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  'Government committed to implement Goods and Services Tax'

  July 18, 2015 8:29 IST

  New Delhi : The government remains committed to roll out the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from April next year, a senior official said on Friday."The GST Council would be constituted after the enactment of

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  India Inc pats PM Modi for restoring government credibility

  July 01, 2015 12:20 IST

  New Delhi : India Inc has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for restoring the government's credibility by taking steps towards transparency in its functioning."The NDA government has shaped a new economic direction for the country's

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  PM Modi hears industry woes; asks them to innovate, Make in India

  India | July 01, 2015 0:07 IST

  New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met business leaders to hear their grievances on issues ranging from high capital cost to ease of doing business to certainty on taxation matters, as he interacted

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  BRICS members hail integration ahead of July forum

  World | June 19, 2015 17:52 IST

  St. Petersburg: BRICS member states—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—cheered new integration trends with the announcement of the formation of the BRICS Development Bank, ahead of the group's upcoming forum in July.Vice-Chairman of the

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  Business delegation to propel Indian agenda in US

  June 16, 2015 18:05 IST

  New Delhi:  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will be accompanied by a high-powered business delegation on his ten-day visit to the US to propel the nation's agenda, a business chamber said on Tuesday.As many as eight

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  Terrorism a big issue, says Pak envoy, seeks better eco ties

  India | May 11, 2015 17:57 IST

  Lucknow: Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit today termed terrorism as “a big issue” and peace in “mutual interest” of the two countries that could be achieved through dialogue.He also pitched for economic ties

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  TAPI pipeline will take five years: Afghanistan president

  World | April 29, 2015 18:44 IST

  New Delhi: The construction of the $10-billion four-nation TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) gas pipeline project will be completed in the next five years, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday."TAPI will take five years. I invite the

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  Ghani, Modi hold delegation level talks

  India | April 28, 2015 13:09 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani met here on Tuesday for delegation level talks.The talks are being held at Hyderabad House.President Ghani earlier met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who

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  RBI's first policy review of fiscal on Tuesday

  April 05, 2015 21:13 IST

  Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is to announce its first bi-monthly monetary policy review of the current fiscal on Tuesday, when it is widely expected to leave the repo rate, at which it

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  RBI rate cut not enough to stimulate manufacturing: FICCI

  April 05, 2015 14:42 IST

  New Delhi: Ahead of the RBI's bi-monthly monetary policy review on Tuesday, the FICCI said on Sunday that any cut in interest rates would not be "adequate to stimulate investment in manufacturing" given the lack

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  Govt has little room for tax concessions, says Sinha

  March 04, 2015 23:40 IST

  New Delhi: Government has very little room for tax concessions as India's tax-to-GDP ratio is very low in comparison to global average, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said today.“Our tax-to-GDP ratio is simply

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  Budget 2015: Sustainable turnaround still elusive, say CEOs

  February 25, 2015 16:27 IST

  New Delhi: Investments, profits and exports lack a 'sustainable turnaround', according to the results of a business confidence survey released on Tuesday. Another study urged the government to 'walk the talk' and take steps to

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  79 foreign operators to attend UP Travel Mart

  India | February 19, 2015 23:28 IST

  Lucknow: A total of 79 tour operators from all over the world and over two dozen Indian tour operators would take part in the UP Travel Mart 2015 starting Feb 22, Uttar Pradesh Tourism and

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  Maharashtra government seeks inputs from experts for state budget

  February 05, 2015 13:57 IST

  Mumbai: Faced with bulging deficit and a need to increase investments, the Maharashtra government has sought suggestions from finance experts, industry bodies, bureaucrats and other stakeholders for preparing the upcoming state budget for the next

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  Obama visit will take economic ties to new high: India Inc

  January 27, 2015 11:58 IST

  New Delhi: Decisions taken during the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama will take the bilateral strategic ties to an "altogether new high", India Inc said."This visit of President Obama

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  Manufacture growth revival a major challenge: Arun Jaitley

  January 07, 2015 8:38 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said infrastructure sectors like coal, power and cement have been recording double digit growth in the last few months, whereas reviving manufacturing growth remains a major challenge."Reviving

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  Faster highways, more waterways to come: Gadkari

  Politics | December 20, 2014 23:36 IST

  New Delhi: The central government aims to construct 30 km of highways every day in the next two years, and has also asked the industry to invest in development of inland waterways in the country,

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  Government should not rush through Coal Bill: Anand Sharma

  Politics | December 20, 2014 21:58 IST

  New Delhi: Government should not rush through the Coal Bill as it would lead to litigations given the contradictory provisions in it, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said on Saturday.“Why the Coal Bill has to

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  Taxmen must recover legitimate dues: Arun Jaitley

  December 20, 2014 16:53 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said revenue department must recover the legitimate dues but there is no point in focusing on unfairly imposed taxes as they only bring “bad name”.“...the taxes which are

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  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeks chamber's help in setting finances right

  Politics | November 07, 2014 16:37 IST

  Kolkata: After futile efforts to wrest a financial package from the Centre during the past UPA-II and present NDA regime, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today turned to an industry body to plead for