Foreign remittance above Rs 7L to attract 5% tax from Oct 1
New Delhi, (IANS) Tax collection at source (TCS) on foreign remittances will only be applicable on the amount in excess of Rs 7 lakh...
Invest more in healthcare to combat Covid, say health leaders
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The 73rd Regional Committee Session of WHO South-East Asia Region began on Wednesday, with health leaders emphasizing on greater...
Amazon plans to hire 33,000 people in US
San Francisco, Sep 9 (IANS) As its businesses flourish even during the pandemic, Amazon on Wednesday said it currently has in the US 33,000...
Link between pandemic and economy weakening: Credit Suisse
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Seroprevalence studies in various cities now show 15-100 times higher infections than reported cases Covid, implying a significantly lower...
India now ranks 4th in renewable energy: Modi
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Pointing out that India ranks fourth globally in terms of renewable energy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that...
India’s GDP contraction should alarm everyone: Raghuram Rajan
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) A week after India reported a significant contraction in its GDP during the April-June quarter of 2020-21 fiscal, former...
Last week’s reversal puts markets under pressure
BY ARUN KEJRIWAL
Markets were on a roller coaster ride last week and the optimism and bullishness of the previous week just vanished. We had...
US equities post weekly losses amid tech sell-off, economic data
New York, Sep 6 (IANS) US equities decreased in the past week as investors rotated about of the tech sector while digesting a slew...
India’s forex reserves rise by over $3 billion
Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) India's foreign exchange reserves jumped higher by $3.883 billion during the week ended August 28.
According to the Reserve Bank of...
Worst behind us, Indian economy witnessing V-shaped recovery: DEA
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Days after India reported a 23.9 per cent contraction in its gross domestic product (GDP), the Department of Economic...