India
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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Insurance industry seeks hike in tax exemption limit
Government should raise tax exemption limit for health insurance and introduce fiscal measures to help increase its penetration, say industry officials.
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Mutual Funds roll out Aadhaar number facility for investors
To make it easier for investors to buy or sell mutual fund products, fund houses are offering the facility of investing in such products by using the Aadhaar number. The investor can invest online in mutual fund products even if the person is not compliant with Know Your Client (KYC) ...
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Tamil Nadu to set up 800MW supercritical coal-based power plant
Tamil Nadu government has set the ball rolling for establishing the state's first 800MW supercritical coal-based power plant, with chief minister Jayalalithaa laying the foundation stone for the Rs 6,000 crore project.
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Air India Express announces summer schedule, increases flights
Frequency between Kerala and Middle East would increase to 119 flights from the present 96 as per the summer schedule announced by Air India Express, country's first international budget airline.
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India needs $1 trillion for new roads, ports, airports: Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said the country requires $1 trillion for the development of new roads, ports and airports over the next few years. He said the NDA government is set to transform India's infrastructure and added there is no dearth of funds for this priority area.
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'Reforms will determine India surge'
In an interview to TOI on the sidelines of the the ET Global Business summit in Delhi, chairman of global tax and audit firm PwC Dennis M Nally identified reform of the tax system as the big ticket item government should pursue.
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Make in India is a marathon, not a sprint, says Suresh Prabhu
Also said the government is making right investments to make the manufacturing initiative a success story
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Weak dollar strengthens India's Forex reserves: Experts
The foreign reserves' kitty had plunged by $1.72 billion to $347.20 billion for the week ended Jan 15.
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Government to exploit unviable coal mines to make urea, Nitin Gadkari says
The government will soon exploit economically unviable coal mines for gasification to produce cheaper urea to cut down on huge Rs 55,000 crore annual subsidy on the fertilizer, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday.
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Sundaram Finance Q3 profit dips 8%; declares dividend Rs 4.50/shr
Sundaram Finance reported a 8% fall in third-quarter profit after the Chennai-based non-banking finance company incurred higher expenses and paid out more in terms of employee benefits, despite seeing higher income from operations.
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Cholamandalam Investment posts 31% rise in profits
Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co Ltd reported a 31% rise in third-quarter standalone profit after the Chennai-based lender saw more income from its vehicle and home loans.
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SpiceJet raises cancellation, excess weight charges; advances no-show time
Low cost carrier (LCC) SpiceJet will hike its cancellation and excess weight charges, apart from advancing the no show time for cancelling tickets, from Monday, February 1.
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'Make in India' is a marathon, not sprint, Suresh Prabhu says
The railways ministry is investing billions of dollars to modernise the sector and give a push to the "Make in India" initiative, which is a "marathon" and not a "sprint", railways minister Suresh Prabhu said on Saturday.
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Budget session of Parliament likely from February 23
The Budget session of Parliament is likely to begin on February 23 as the Cabinet committee on parliamentary affairs headed by home minister Rajnath Singh meets on February 4 to finalize the broad schedule. Usually, the budget session begins in the third week of February and concludes early May.
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Duty-free shops at airports in non-metro cities see uptick in business
More Indian travellers are buying at duty-free stores in local airports instead of overseas, attracted by discounts and a growing range of spirits.
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SBI, BoB and other PSBs creating anti-money laundering framework for overseas branches
While the priority is to have AML framework in place in Europe and US, it is also being created in Dubai, South Africa, Mauritius and Singapore.
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Arun Jaitley vows more reforms
Pledging to continue structural reforms to accelerate growth, finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said India has the potential to grow at 8-9 per cent, and only a higher growth rate can end poverty.
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ET Global Business Summit: Government and India Inc can together shape India's growth story, say top CEOs
Kumar Birla rated the demographic dividend as the biggest positive for India, that was endorsed by Sunil Mittal later.
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Banks to get enough capital, want them to deal with NPAs: Jayant Sinha
The government will provide as much capital as required to public sector banks, but these banks must also clean up their books of bad loans, Sinha said.
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ET Global Business Summit: Innovation is vital to survive disruption, says McKinsey & Co's MD Dominic Barton
"Innovation is absolutely critical given the disruption sweeping across companies," said Dominic Barton, managing director, McKinsey & Company.
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ET Global Business Summit: Government must undertake reforms in education, healthcare, says Times Group MD Vineet Jain
Vineet Jain said India had the potential to be growth engine of the global economy and urged the government to press ahead with reforms.