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Inflation rate hasn't increased since 2014, it is under control: Sitharama
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Sept 6 (ANI): At a time when the government is at the centre of Opposition's attack after the GDP which slumped to six-year low, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said inflation rate has not increased since 2014 while adding that it is absolutely "u
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Gadkari to take up auto sector's demand for GST reduction with Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 5 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari on Thursday assured the automobile industry of support from the centre, saying he will take up the industry's demand of GST reduction with the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Prestige Group, India's largest developers inaugurate five properties in B
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] September 04 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Close on the heels of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's lauded stimulus package to revive growth, Prestige Group inaugurated four residential and one commercial property in Bengaluru.
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Sensex crashes by 770 points on dismal macro data, Nifty PSU bank down by
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 3 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices suffered bruising losses on Tuesday in all-round selling led by bank, financial, metal and auto stocks after the government last week reported 5 per cent GDP growth during the first fiscal quarter of April to June.
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PSU Bank index falls 3.7 pc after merger plan, PNB and Canara Bank stocks
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 3 (ANI): Shares of public sector banks (PSBs) traded under pressure on Tuesday after the government last week unveiled a mega-plan to merge 10 of them for creating four stronger lenders with countrywide networks and global reach.
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Steering committee on fintech-related issues submits report
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 2 (ANI): The steering committee on fintech-related issues has recommended that the Department of Financial Services (DFS) works with public sector banks to bring in more efficiency and reduce security risks by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive analyti
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Auto industry downturn worrisome, says SIAM; calls for lowering GST from 2
Updated : 6 years, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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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