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The officials of state departments handling matters related to subjects falling under the Panchayati Raj will meet representatives of all gram sabhas and panchayats, identify the works that need to be taken up and inform them in advance what funds they... read more

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said she hasn’t decided yet on how the RBI funds will be used. The cash is more than enough to pay income support to farmers and recapitalize troubled state banks this year. read more

The Reserve Bank of India’s board approved the record payout on Monday, which includes a dividend of 1.23 trillion rupees and 526.4 billion rupees from its surplus capital, according to a statement. read more

President Ram Nath Kovind listed other benefits that he said will flow to the region after the decision to scrap the special status for J&K, with special mention of the Right to Education and the Right to Information. read more

The Narendra Modi government is consulting experts and stakeholders to address the concerns of FPIs, one official said on condition of anonymity. read more

The Indian economy has been facing a slowdown for more than a year now. read more

The supplementary budget has proposed Rs 2,175.46 crore for urban development, Rs 2,093.08 crore for infrastructure, Rs 850 crore for the Purvanchal Expressway, Rs 1,150 crore for the Bundelkhand Expressway, Rs 905.36 crore for the energy sector and... read more

“Roads in the city are in mess. I have made my peace with the fact that this won’t change. I only try to make sure I stay safe while manoeuvring my way through potholes,” said Hemant Chedda, a resident of Andheri. read more

Capital city Amaravati, the dream project of the previous Telugu Desam Party government headed by N Chandrababu Naidu, was pushed to the back burner by the YS Jaganmohan Reddy government. read more

Congress leader P Chidambaram had also said it was rare that a Budget speech did not disclose the allocations to important programmes such as MGNREGA, mid-day meal scheme, health care, and to vulnerable sections. read more

The finance minister’s comments riling the opposition came right after she had explained the alleged anomalies raised by the opposition. read more

The markets face a structural challenge. They are overvalued and need a correction. read more

The proposal to increase minimum public shareholding of listed companies to 35 per cent, tax on buybacks, and especially the surcharge on foreign portfolio investors has not been received well by the investor community. read more

The 30-share index closed at 38,720.57, down 792.82 points at close of trade on Monday. The broader Nifty sank 252.55 points to close at 11,558.60 read more