempts