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New Delhi: India now has 117 crore mobile connections and 93 crore internet connections, Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said in the Lok Sabha Wednesday while noting that call rates in the country are one of the lowest in the world. Scindia said the cost of...

New Delhi: India is working on developing bullet trains in the country with indigenous technology, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Wednesday He said in the Lok Sabha that the bullet train project, first of which is under construction between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, is very complex...

New Delhi: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has requested Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to withdraw the 18 per cent goods and services tax (GST) on life and medical insurance premiums. In his letter to the Finance Minister, Gadkari raised concerns of...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that incentives worth Rs 9,721 crore have been claimed under the PLI scheme for nine sectors, including large scale electronics manufacturing and pharmaceuticals. In a written reply to a question, Goyal said...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday termed misleading claims by opposition leaders that if any state is not named in the Budget speech, then it does not get any budgetary allocation. Replying to a Budget discussion in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman asserted that no...

New Delhi (India), July 30: Trains are undeniably the lifeline of India, offering one of the most convenient and comfortable modes of transport, especially for long journeys. Compared to bus travel, trains provide more space and added comfort. Indian Railways ensures passengers enjoy excellent services,...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said India is firmly on the path to becoming the world's third-biggest economy within next five years and that global investors are eyeing it as an investment destination, as he exhorted the domestic industry to seize the golden...

Mumbai: The RBI Tuesday issued a Master Direction on the Treatment of Wilful Defaulters and Large Defaulters under which banks and NBFCs will have to examine the 'wilful default' aspect in all non-performing asset accounts with outstanding amounts of Rs 25 lakh and above. A...

Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty eked out gains in volatile trade to settle at record high levels Tuesday, extending their gaining streak to the third day on the back of buying in Tata Motors and HDFC Bank. The 30-share BSE Sensex closed higher...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Tuesday said there is no rethinking in the government to support foreign direct investments (FDI) from China as was pitched by the Economic Survey recently. He said it was a report that always speaks about new ideas...