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— Mahatma Gandhi
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Kejriwal asks Prez to help jewellers on excise duty issue
New Delhi, Mar 29 () Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today met President Pranab Mukherjee and asked him to intervene on the NDA government's budget proposal to impose one per cent excise duty on non-silver jewellery.
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Value buying buoys equity markets
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Value buying, positive European markets and healthy foreign funds inflow buoyed the Indian equity markets during the late-afternoon trade session on Tuesday.
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No breakthrough for jewellers; strike enters day 28
Most jewellery shops and establishments in the country are shut since March 2 after finance minister Arun Jaitley announced one per cent excise duty on non-silver jewellery.
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No breakthrough for jewellers; strike enters day 28
New Delhi, Mar 29 () A large number of gold traders and jewellers continued their strike for the 28th day today in protest against the proposed one per cent excise duty on non-silver jewellery.
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Arun Jaitley invites Australian businesses to invest in India
He said India needs a lot of Foreign Direct Investment, especially in manufacturing and infrastructure sectors
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India business sentiment falls in March amid low demand, high input prices: Survey
Another factor that added to companies' outlays was depreciation of rupee, expectations of an interest rate cut
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RBI may go for a ‘measured’ cut next week, report says
The Reserve Bank of India is likely to approach policy easing with caution and go for a measured cut next week amid recent bounce in global oil prices and partial implementation of a public sector wage bill, says a report by DBS. The RBI in Februaruary had left the key ...
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Tata Steel: Union leaders meet in India to decide fate of Port Talbot in Wales
UK union leaders have held talks in India ahead of a crucial board meeting of steel giant Tata which could decide the fate of thousands of workers. The future of thousands of UK steelworkers is at stake, especially at the Port Talbot plant in South Wales.
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In Sydney, Arun Jaitley seeks Australian investment in India
Finance minister Arun Jaitley invited businesses in New South Wales to invest in India, saying the country wants foreign sovereign wealth funds to be part of NIIF, pension and insurance funds in India. He also highlighted various initiatives undertaken by the government to boost the Indian economy.
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Trade talks to dominate India, EU summit
Negotiations on the Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement - the FTA between the EU and India is to top the agenda of discussions
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Modi govt provided corruption-free regime: Nirmala Sitharaman
She said that the govt is trying to bring India's ranking in ease of doing business within top 50
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ADB, USAID to assist India in developing clean energy projects
Under the terms of the MoU, USAID will align components of their technical assistance with ADB's current and planned investments
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Uttarakhand: Congress moves court,Jaitley defends central rule (Roundup)
Dehradun/New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The political crisis in Uttarakhand showed no signs of ending with the Congress party moving the state high court on Monday against imposition of President's Rule as BJP leader and union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley justified central rule, saying the Congress government was "murdering democracy".
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BHEL commissions 40MW hydro power unit in West Bengal
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GVK Power sells stake in Bangalore Airport to Fairfax for Rs 2,149 cr
GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd said it will sell 33% stake in Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) to Canadian investor Prem Watsa-led Fairfax India Holdings Corp and Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd for about Rs 2,149 crore ($321 million) to reduce debt.
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Cong govt should have quit after Appropriation Bill failure:FM
New Delhi, Mar 28 () Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today attacked the sacked Congress government in Uttarakhand saying the Speaker was murdering democracy by first declaring a Budget rejected by majority MLAs as passed and then by disqualifying MLAs even after Assembly was put under suspended
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No major mistake in policy, governance: Jaitley on NDA govt
New Delhi, Mar 28 () The BJP-led NDA Government has not made any major mistake in terms of governance, both on integrity and policy, in two years and "that says a lot", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said.
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High interest rates will make Indian economy sluggish: Arun Jaitley
Justifying slashing of interest rate on small saving instruments like PPF, finance minister Arun Jaitley said interest rates in India are "extraordinarily" high and the country risks becoming the most sluggish economy if lending rates continue to rule high.
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High interest rates will make Indian economy sluggish: Jaitley
New Delhi, Mar 28 () Justifying slashing of interest rate on small saving instruments like PPF, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said interest rates in India are "extraordinarily" high and the country risks becoming the most sluggish economy if lending rates continue to rule high.
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Pay dues honourably or face coercive action: Arun Jaitley to Mallya
"I don't want to make any comments on individual cases but I think it's a responsibility of large groups like his (Vijay Mallya's) to honourably settle their dues with the banks," finance minister Arun Jaitley said.
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Congress on decline due to problems of its leadership: Jaitley
New Delhi, Mar 28 () Making a veiled attack on Rahul Gandhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the Congress' decline is due to problems of its leadership and compared it to an "obsolete car" manufacturer who could survive in the past due to monopoly but not now.