India slashes US lobbying; American groups step up efforts

The administration announced that the value added tax (VAT) on diesel or high speed diesel will be reduced from 16.40 per cent to 11.40 per cent.

The reduction in gifts is more for outside connects than employees who are more or less receiving their annual gesture from their employers. However, there has been certainly a downward impact on the bonus payments with several corporates reeling under debt ...

Rather lukewarm Diwali.

Shares of India's third-biggest private sector lender Axis Bank fall as much as 9.4 pct to 465.15 rupees, the lowest since Feb. 2. Stock top pct loser on the NSE index. Bank reported a rise in Q2 profit but said gross bad loans as a percentage of total loans ...

The Finance Ministry had recently asked the states to cut retail VAT rate on petrol and diesel by five percent. As per the new rates, diesel in the city will cost Rs 55.20 per litre while petrol will cost Rs 65.66 per litre from Tuesday midnight.

Demonetisation and GST caused disruptions Press Trust of India | Lucknow Last Updated at October 18, 2017 15:54 IST Representational image In sync with low-key festivities due to slowdown concerns and pressure on their balance sheets, corporate India is going ...

To make this festive season brighter, Bajaj Finserv, through its lending arm, Bajaj Finance Ltd., is offering personal loan at a special interest rate of 11.99 percent for a loan value of Rs. 12 lakh and above.Customers availing loan amount of Rs. 8 lakh to ...

A woman in Pakistan's Karachi city has been slashed allegedly by a motor-cycle-borne serial knifer who is on a stabbing spree and has slashed at least 17 women since last month, reports PTI.  Wearing a helmet and riding a motorcycle, the slasher has been attacking lone women on main roads or at bus stops, cutting or stabbing them before driving away.  Soon after senior police officials claimed that they had arrested two main suspects from a flat in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, where the most ...

Some traders believe the confusion about GST still continues; many slashed the stocks they order during Diwali IANS | New Delhi Last Updated at October 18, 2017 10:07 IST Photo: Shutterstock Dhanteras this year failed to usher in good luck for kitchenware ...