(Representative image) NEW DELHI: The 2020 edition of the global innovation index (GII) released on Wednesday shows India jumped four spots to 48th since 2019. The index, compiled by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in conjunction with Cornell University and INSEAD Business School, presents the latest trends in global …
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Mamata Banerjee (File photo) KOLKATA: Depriving states of goods and services tax (GST) offset is “attempt to undermine federalism”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata banerjee he said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. Urging the prime minister not to undermine the trust between the states and …
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NEW DELHI: Thousands of passengers searching refund of plane tickets The number of flights canceled during the lockdown may take on value, as the Center informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that a solution had been reached even as the SC agreed to add all airlines operating in India as …
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NEW DELHI: Vodafone Idea, arguably the weakest player in the Indian telecom sector with loads of debts and huge legal pending, will manage to stay afloat after the Supreme CourtWhat is the decision to grant mobile operators a period of 10 years to pay outstanding AGR fees? Analysts believe so, …
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(Representative image) MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appears to have stopped trying to control the rupee to help exports, leaving the coin drift to a maximum of six months and raising expectations that it will continue to win, analysts and market participants said. RBI intervention in dollar purchases …
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NEW DELHI: The Center and RBI reported Tuesday to Supreme Court that the moratorium period on loan repayment amid the Covid-19 pandemic is “extendable” for two years. Attorney General (SG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Center and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), told a bank headed by Judge Ashok …
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(Representative image) BENGALURU: India factory activity It grew in August for the first time in five months as the easing of lockdown restrictions spurred a rebound in domestic demand, a survey of private companies showed Tuesday, although companies continued to cut jobs. But the rebound is unlikely to signal rapid …
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NEW DELHI: India’s record contraction in the last quarter delays economic progress by several years and puts Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious goals of doubling the size of the economy to $ 5 trillion almost out of reach. The 23.9% drop in gross domestic product in the June quarter from …
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(Representative image) NEW DELHI: In a highly volatile trading session, equity indices ended higher Tuesday with the benchmark index BSE Sensex rising more than 250 points led by gains in metals and pharmaceuticals stocks. The 30-share BSE index rose 273 points or 0.71 percent to close at 38,901; while the …
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WASHINGTON: There is the possibility of a “mini trade deal” between the United States and India even before the November 3 presidential election in the United States, said a senior US diplomat. India and the US are negotiating an agreement to resolve differences on trade issues to boost economic ties. …
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