New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Talent, recruitment and health solutions player Aon Hewitt on Wednesday said e-commerce industry leads its annual salary increase survey in India by forecasting a projected salary hike of 15.6 percent…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 15 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is not in favour of devaluing the Indian rupee in favour of economic growth as such an action does not provide any advantage, Reserve Bank…
Chennai, Feb 12 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) only notes cases of loan default but does not take any action and the only reform needed in India is action against wilful loan defaulters,…
Chennai, Feb 11 (IANS) The distress in India’s banking system is becoming evident by the day with more of these financing institutions reporting poor results in the third quarter of this fiscal, amid mounting bad…
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India had rejected an application by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley seeking clearance to open a business account in June 2007, a Mumbai special court was…
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) US President Barak Obama has proposed $19 billion for the US space agency in the fiscal 2017 budget – a little less that $19.3 billion NASA received for the fiscal 2016….
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government is now looking at the private sector to aide its Swachh Bharat Mission and provide financial assistance for building toilets for poor families, union Rural Development…
London, Feb 3 (IANS) A combination of a carbon tax on food and sugary drinks could lead to health benefits, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and raise up to £3.6 billion in revenue, says a research….
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) Ahead of the federal budget for the next fiscal, India’s central bank on Tuesday kept its key lending rates unchanged in line with stakeholders expectations. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)…
(150619) — TOKYO, June 19, 2015 (Xinhua) — Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo, capital of Japan, June 19, 2015. (Xinhua/Stringer) Tokyo, Jan 30 (IANS)…
Bengaluru, Jan 28 (IANS) India’s richest business mogul Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries, Indian IT czar Azim Premji of Wipro and drug maker Dilip Shanghvi of Sun Pharma rank among world’s top 50 wealthiest billionaires….
Washington, Jan 28 (PTI) The IMF has announced the implementation of its long due quota reforms which was approved by the US Congress last year that will give more voting rights to emerging economies like…
New York, Jan 28 (IANS) US stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday, as Wall Street digested the newly-released Federal Reserve’s statement amid downbeat quarterly earnings reports. The Dow dropped 1.38 percent, and the S&P 500…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The central government has mobilised more than 900 kgs of gold under its gold monetization scheme, a senior official said on Saturday. “Gold Monetisation Scheme: More than 900 kgs gold…
Davos, Jan 22 (IANS) Describing the current level of economic reforms in India moving in the right direction but inadequate, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that business in the country needs…
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) In a bid to infuse liquidity into markets, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will purchase government securities worth a total Rs.10,000 crore on Wednesday. “Based on the current assessment of…
Raqqa, Jan 19 (IANS/AKI) Islamic State has cut its fighters’ salaries by 50 percent in Syria as air strikes continue to target oil fields, supply lines and cash stores, affecting its revenue streams, The Independent…
Beijing, Jan 19 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency, or the yuan, weakened by 6 basis points to 6.5596 against the US dollar on Tuesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading…
By Chaitanya Mallapur Just 62 individuals had the same wealth as 3.5 billion people the bottom half of humanityin 2015, according to a new report, An Economy For The 1%, by global advocacy Oxfam….
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) India should allow the rupee to depreciate to help exports remain competitive, while the RBI should use its ample forex reserves to defend the currency only in a rout situation,…