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For women, a total of Rs 28,600 crore has been earmarked in the Budget, announced Nirmala Sitharaman.

Nirmala Sitharaman further said Indian Railways will set up Kisan Rail in publicprivate partnership (PPP) mode for cold supply chain to transport perishable goods.

Hindustan Unilever is a barometer of Indian consumer sentiment because it sells products such as Lux soap, Lipton tea and Dove shampoos through thousands of mom-and-pop stores as well as big retailers across the country.

The chamber said as the Economic Survey is a precursor to the Union Budget, it expects some of the bold reforms highlighting trust, entrepreneurship and primacy of the market to be reflected in the Budget announcements.

The government said that, both across India and the four regions (north, South, east and west), the absolute prices of a vegetarian thali decreased significantly since 2015-16 although the price increased during 2019-20.

The Narendra Modi government may introduce heavy duty measures for rationalization of key equity taxes, including scrapping capital gains on sale of property and extending the timeline of long term capital gains tax from the current 12 months to 24 months...

Shares in Kotak Mahindra Bank, one of India's largest private-sector lenders, were at the top of the Nifty 50 with a 5% rise after it received the central bank's approval to cap its promoter's voting rights at 20% until the end of March.

Yes Bank Ltd shares dived 6% after India Ratings and Research maintained Long-Term Issuer Rating of ‘IND A’ on Rating Watch Negative and withdrew its Short-Term Issuer Rating of ‘IND A1’ on the lender.

Modi has also requested her that loans be extended at modest interest rates of '6-7 per cent for SHGs in 17 most backward districts' while in the remaining ones it could be 10-12 per cent.

Wadhawan, 46,was arrested on Monday by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as he was allegedly not cooperating in the probe and was 'untrustworthy' in his dealings and statements made to the agency.

M&M Financial Services said net profit jumped 14.6% to Rs 365.3 crore in the December quarter compared with Rs 318.7 crore in the same quarter last year.

PPBL MD and CEO Satish Gupta said the bank is putting all efforts and resources into ensuring every user transaction is safe and secure on its platform.

The GPF interest rates for the previous two quarters -- September-December 2019 quarter and July-September quarter 2019 -- stood at 7.9%.

Total income on consolidated basis rose to Rs 29,073.19 crore during the quarter as against Rs 24,653.15 crore in the year-ago period.

A document inviting expressions of interest in Air India, released on Monday, said the government would sell a 100% stake in the carrier, which operates both domestic and international routes.

According to reports, the coronavirus from China has already claimed 18 lives and infected hundreds of other people.