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Surjit Bhalla says India’s tax-to-GDP ratio ‘high for a developing country’, sparks debate at seminar

Former PM-EAC member Bhalla and ex-CBDT member Arbind Modi exchanged views on India's taxation efficiency, impact of tax cuts and growth potential at CSEP seminar.

Cabinet approves 8 major highway projects including ring road in Ayodhya; total cost pegged at Rs 50,655 crore

New Delhi , August 2 (ANI): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the development of eight access-controlled national highway...

Rupee settles almost flat against US dollar

Mumbai, Aug 2 (PTI) The rupee settled 1 paisa higher at 83.72 against the US dollar in a range-bound trade on Friday, as gains...

Mamata Banerjee writes to Nirmala Sitharaman seeking GST exemption on insurance premium

Kolkata (West Bengal) , August 2 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has requested the central government to withdraw the Goods and Services...

Dollar hits four-month low as weak jobs data boosts rate cut bets

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar dropped to a four-month low on Friday after a weaker than expected employment report for July raised expectations that the Federal Reserve will

Rupee settles almost flat against US dollar

Mumbai, Aug 2 (PTI) The rupee settled 1 paisa higher at 83.72 against the US dollar in a range-bound trade on Friday, as gains...

Exhibition of building materials, architecture, to be held in Guwahati

Guwahati, Aug 2 (PTI) Over 5,000 dealers and distributors, along with builders and developers, will come together during a three-day exhibition, a confluence...

NCLAT approves Byju’s settlement with BCCI, sets aside insolvency plea

New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI) In a major relief for the embattled edtech major, the insolvency appellate tribunal on Friday approved the Rs 158.9...

Ola IPO subscribed 38% on Day 1, retail portion oversubscribed

New Delhi , August 2 (ANI): The much-awaited initial public offering (IPO) of Ola Electric Mobility was subscribed 0.38 times at the end of...

India’s forex reserves decline slightly after hitting record high

New Delhi , August 2 (ANI): India's foreign exchange reserves have come off their all-time high, after touching a record high last week. It...

On Camera

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?