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Auto industry downturn worrisome, says SIAM; calls for lowering GST from 2
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 2 (ANI): The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said on Monday that sales report coming out from various companies for August has been dismal with over 30 per cent erosion of sales for passenger vehicles.
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Auto majors report sliding sales in August amid slowdown
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 2 (ANI): Sagging consumer sentiment amid economic slowdown has led major automobile manufacturers to report significant declines in sales during August.
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'Stop politicking' over state of country's economy: Priyanka tells Sithara
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 1 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday hit out at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, asking her to stop 'politicking' over the state of the country's economy.
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Sitharaman side-steps Manmohan Singh's remarks on state of economy
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday side-stepped a question on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks that the government should put aside "vendetta politics" and reach out to all sane voices to steer the country's economy o
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FM allays concerns of job losses over merger of public sector banks
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday allayed the concerns of job losses in the wake of the merger of public banks.
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We will respond to industry's needs, says Finance Minister Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 1 (ANI): With the economy reporting a sluggish growth of 5 per cent in the last quarter of the current financial year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that her government was prepared to respond to the industry's "needs and suggestions
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PNB's board to meet soon on merger with Oriental Bank, United Bank
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Punjab National Bank (PNB) will soon hold a board meeting to consider its amalgamation with Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India.
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Merger of PSBs will unlock new potential: Shah
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday lauded Prime Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after the latter announced the merger of 10 Public Sector Banks (PSBs) into four strong lenders with countrywide networks and global reach to boost c
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Government unveils merger of 10 PSU banks to become four major entities
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Government on Friday announced merger of 10 public sector banks (PSBs) into four strong lenders with countrywide networks and global reach to boost credit and revive economic growth in the nation's bid to become a five trillion dollar economy in the next f
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Cong led in corruption, ran economy with double digit inflation through 10
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Slamming the Congress for their "Unfit Govt Unfit Economy" campaign on social media, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the UPA government led the country in corruption and ran the economy with double-digit inflation through 10 y
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Domestic and global headwinds to drag FY20 GDP growth to six-year low: Ind
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New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Wednesday revised India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth in current financial year downwards to 6.7 per cent -- marking a six-year low -- from its earlier forecast of 7.3 per cent.
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CBDT denies that last week's announcements create a differential regime fo
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Wednesday dispelled doubts that last Friday announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman which brought in several structural measures to boost up the economy have created a differential regime betwee
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