India may extend financial support to Maldives facing default during Muizzu visitIndia may provide financial support to the Maldives to help it avoid a potential default on its foreign debt. This assistance could be anno...
17 Sep, 2024, 10.57 PM IST
Maldives, India resolved 'misunderstandings' after rough patches in ties: Foreign Minister ZameerMaldives Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer has stated that initial misunderstandings with India have been resolved following the repatriation o...
15 Sep, 2024, 04.08 PM IST
Rupee goes international: Journey of Indian currency since 1947The internationalisation of the rupee gathered steam following the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) announcement of a mechanism to settle paym...
14 Aug, 2023, 06.56 PM IST
Sri Lanka marks first anniversary of July 9 people's uprisingSri Lanka on Sunday marked the first anniversary of the historical people's uprising against the previous government's mismanagement of the...
09 Jul, 2023, 02.04 PM IST
IMF sees India as a bright spot, says reforms will spur growthSayeh said India needs to leverage its existing strength in services exports and extend it to job-rich manufacturing exports by deepening i...
07 Jan, 2023, 12.24 AM IST
End of the line for Sri Lanka's 'Terminator' presidentRajapaksa, one of a clan of four brothers who have dominated the country's politics in recent years, was defence secretary under his brothe...
14 Jul, 2022, 10.53 PM IST
Modi govt 2.0 sets sights on making India USD 5 trillion economyFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech, said in the current fiscal, India's economy will grow to become USD 3 trillion e...
21 Jul, 2019, 08.11 PM IST
Indian PM, Maldives President conclude slew of pacts to widen Indian Ocean partnership amid Chinese inroadsA coastal surveillance radar system and a composite training centre for the Maldives defence forces were jointly inaugurated by the two lea...
08 Jun, 2019, 08.39 PM IST
PM Modi tax breaks fire up India's $704 million plane care marketAir Works is among companies that could benefit from a surge in air travel in India, an aviation market poised to become the world’s third ...
10 Aug, 2017, 09.17 AM IST
"Small episodes" occur but country will remain united: Mohan BhagwatIn his 55-minute speech, telecast live by Doordarshan for the second consecutive year, he also called for a holistic discussion on populati...
22 Oct, 2015, 01.01 PM IST
World Bank finds no key reforms undertaken by Government to improve economyIndia fares badly on several counts and ranks a poor 134th among 189 countries, with even Armenia, Fiji, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pak...
01 Jul, 2014, 11.13 AM IST
India ranks 132nd in ease of doing business among 185 economies: World BankIndia lags behind neighbours Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal in the rankings on ease in doing Business, despite carrying out most reforms s...
23 Oct, 2012, 08.26 PM IST
- White Paper on Black Money: A few suggestions should be dropped, lest they unleash inspector raj
The failure to provide both an estimate of black money and also names of account holders with hidden wealth as glaring shortcomings.
26 May, 2012, 07.38 AM IST
- Policy paralysis in South Asia; Indian growth to slow at 6.8%: World Bank
The World Bank has estimated India's growth for the current fiscal at 6.8 per cent, lower than the government projection.
18 Jan, 2012, 07.02 PM IST
- India's ranking improves 7 notches in Doing Business Index
India has climbed up 7 notches in the IFC-World Bank's 'Doing Business Index' indicating market improvement in the business environment.
20 Oct, 2011, 05.24 PM IST
- India's tax system better than China's: PwC
India has a lower total tax rate of 70.6% as compared to China's 73.9%, while it also scores ahead of China in terms of compliance time. Ke...
20 Nov, 2007, 07.25 PM IST
- 71% tax trauma for India Inc: Study
India, ranked 165 in the overall paying taxes ranking, however, has got an overall better ranking for ease of paying taxes than China, whic...
20 Nov, 2007, 03.19 AM IST