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India Inc not in the crosshairs for now from Middle East conflict: Crisil
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WTW launches an Asia Pacific Climate Risk Centre in Singapore
Commenting on the set-up, Lawrence Wong, Deputy Prime Minister and...
Industry captains discuss road map for $5 trillion economy
Bharti Enterprises’ Rajan Mittal suggested that the government should focus on strengthening the digital backbone of the country.Industry has been disrupted, he said adding that government’s intervention is needed.
WhatsApp, Signal cite encryption, privacy to avoid compliance, says govt
On November 28, Naidu had asked Congress MP Ramesh to form a committee comprising lawmakers from across party lines to suggest concrete steps to curb pornography on social media and other Internet platforms saying it is adversely affecting children.
Uddhav announces loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh for Maharashtra farmers
“Crop loans outstanding till September 30, 2019, will be waived by my government. The upper ceiling for the amount is Rs two lakh. The scheme will be called Mahatma Jyotirao Phule loan waiver scheme,” Thackeray said
FPIs open fund floodgates for markets; net inflow crosses Rs 1 trn in 2019
For equities only, the year passing-by has already seen a net inflow of Rs 97,250 crore — the highest in six years. While the year 2018 saw a net outflow of over Rs 33,000 crore by FPIs in equities, there were was a net inflow of Rs 51,000 crore in 2017, of Rs 20,500 crore in 2016, of Rs 17,800 crore in 2015 and of Rs 97,054 crore in 2014.
No possibility of any change in GST slabs, rates until revenue stabilises: Sushil Modi
On the chances of any reduction in GST rates, he said, “Till the time GST revenue does not stabilise, we cannot think of decreasing the tax rates. In fact, there is no possibility of any change in slabs and tax rates, hike or cut, in the near future.”
Four Muslim nations consider gold, barter trade to beat future sanctions
“With the world witnessing nations making unilateral decisions to impose such punitive measures, Malaysia and other nations must always bear in mind that it can be imposed on any of us,” Mahathir said.
HC asks 3 mining cos to pay Rs 6.5 mn for polluting Goan agricultural land
Vedanta Inc, Rajaram Bandekar (Siridao) Mines Private Limited and Chowgule & Company Private Limited are respondents in this petition.
Australia’s bushfires circle Sydney as temperatures soar
The Gospers Mountain mega fire has already burned almost 460,000 hectares (1.14 million acres) to the northwest of Sydney, and there was a risk it could join up with the Grose Valley fire in the Blue Mountains to the west of Sydney.
Google fined $167 million in France amid crackdown on online advertising
The fine is France’s third biggest monopoly abuse penalty since 2009. French regulators are separately investigating Facebook Inc. following a complaint from Criteo. said Isabelle de Silva,president, France’s Autorite de la concurrence, It will also set up a new digital unit to handle internet issues.
Modi says India will emerge stronger from slowdown, urges investments
The government will spend Rs trillion ($1.4 trillion) in the coming years to develop the country’s infrastructure further, Modi said.