Economy

PM's meeting with CMs: Demand transfer of cash to poor families, says Chidambaram

NDA govt incompetent in managing the economy: Chidambaram

6:30 pm February 8, 2020

Hyderabad: The BJP-led NDA government has proved to be incompetent and helpless in managing the economy, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram alleged on Saturday. Hitting out at the Centre, Chidambaram, who spoke on the Union Budget at a programme organised by the party here, alleged the Modi government was like a helpless doctor who failed […]

Budget 2020 has both vision and action: PM Modi

8:05 pm February 1, 2020

New Delhi: Asserting that the Union Budget will give push to the economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday listed out various reforms announced in it and said the document has both “vision and action”. Reforms announced in the Budget will push employment in the country and help in doubling farmers’ income, the prime minister […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

India close to concluding a trade package with US: Shringla

12:29 pm January 4, 2020

Washington: India and the US are close to concluding a trade package that would provide enhanced market access to both countries, India’s outgoing Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said. Shringla made the comments while addressing a group of Indian-American entrepreneurs during a farewell lunch on Friday organised for him by TiE DC, […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee hold extensive discussions

PM Modi, Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee hold extensive discussions

1:39 pm October 22, 2019

New Delhi: Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and held a “healthy and extensive” interaction on various subjects. Banerjee, an Indian-born American professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has won Nobel in economics, jointly with wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for “experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”. “Excellent […]

Rupee settles 14 paise down at 71.02 against dollar

8:56 pm October 7, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by 14 paise to close at 71.02 against the US dollar on Monday as profit booking in domestic equities and unabated foreign fund outflows kept investors edgy. Forex traders said market sentiment remained fragile ahead of the US-China trade meeting. Besides, rising crude oil prices also weighed on the domestic unit. […]