GST, PM Kisan caused minor slip in fiscal deficit in FY19: Fin Min
Transitional impact of GST and poor agricultural situation in 2018-19 fiscal led to the 0.1 percentage point drift in fiscal deficit to 3.4
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Business
Sensex near life-time high, Nifty above 12K
Markets traded near-record levels on Thursday after opening in the green. The Sensex was up 38 points at 40,690.46 from its previous close
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SBI, PNB, IDBI set for recovery from bankrupt Essar Steel
The big win for lenders of bankrupt Essar Steel following the Supreme Court order on Friday has opened the doors for state-run banks
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Audi India introduces Lifetime Value Services
Audi India has introduced a ‘Lifetime Value Services’ for its customers. The service will include extended warranty up to 7 years, and road
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McDonald’s CEO fired over relationship with employee
American fast-food giant McDonald’s announced that it has fired CEO Steve Easterbrook for violating company policy by having a relationship with an unidentified
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Google acquires wearable brand Fitbit for $2.1bn
Google on Friday announced that it has acquired leading wearable brand Fitbit for $2.1 billion. “Today, we’re announcing that Google has entered into
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Bank of India Q2 profit Rs 266 cr as bad loan provisions fall
State-run Bank of India posted Q2 profit of over Rs 266 crore against a loss of Rs 1,156 crore in the year-ago period
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US debt exceeds $23 tn for first time in history
The US governments public debt has exceeded $23 trillion for the first time in history, according to data released by the Department of
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April-Sep fiscal deficit at 92.6% of budgetary target
India’s budgetary fiscal deficit for the April-September period came in at 92.6 per cent, or Rs 6.51 lakh crore, of the budget estimates
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CBI examining fresh details from Cambridge Analytica, FB
The CBI is examining a set of fresh details shared by Cambridge Analytica and Facebook in its ongoing probe related to data harvesting
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