RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan
RBI's rate cut will provide policy support to real economy, says Jaitley
Welcoming the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to reduce the repo rate to 6.75 from 7.25%, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the central bank's decision will significantly p…
Sri Lanka
Royal British horse a game changer in Sri Lankan presidential polls
The supreme leader has changed the face of Sri Lanka. A war of 30 years has been put to an end, the world's finest cars are speeding on newly built expressways, the economy is spurting at a…
Prime Minister
Reduce black money through cashless transactions, says Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on banks to work towards a cash less society to reduce the black money circulating in the economy. Modi said, "I wish that there should be a competiti…
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan raises concerns over Make in India's export strategy
From Make in India to instilling growth in the economy, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday gave a piece of his mind, which is unlikely to go down well with the Ce…
Transport
While they descend in India, airline profits fly globally
International Air Transport Association (IATA) has raised its profit outlook for global airlines on lower oil prices and recovery prospects of world economy. The industry body sees air…
Sensex
Sensex, Nifty Soar to All Time High Ahead of Economic Data
The Nifty gained as much as 1.14 percent to hit a record high of 8,591.4, surpassing the 8,535.35 level reached on Tuesday. The Sensex rose 1.15 percent to a life high of 2,8765.52. It hit a hi…
market report
GDP grows 5.3% in Q2 as services, mining hold fort
The Indian economy grew 5.3% during the July-September quarter, marginally better than market expectations of 5.1%. The improvement in the gross domestic product (GDP) was largely due to growth i…
US
New era in India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, say top US diplomats
Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his style of functioning and "determination" for development for all, two of the top US diplomats have said that "a new era" ha…
women empowerment
Experts believe improvement in education and health sector required to reap benefit of India's young demography
Much has been said about India's demographic dividend. As per projections based on government data, the Indian population will have an average age of just 29 years in 2020, younger than both th…
politics
FM Arun Jaitley takes cautious stance as WPI inflation adds to cheer
Tailwinds for the economy in the form of cooling inflation and rising industrial output are enough to excite finance minister Arun Jaitley, who has set the bar higher and is even cautious on the deve…
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