RBI keeps interest rates unchanged; lowers growth forecast to 6.7 %
AMN / MUMBAI RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, RBI today kept interest rate unchanged as was widely expected in view of upward trend in inflation even as it cut the growth…
Infrastructure growth rises to 4.9% in Aug; highest in 5 months
AMN / NEW DELHI Helped by robust performance of the coal and electricity sectors, the country’s infrastructure sector grew at a five-month high of four point nine per cent in…
Petrol, diesel prices slashed by Rs 2/litre as govt cuts excise duty
AMN / NEW DELHI Petrol and Diesel will be cheaper by two rupees per litre from midnight tonight. The Central government today reduced the basic excise duty on Petrol and…
Gorkha Stir: Darjeeling tea gardens lose 70% crop worth Rs500 crore
AMN Darjeeling tea estates are bracing for a loss of up to 30% of their crop in 2018 because of the 104-day strike to carve out Gorkhaland out of West…
Khadi sale increases to Rs 3.75 crore in Gujarat
AMN Khadi sale has increased to Rs 3.75 crore within a short span following a small decision of Gujarat government.The State Education Minister Bhupendra Sinh Chudasama has announced that the…
Scope for lesser slabs under GST after revenue buoyancy, says FM
AMN / NEW DELHI Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that there was scope for lesser slabs under the Goods and Services Tax once there is revenue buoyancy. He said…
Revenue is lifeline of developmental activities- JAITELY
AMN Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that revenue is the lifeline of developmental activities in the country. He said, revenue has a great importance in the society and is…
Govt keeps interest rates unchanged on small savings
AMN Government has kept the interest rates unchanged on small savings schemes like PPF, Kisan Vikas Patra and Sukanya Samriddhi for October-December quarter. In a notification, Finance Ministry said, the…
IT Dept. has taken various initiatives to bring transparency in tax administration: Jaitely
AMN Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said Income Tax Department has taken various initiatives in the last two to three years to bring about efficiency, transparency and fairness in tax…
Govt extends deadline for selling pre GST stock to Dec 31
AMN Government has extended the deadline to sell pre-GST goods by three months till 31st of December this year. In a tweet, Consumer Affairs and Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan…