Silver also slipped below the Rs 41,000-mark by falling Rs 525 to Rs 40,975 per kg on reduced offtake by industrial units and coin makers
The all-powerful Council approved the final draft of Central GST (C-GST) and Integrated GST (I-GST) and will take up for approval the State-GST and Union Territory-GST (UT-GST) laws at its next meeting on March 16.
A drop in demand from local jewellers and retailers at current levels weighed on the prices
The Madras High Court Bench in Madurai on Thursday dismissed a couple of public interest litigation petitions filed against the supply of Tamirabarani surface water to industries set up by co-packers of Pepsi and Coca Cola at the Industrial Growth Centre established by SIPCOT at Gangaikondan in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.
A call by the Traders Federation in Tamil Nadu to ban sales of Coca Cola and Pepsi soft drinks came into effect on Wednesday with its president A M Vikrama Raja declaring drinks as 'toxic' for consumption.
Pentagon said he has withdrawn citing disruption in his financial interests
From citizenship rights to hate crimes and police brutality, no wave of persecution in the US has left Indians completely untouched.
Nandi had defeated, by a margin of more than 14,000 votes, Keshri Nath Tripathi who was a five-time MLA, and had served thrice as the Uttar Pradesh assembly speaker and was the BJP's state unit president at that time.
For the party's traditional vote bank -- traders -- demonetisation was a 'political betrayal.'
Opposition on Monday picked holes in various government decisions like demonetisation and surgical strikes as well as allocation of funds for MNREGA, agriculture sector and Scheduled Castes, saying it has failed on all fronts despite which it is trying to "fool" the people.
Attacking the note ban move, Yechury said the PM's assertion that it will impact terror funding has not yielded any result.
They alleged that the central bank has "failed miserably" in handling the situation post-demonetisation.
N Sundaresha Subramanian digs deeper into what Catalyst, an Indo-US project, brings to the payments ecosystem.
The US currency's decline against major world currencies alongside fag-end dollar supply largely helped the rupee recoup some of its initial losses
Did you know that samosas, idlis and coffee are not originally from India?
Fresh demand for the US currency from importers and banks alongside sustained capital outflows by foreign funds weighed on the local unit
'I would recommend every young Indian reads Shashi Tharoor's book to get a perspective of our colonial past in the present day mesmerising euphoria of the global village in spite of Donald Trump, says Shivanand Kanavi.
A weak dollar sentiment across the board alongside unwinding of long positions by speculative traders ahead of key US macro data release largely supported the rupee
Hitting out at Prime Minister for calling note-ban a 'shuddhi yagna', senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan said the move is nothing short of an "uncontrolled forest fire" that has claimed several lives and hit the economy.
'Their vote bank has shifted to the BJP; the Congress is yet to realise it.'
Income tax officials have directed property dealers and registration authorities to prepare a list of top property deals that have taken place in the last three years.
The official twists and turns have raised questions on the government's credibility and its ability to pull the nation out of the demonetisation quagmire. To keep up with the new rules, the government has issued an updated FAQ on demonetisation.
In the fourth of a six-part series Sahil Makkar finds out how badly Jalandhar's sports goods industry was hit by the note ban and the price it continues to pay.
Modi sought the cooperation of public in making the "war on corruption" a success and said the wrongdoings of some are being caught only with the support of common people who are coming forward with concrete information about hoarders.
Powerlooms and a lack of policy have pushed heritage art towards extinction, say Shreya Jai and Subhayan Chakraborty.
Accusing the Congress of putting its interests above the country's, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday tore into the Oppposition, saying unlike earlier when opposition parties stalled Parliament against scams, Congress- led parties are now doing so against government's steps to curb black money and corruption.
The US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 per cent, only the second increase in a decade.
After claiming that there will be an "earthquake" if he speaks, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that he has detailed information about "personal corruption" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi which he wants to present in Lok Sabha but is not being allowed to do so by the prime minister.
The 'thanksgiving and feedback' programme will also gauze public mood by asking them about the problems they face.
Exchanges believe its legal status may now change, with the government pushing for digitised transactions.
The Indian currency had appreciated by a whopping 85 paise in three-day surge
On Thursday, the Business Advisory Committee of the Lok Sabha, which allocates time for the Bills and discussions to be taken up for the forthcoming week, met, but the government strategists didn't ask the members to allocate time for the GST Bills for the next week.
Asia's oldest and largest cattle fair may soon lose its star attraction.
In the fourth of a six-part series, Ajay Modi visits Moradabad, to see how the brass city is coping with the after-effects of demonetisation.
In the concluding article of a six-part series, Business Standard visits Ludhiana, one of the largest industrial towns in Punjab, to assess the effect of demonetisation.
In the third of a six-part series, Business Standard travels through diamond and textile units in Surat to assess the impact of demonetisation.
While the government has the option of ensuring the passage of these Bills as money Bills, there are voices within the government advising discretion on the GST roll-out by April 1.
Gold extended its slump for the second day and shed another ₹ 350 to hit a six-month low of ₹ 29,000 per 10 grams in the bullion market.
With the first salary date after demonetisation around the corner, will India's labourers be able to take their hard-earned wages home?
In the second of a six-part series, Sanjay Jog of Business Standard walks across the streets of Indore to find out how it has been hit by demonetisation.
© 2024 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances