India poised to be 3rd largest economy by 2030: S&P

India is poised to be the third largest global economy by 2030 but rising population presents mounting challenges in basic service coverage and growing investment needs to maintain productivity, S&P Global Ratings said.

Bajaj Housing Finance shares surge 136% on debut

Shares of Bajaj Housing Finance, one of India's biggest mortgage providers, shot up by as much as 136 per cent to Rs 165 during its trading debut on India's stock exchanges on Monday, after the $782 mn offering drew bids for more than 67 times...

India's finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged tax officials to build trust with taxpayers and called for a makeover of the department by cutting down on litigation and using technology for faceless interaction

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched over a dozen premises linked to the defunct Jet Airways and its erstwhile promoters Naresh Goyal and Hasmukh Gardi in Mumbai and in Delhi in a case of foreign exchange violation

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked the Registrar of Companies (RoC) to “withhold any further action” with regard to the merger between Bharti Airtel and Tata Tele as the department has “not given written approval yet” to the transaction,...



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