India's star shines bright in global gloom: IMF chief
With young workforce and continuing policy reform, India has not only emerged as the fastest-growing economy, but its stars also shine bright amid the current global gloom, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Saturday.
Mar 12, 2016, 11:07 AM IST
India dispels myth that democracy and economic growth can’t go together: PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has dispelled the myth that democracy and rapid economic growth cannot go together.
Mar 12, 2016, 10:47 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi seeks opposition help in passage of GST, other bills
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday made a fresh pitch for passage of GST and other legislations in the Rajya Sabha considering the "conducive atmosphere" that has been prevailing in Parliament this session with cooperation from the opposition.
Mar 09, 2016, 18:04 PM IST
Economic growth improving in India: Jaitley
The economic growth rate is expected to increase to 7.6 percent in 2015-16, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Tuesday.
Mar 08, 2016, 20:28 PM IST
RBI to go for rate cut as early as this month: Kotak
Government has stuck to the fiscal consolidation path and this is very positive for the interest rates scenario, eminent banker Uday Kotak said adding RBI is expected to go for a rate cut as early as this month.
Mar 01, 2016, 20:14 PM IST
Ambition more than threat driving India’s defence strategy, fancy projects, says Pakistani daily
Dawn said that India’s consideration of Cold Start, a next-generation conventional capability, triggered Pakistan’s interest in tactical nuclear weapons.
Feb 28, 2016, 17:12 PM IST
Economic Survey: India's growth rate to accelerate to 8-10% in 2-5 years, says CEA Arvind Subramanian
Terming India as a bright spot, Subramanian said there is case for pursuing structural reforms like implementation of Goods and Services Tax.
Feb 26, 2016, 18:23 PM IST
Economic Survey pegs GDP growth at 7-7.75%; pitches for more reforms, GST
The Economic Survey for 2015-16, which was tabled in Parliament today, also made a case for carrying forward the reform process to achieve macro-economic stability.
Feb 26, 2016, 13:18 PM IST
Indian economy to grow at 7.4% in FY16: Ficci
The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.4 percent in the current fiscal, slightly lower than 7.6 percent projected in advance estimates of Central Statistics Office, industry body Ficci said Tuesday.
Feb 23, 2016, 20:06 PM IST
Budget Session of Parliament: Indian economy a haven of stability, says President Pranab Mukherjee
Mukherjee said inflation, fiscal deficit and current account deficit have all come down and the country recorded the highest ever foreign exchange reserves in 2015.
Feb 23, 2016, 14:13 PM IST
Budget Session of Parliament: 20 key highlights of President Pranab Mukherjee's address
Addressing the joint sitting of Parliament at the start of the Budget session, the President Pranab Mukherjee said India has jumped 12 places on the ease of doing ranking of the World Bank while foreign investment inflow has risen 39 percent.
Feb 23, 2016, 13:29 PM IST
Indian economy to grow robustly at 7.4% next fiscal: OECD
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has raised India's growth forecast compared to 7.3 percent expansion projected in November 2015.
Feb 18, 2016, 23:17 PM IST
RBI chief Rajan says not in favour of devaluing exchange rate
Rajan reiterated the central bank would strive to curb excessive volatility.
Feb 15, 2016, 15:22 PM IST
India GDP likely to clock 7.8% growth in 2016: Nomura
India's industrial recovery process is likely to be gradual owing to external headwinds and weak private sector investment, still the country is expected to clock a GDP growth of 7.8 percent in the next fiscal, says a report by Nomura.
Feb 15, 2016, 14:54 PM IST
India's industrial output remains negative, contracts 1.3% in December
The manufacturing sector, which accounts for over 75 percent of the index, declined by 2.4 percent against a growth of 4.1 percent in December 2014.
Feb 12, 2016, 19:38 PM IST
Arun Jaitley at India Investment Summit
Arun Jaitley at India Investment Summit
Feb 04, 2016, 20:47 PM IST
Interest rates not holding back economy: Raghuram Rajan
A day after leaving interest rates unchanged for the second time in as many months, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday said interest rates are not holding back the economy.
Feb 03, 2016, 20:10 PM IST
India's economy on much higher, stabler footing: FM Jaitley
Amid global uncertainty, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said it is important for India to emerge out of the crisis stronger as it is on a much higher and stabler footing than other nations.
Feb 03, 2016, 17:54 PM IST
FM Arun Jaitley pitches for reforms, not populism, to push growth
Jaitley said the government would not pursue retrospective tax claims and added that he would like the remaining two or three disputes to get resolved "as expeditiously as possible".
Jan 30, 2016, 16:02 PM IST
