These are the top 5 stories of the day.
These are the top 5 stories of the day.
Have Apple, GE, Walmart stashed money in tax havens worth nearly India's GDP?
Top companies in the US such as Apple, Walmart and General Electric have $1.4 trillion (about Rs 93.1 lakh crore or 980 billion pounds) in tax havens, according to Oxfam (an anti-poverty charity). India's GDP in FY15 touched $1.6 trillion...
Competition Appellate Tribunal halts sale of Lafarage India
A tribunal in India has halted the sale of Lafarge India after an appeal by a rival, delaying the merger of Lafarge and Holcim's Indian operations.
The Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) stayed a February order by antitrust watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) allowing the sale of Lafarge India until the next hearing on May 9, according to an order posted on the tribunal's website...
Goa tourist season declines by a month as foreign visitors fly out
The tourist season in Goa appears to have been curtailed by a month as foreign visitors have almost deserted the beaches and are flying out, even though the tourism department claims record high arrivals....
India to grow much faster with higher rainfall forecast this year: FM Arun Jaitley
India's current growth rate of 7.5% is not enough as per its own requirement standard and the country has the "potential" to do "better", Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said....
India to invest Rs 1 lakh crore for port development, says PM Modi
Pitching for making the country's 7,500-km long coastline an ‘engine of growth’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India wants to mobilise Rs 1 lakh crore investment to enable port development and invited global community to invest....