Giving flight to its 'Udan' policy for regional connectivity, the government on Thursday awarded contracts to five companies to operate flight services on 128 routes that will connect 70 airports, most of them either used partially or unused. ....

The government is not thinking of extending the roll-out date of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) beyond July 1, and businesses and traders must ensure preparedness by then, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. ....

The passage of a major tax reform in the country failed to cheer the Indian equity markets on Thursday. ....

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a plea seeking ban on the registration of BS-III emission vehicles from April 1, 2017, even as automobile manufacturers opposed the plea saying they needed a window to exhaust their existing inventory of BS III vehicles. ....

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday said banks need not remain open on April 1, as against its earlier order, because it may affect the annual closing, especially in view of the State Bank of India (SBI) merger. ....

The Enforcement Directorate Tuesday attached assets worth Rs 263.10 crore of Hyderabad-based Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited (DCHL) in a bank loan fraud case. ....

Describing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill as "revolutionary", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday hoped all the related bills would be passed with consensus in the current budget session of Parliament. ....

Positive global cues and healthy buying in banking, automobile and consumer durables stocks lifted the Indian equity markets on Tuesday. ....

Four men were arrested here with demonetised notes of the face value of Rs 3.98 crore, the Bengaluru police said on Tuesday. ....

Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani has been inducted on the international advisory board of global think-tank Atlantic Council that has among its members former US National Security Advisor Zbigniew K. Brzezinski and former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, the company said on Tuesday. ....