- The Indian Express
ITR filing: Here’s how to file income tax returns online
ITR (Income Tax Return) Filing 2019-20 Online: The last date for filing your annual Income Tax Returns (ITR) for the 2019-20 financial year is August 31. Here's how to file income tax returns online
- ANI
Moody's lowers India's GDP growth forecast for 2019 to 6.2 pc from 6.8 pc
Singapore, Aug 23 (ANI): Moody's Investors Service on Friday cut India's GDP growth forecast for the calendar year 2019 to 6.2 per cent from its previous estimate of 6.8 per cent. For 2020 calendar year, it reduced the estimate to 6.7 per cent. It said the weaker global economy has stunted Asian
- Financial Express
Mamata Banerjee pens poem after Chidambaram’s arrest, says ‘democracy has ‘lost address’
The poem comes hours after Mamata Banerjee slammed the manner in which P Chidambaram was arrested by the CBI.
- India Today
Modi government diverting people's attention from economic crisis, says Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that the Modi government is not serious about tackling the real issues facing the country and is diverting people's attention from an economic crisis.
- Financial Express
Air India’s journey from Maharaja to being cash-strapped; how state-run airline reached here
The debts for Air India have been mounting and now, with over Rs 58,000 crore to be paid, the government is trying to divest the airline.
- The Quint
Moody’s Lowers India’s GDP Forecast, Sitharaman to Address Media
Ratings agency Moody’s has lowered India’s GDP growth forecast to 6.2 percent from 6.8 percent for 2019.
- Financial Express
Pakistan economy locked in tailspin; IMF bailout in danger, $10 billion hit due to FATF blacklist
Foreign investment in Pakistan has taken a major hit. At USD 1.2 billion, Foreign Private Investment in Pakistan fell to less than half in FY19, compared to USD 3.2 billion in the previous year.
- The Indian Express
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ quick review: Perfecting the perfect phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ quick review: At Rs 79,999, the Galaxy Note 10+ is truly Samsung's flagship smartphone of 2019. Serious power users who want a big screen sized flagship phone will no doubt gravitate towards the Note 10+.
- Financial Express
Statue of Unity enters TIME magazine’s list of world’s greatest places 2019! Details here
Statue of Unity: The engineering marvel has now found a place in TIME magazine’s second annual list of the world’s greatest places 2019. The statue was unveiled last year and is built on an islet in the Narmada river.
- Reuters
Wall Street Weekahead: Investors look at dollar stores as U.S. recession fears increase
More investors are watching the shares of discount retailers like Dollar General Corp and Dollar Tree Inc, which perform better during economic downturns, in the hopes of gauging changes in consumer behavior, though higher tariffs may erode the companies' ability to act as economic bellwethers.
- India Today
Booked under UAPA, Bihar MLA Anant Singh surrenders before Saket court
Anant Singh was booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) after a police team raided his ancestral house at Ladma village in Patna district and seized an AK-47 rifle, a magazine, live cartridges and two hand grenades on August 16.
- Reuters
As bond e-trading takes off, debt sales business may be ripe for automation
With banks' bond trading desks increasingly going electronic, another of the last bastions of old-school banking - the business of helping companies and countries raise capital - may be about to succumb to the tide of technology. A clutch of start-ups want to disrupt the cosy world of syndicated
- Free Press Journal
5th Edition Future 20/20 Conference
Henrik von Scheel is the originator of Industry 4.0 and legendary for being the mastermind of the European (R)evolution. Named by the Financial Times as one of the leading authority on strategy & competitiveness, Henrik is also an advisor to 19 countries on Digital Agenda. Henrik von Scheel will be
- India Today
Haryana: Mother consumes poison after school expels daughter molested by teacher
A woman resorted to attempting suicide by consuming poison after her daughter's school expelled for accusing a teacher of molestation.
- India Today
McDonald's caught in halal vs jhatka soup; faces netizens' fury on Twitter
The tweet ruffled a lot of feathers online with boycottmcdonalds trending on Twitter in India. Many questioned McDonald's why it serving halal meat in India where 80 per cent people are non-muslims.
- Latestly
Rupee vs Dollar: INR Down to 72.03; Here's a Look At The Rise And Fall of the Indian Currency Against The US's Over Decades
The Indian rupee fell below the 72 mark against the US Dollar in opening trade on Friday. Reportedly, the depreciation in the Rupee is due to continued foreign fund outflows and losses in the equity markets. The Indian currency looks set for the biggest monthly fall in six years as it has fallen 4.6
- India Today
Modi in France: PM dedicates memorial to 165 victims of 2 plane crashes
Two Indian planes crashed in Mont Blanc in the Alps in 1950 and 1966 respectively. Homi Jehangir Bhabha was among the victims in the second air crash. PM Modi on Friday unveiled a memorial in France dedicated to the victims.
- News18
Google Nest Mini 2nd Gen Smart Speaker to Feature Better Audio, Aux Port: Report
The 2nd gen Google Nest Mini will be a follow-up to the popular Google Home Mini launched in 2017, and will likely be priced at the same point.
- Reuters
'Dear Vladimir': VTB asks for Putin's help to create Russian grain champion
Russian state-controlled bank VTB has asked President Vladimir Putin to help it create a Russian grain champion to curb the role of foreign traders and give the state greater control over exports, a letter seen by Reuters shows. The letter from VTB Chairman Andrey Kostin dated June 26 made the case
- Financial Express
PM Narendra Modi coins new acronym ‘infra’ at UNESCO in Paris! Check meaning, significance
The word infra is commonly used for infrastructure. The word infrastructure denotes "the basic systems and services" that a country or an organization needs to run smoothly. This may include buildings, transport and water, and power supplies.
- Financial Express
Shri Ramayana Express Yatra tours to be re-launched by IRCTC! Top 10 facts about Ramayana Circuit trains
The first such train - Shri Ramayana Express Yatra is scheduled to depart from Jaipur via Delhi on 3 November 2019, while the other train - Ramayana Express would depart from Indore via Varanasi on 18 November 2019.
- ANI
Sensex surges by 228 points on hopes on stimulus package, metal stocks shine
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): The bulls staged a comeback during second half of equity trading session on Friday amid expectations that the government may soon announce steps to revive economic growth.
- Reuters
German economy is not in recession, ministry says, after second-quarter contraction
Germany is not in recession, a spokeswoman for the Economy Ministry said on Friday, after Europe's largest economy contracted by 0.1% in the second quarter. A technical recession is normally defined as at least two quarters of contraction in a row. "We are not currently in a recession,"
- News18
Rajiv Bajaj Slams 'Grandstanding' by Indian Automobile Firms, Says Mediocre Products to Blame for Slowdown
Taking a strong divergent view from the rest of the industry, he said the drop in retail sales would not have hurt so much if companies had invested in global markets in the last 10-15 years.
- India Today
People gave resounding mandate for building new India: PM Modi
Asserting that people gave resounding mandate to the BJP government for building 'New India', PM Modi, who is in France on the first leg of his three-nation tour, said that India is moving fast on the path of development.
