Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance
Retail inflation accelerates to more than five-year high in December
India’s annual retail inflation accelerated to 7.35% in December, the highest in more than five years, strengthening views that the ......
Economy
Govt to seek more dividend from RBI amid revenue shortfall
India’s government plans to push the central bank for a fiscal lifeline in the form of another interim dividend, as ......
Economy
Govt slashes 2019-20 GDP growth forecast to 5%
India on Tuesday forecast 5% growth for the current financial year, the slowest pace in 11 years, which will likely ......
Economy
Govt plans to cut spending to curb deficit; may hurt growth
India’s government is likely to cut spending for the current fiscal year by as much as 2 trillion Indian rupees ......
Markets
Nifty, Sensex advance up to 14% this year
Indian shares ended lower on the final trading day of the year, as investors booked profits ahead of a finance ......
Economy
Flashback 2019: The year when the economy took a hard right turn towards turmoil
Soon after winning a second term in May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a target to boost the Indian economy’s ......
Finance
Govt may cut capital gains tax, personal income tax rates in budget
The government is likely to trim personal income tax rates and cut the tax on long-term capital gains from equity ......
Finance
India PIPE, hedge funds record sharp drop in new fund commitments, dry powder
Indian hedge funds and private equity firms that invest in stock markets have reported a sharp drop in new fund ......
Finance
Why the govt's lending push could come back to bite the banking sector
Deen Dyal, who runs a tea stall on the outskirts of New Delhi, was beaming when he walked out of ......
Finance
Govt to launch first debt exchange-traded fund
India will launch its first debt exchange-traded fund (EFT) comprised of debt of state run companies, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman ......
