India climbed 16 places in the World Economic Forum's 2016-17 Global Competitiveness Index, emerging as the highest rising economy
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22nd Mar 2026 | Updated at 06:42am 22nd Mar 2026
India’s AI Summit marks global tech turning point
Over the past week, Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi has emerged as a central hub for the global tech community, hosting the India AI Impact Summit 2026, which attracted over 250,000 participants from more than 60 countries.Addressing world leaders,...
Union Budget boosts India’s medical tourism and NRI investments
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament amid global economic uncertainty and shifting supply chains, while reaffirming India’s commitment to growth and fiscal discipline.Calling it a Yuva Shakti–driven...
The Modi government on Monday approved the setting up of a GST Council, which will decide the rate of tax under the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime,...
India has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement system against eight US states for providing subsidy in renewable energy sector.
India's annual retail inflation eased by 100 basis points to 5.05 per cent in August, but factory output again dipped to a negative growth of (-)2.4 per...
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said he was open to staying a bit longer to complete the unfinished work of bank clean up, but is perfectly happy to go.
Ending a practice that began in 1924, there will be no separate railway budget from next year onwards, as the finance ministry agrees to a proposal asking to merge the transporter's annual exercise with the general budget.
The Central Government's direct tax collections grew 24 per cent to £15.9 billion, in the first four months of the current fiscal, while mop up from indirect taxes increased by 29.8 per cent to £27.17 billion over the same period previous year....
Vijay Rupani was sworn in as the 16th Chief Minister of Gujarat and Nitin Patel as deputy Chief Minister at a swearing in ceremony held at the Mahatma...
India's Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the Supreme Court that businessman Vijay Mallya has not disclosed his full assets, including $45 million received by him from a British firm
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said India has avoided any adverse impact of Brexit and emerged as a safe haven for investors around the world.
