Ajeet Kumar

Leads the business and technology team at Zeenews.com. His expertise lies in commodities, agriculture, markets, personal finance and socio-political economy of India. 

India's exports up 10.29% in August; trade deficit widens to $11.64 billion

India's exports up 10.29% in August; trade deficit widens to $11.64 billion

New Delhi: India's exports grew by 10.29 percent on a yearly basis to USD 23.81 billion in August on account of rise in shipments of engineering, petroleum, chemicals and pharmaceuticals products,

Sep 15, 2017 - 08:22 PM IST
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India's current account deficit at 4-year high, widens sharply to 2.4% in April-June quarter

India's current account deficit at 4-year high, widens sharply to 2.4% in April-June quarter

New Delhi: The current account deficit soared to USD 14.3 billion, or 2.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, from USD 0.4 billion a year ago, the Reserve

Sep 15, 2017 - 08:04 PM IST
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Growing convergence between Japan and India has capacity to stimulate global economy: PM Modi

Growing convergence between Japan and India has capacity to stimulate global economy: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the growing convergence between Japan and India on strategic and economic issues has capacity to stimulate the global economy.

Sep 14, 2017 - 07:29 PM IST
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LIVE: Sensex, Nifty move in narrow range; L&T, Tata Steel top gainers

Stay tuned here for latest updates on Indian markets, including BSE Sensex, NSE Nifty, Indian rupee and MCX gold.  

Sep 8, 2017 - 02:23 PM IST
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Crackdown on black money: Over 2 lakh companies deregistered; bank accounts frozen, says government

Crackdown on black money: Over 2 lakh companies deregistered; bank accounts frozen, says government

New Delhi: As part of a broad crackdown on illegal transactions and tax evasion, the government on Tuesday said that names of over 2 lakh firms have been struck off from the Register of Companies (

Sep 6, 2017 - 07:32 PM IST
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Market defies GDP data; Sensex up 162 points, Nifty inches closer to 10,000-mark

Stay tuned here for latest updates on Indian markets, including BSE Sensex, NSE Nifty, Indian rupee and MCX gold.

Sep 1, 2017 - 03:53 PM IST
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Indian economy grows at slowest pace under Modi government, hits 3-year low of 5.7% in April-June

Indian economy grows at slowest pace under Modi government, hits 3-year low of 5.7% in April-June

New Delhi: India's GDP growth slipped to 13-quarter low of 5.7 percent year-on-year during the April-June quarter as compared to 6.1 percent in January-March, government data showed on Thursday.

Sep 1, 2017 - 09:35 AM IST
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Demonetisation: 99% of banned Rs 500/100 notes worth Rs 15.28 lakh crore back in system, says RBI

Demonetisation: 99% of banned Rs 500/100 notes worth Rs 15.28 lakh crore back in system, says RBI

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday said that almost 99 percent of banned Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes that were demonet

Aug 31, 2017 - 12:42 PM IST
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RBI issues new Rs 200 notes to facilitate ease of transactions

RBI issues new Rs 200 notes to facilitate ease of transactions

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank on on Friday (August) issued new Rs 200 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, bearing signature of RBI Governor Urjit

Aug 25, 2017 - 03:31 PM IST
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New Rs 200 note to be issued from today, RBI says it will ease consumer transaction hassles

New Rs 200 note to be issued from today, RBI says it will ease consumer transaction hassles

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank will on August 25 issue new Rs 200 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, bearing signature of RBI Governor Urjit Patel

Aug 25, 2017 - 12:02 AM IST
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