India’s FY20 fiscal deficit at 4.5% of GDP, higher than revised target
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) India overshot the revised fiscal deficit target for 2019-20, as it came in at 4.59 per cent of GDP,...
American billionaires richer by $434 billion during the pandemic
New York, May 23 (IANS) As millions of US citizens lost their jobs in the Covid-19 pandemic, nations billionaires saw their net worth jump...
US rental-car company Hertz files for bankruptcy
Washington, May 23 (IANS) US rental-car company Hertz Global Holdings Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection, becoming the latest travel-related business falling victim to...
IBM lays off ‘thousands’ of employees as Covid-19 hits business
San Francisco, May 23 (IANS) Arvind Krishna-led tech giant IBM has joined the league of companies who have started firing employees in tough Covid-19...
Equity market’s thumbs down to rate cut, Sensex slips 300 points
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) repo rate cut and other liquidity measures failed to cheer the stock market as...
RBI’s measures will boost exports, imports, debt servicing : CITI
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has hailed the measures announced by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday...
Disabled left in the lurch, need inclusion during pandemic: Report
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) As the country continues to remain locked down for the last two months due to the novel coronavirus pandemic,...
With more informal workers, Andhra, Bengal and TN most vulnerable to job losses
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have a higher share of informal workforce which is vulnerable to job...
‘Secret benefactor’: Mizoram bizman pays off 4 distressed debtors’ loans
BY SUJIT CHAKRABORTY
Aizawl, May 19 (IANS) Even as the Covid-19 induced economic crisis has impacted crores of people and businesses, a businessman in...
FM gives break-up of eco package; allocation at Rs 20,97,053 cr
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday listed all the measures and allocations made under the Rs 20 lakh crore...
