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With less than a week left before the government presents its budget in Parliament, all eyes remain on any key announcements in the annual event. Analysts will watch any announcements with respect to the country's real estate sector, wherein a slowdown in demand across segments has highlighted many challenges ahead. Listing its expectations from

This budget session is the last parliament session of the NDA government before general election due by May. Generally, in an election year, the ruling government opts for a vote-on-account or interim budget instead of a full budget. In previous four interim budgets, the outgoing government didn't announce any tax incentives for the taxpayers. If

With all the safety clearances, trials and tests in place, the railways is all set to launch the indigenously-built Train-18 with fares that are likely to be around 40-50 per cent higher than the Shatabdi Express, officials said.

Officials said they

As the government is due to present the Budget on February 1, all eyes remain on the government's annual financial statement. The interim budget, last before the general elections due by May this year, will be closely followed by industry players, analysts and general public.

In a bid to prevent big economic offenders like Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi from fleeing the country, the government has empowered PSU banks to request lookout circulars (LOCs) against wilful defaulters and fraudsters, officials said on Sunday. 

The

The maximum balance amount that can be maintained in small account is Rs.50,000.

The government is due to present an interim budget on February 1. That would mark the last budget before general election due by May. Business leaders, analysts and investors will study the budget announcements carefully for any announcements related to different sectors. Listing its expectations from the Budget with respect to various sectors,

The government will present the interim budget in Parliament on February 1. That will be the last budget before the general election due by May this year. From economists to common people, all eyes will remain on Budget announcements for any signs of changes in policy in the coming

The Economic Survey, which is released ahead of Budget, summarises the annual economic development in the country. It facilitates a better appreciation of the mobilisation of resources and their allocation in the Budget. The government is due to present the interim budget

The government is due to present an interim budget on February 1. That would mark the last budget before general election due by May. Business leaders, analysts and investors will study the budget announcements carefully for any announcements related to different sectors. Listing its expectations from the Budget with respect to different sectors,

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday said new policies of the government will ensure the doubling of exports, currently pegged at $321 billion, in a few years. He was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of a new office and laboratory

National carrier Air India is offering domestic and international flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs 979 and Rs 6,000 respectively under a special 'Republic Day' sale, said the airline on microblogging website Twitter-

Jet Airways said on Monday it would seek shareholder approval next month to convert existing debt into equity, part of efforts by the cash-strapped airline to resolve its financing problems. Jet Airways, saddled with debts of about $1.14 billion, has been hit by fierce competition, rupee depreciation and high oil prices. The company owes money to

The cabinet on Monday is likely to approve a package for farmers to boost their income and address distress in the farm sector, sources said, adding that the move will come ahead of the general elections. "The cabinet meeting is scheduled

Country's IT hub Bengaluru is the top investment choice among home buyers, followed by Mumbai, a report by Track2Media Research said.

According to the "Best Practices Report 2019", the cosmopolitan character of the city, job opportunities in the

After posting the best quarter in four years, Indian bonds are pitted against a familiar foe: likely record debt sales by the government to finance populist measures before national elections due by May.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration may announce Friday plans to borrow Rs 6.4 lakh crore ($90 billion) for the next fiscal year in its

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that the indigenously built Train 18 will be called Vande Bharat Express and will run between New Delhi and Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here,

Budget carrier GoAir is offering domestic flight tickets at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs 999 under a special 'Republic Day' sale. GoAir's sale offer is applicable across airline's select 26 destinations, said the airline on its official website-

From price wars to consolidation, the country's telecom sector is witnessing high competition thanks to ever-growing demand and robust subscriber addition. While aggressive pricing of high speed data by some players has left no option for the others but to join hands, intense competition and debt are among some of the common problems for many

PPF (Public Provident Fund) account and National Pension System (NPS) account offer financial security to subscribers at a later stage of life. According to SBI's corporate website- sbi.co.in, PPF account provides an investment avenue with

The government is due to present the interim budget in Parliament on February 1. That will mark the last budget before the general election due by May this year. An interim budget, an annual financial statement of a government's

With the upcoming elections and in the wake of the panel entrusted with the task of outlining measures to replace the existing Income-tax Act, it seems unlikely that any major SOPs or incentives will be introduced.

However, one can expect some certain industry-specific announcements:

Funds industry: Extension of the tax pass-through status to

India Post or Department of Post offers several types of accounts such as saving account, fixed deposit account, senior citizen savings scheme (SCSS) account and recurring deposit account. The saving account of India Post, which has a network of more than 1.5 lakh

Fixed deposit (FD) is a financial instrument provided by banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and post offices. In case of a bank fixed deposit, the annual returns on FDs do not change according to geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainties.

Losses in auto and pharma counters offset the advances in IT and media stocks

Amid high competition in the country's civil aviation sector, airlines have come up with a host of offers on flight tickets to attract passengers and increase their customer base. National carrier Air India is currently offering domestic and

The Central government will infuse a fresh equity of Rs 1,500 crore into national passenger carrier Air India early next week, a senior official said on Friday.

According to the senior official from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the amount is a part of second supplementary demands for grants for 2018-19 for gross additional expenditure.

Media tycoon Subhash Chandra scrambled over the weekend to stem a crisis that wiped $1.6 billion off his flagship Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.'s market value on Friday and threatened to derail his plans to sell a stake in the company.

Shares of India's biggest television network and group company Dish TV India Ltd. plunged more than 25

Cancellation of e-tickets through internet is permitted only before chart preparation of the train.

The Supreme Court on Friday gave National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) a go-ahead to complete two stalled projects of embattled real estate firm Amrapali Group. The NBCC told the court that it has floated tenders for completion of two projects