New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that a committee will be formed to make Minimum Support Price (MSP) system more effective and transparent as well as suggest ways to promote zero budgeting based-agriculture. The committee will have representatives of the central government, state governments, farmers, agricultural scientists, and agricultural economists, Modi said […]
Mumbai: The country’s foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 763 million to USD 640.112 billion in the week ended November 12, RBI data showed. In the previous week ended November 5, the reserves had decreased by USD 1.145 billion to USD 640.874 billion. It touched a lifetime high of USD 642.453 billion in the week […]
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said retail prices of pulses have substantially stabilised in the last five months, with rates of gram, tur, urad and moong either declining or remaining stable compared to the last year, on the back of its various measures to boost imports and check hoarding. The CPI inflation for pulses […]
New Delhi: Asserting that the state has a good atmosphere for investments, Kerala Industries Minister P Rajeev on Friday said the state has received investment commitments worth over Rs 3,600 crore in the last six months and the focus is on having ease of doing business in a realistic manner. As the Left Democratic Front […]
AUCKLAND: Denying claims that New Zealand have a “phobia “of facing their Trans-Tasman rivals, former coach Mike Hesson said Australia are simply good at countering swing bowling, something that India struggle with. New Zealand lost the T20 World Cup final to Australia last week. It was reminiscent to their 2015 ODI World Cup final’s defeat […]
JOHANNESBURG: One of contemporary cricket’s greatest batters, South African legend AB de Villiers on Friday announced his retirement from all forms of the game, which he dominated for 17 years with his 360 degree batting. The 37-year-old versatile cricketer’s decision has effectively ended his association with his IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore He made the […]
JOHANNESBURG: Tributes poured in for AB de Villiers after the South African batter on Friday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, with Indian maestro Virat Kohli aptly summing up his greatness by calling him the “best player of our times”. One of contemporary cricket’s greatest batters, de Villiers has brought an end to […]
BALI: Two-time Olympic medallist Indian shuttler PV Sindhu registered a dominant straight-games win over Turkey’s Neslihan Yigit to enter the women’s singles semifinals of the Indonesia Masters Super 750 badminton tournament here on Friday. Reigning world champion Sindhu, seeded third, scripted a convincing 21-13, 21-10 win over the unseeded Yigit in 35 minutes to extend […]
New Delhi: The government is mulling changes in the income tax laws to bring cryptocurrencies under the tax net, with some changes that could form part of the Budget next year, a top official said. Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said that in terms of income tax, some people are already paying capital gains tax on the […]
New Delhi:The government will have to move a bill in Parliament to repeal the three agri laws, which were at the centre of protests by farmers for the past year, Constitution and legal experts said on Friday. In his address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the three agri laws will be […]