Dubai, (IANS) : The price of oil gained over 1 per cent while stock prices in the Gulf retreated across the board after Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and Yemen cut diplomatic ties with Qatar on Monday. Markets reacted to the escalation of the diplomatic row in...
Accra, (NNN-XINHUA) : The value of Ghana's total gold output in 2016 rose 55 percent to 5.15 billion U.S. dollars, a report by the Ghana Chamber of Mines released here on Friday stated. Total gold output for the West African country rose 46 percent to a 40-year high...
New Delhi, (IANS) : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will chair the 15th meeting of the GST Council on Saturday during which the tax rates on gold, textile, footwear, biscuits and beedi will be finalised. "Jaitley will chair the 15th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax...
By Vishal Gulati, New Delhi, (IANS) : The state-owned conglomerate NTPC Ltd -- long associated with coal-fired power generation -- is poised to facilitate India's bid to achieve its ambitious national renewable energy targets. This, at a time overseas investors are...
New Delhi, (IANS) : The National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) on Friday asked for dual pricing for sugar to ensure its availability at cheaper prices for household consumption and ensure fair remuneration to cane growers. The trade body pointed to...
Srinagar, (IANS) : In a move expected to bring prices down from the current levels, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Friday decided on a four-slab tax rate for services along with the novel concept of input credit for goods used. The Council concluded its...
New Delhi, (IANS) : State-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has reduced price of petrol by Rs 2.16 per litre and that of diesel by Rs 2.10 a litre excluding state levies. According to IOC, the current level of international prices of petrol, diesel and the Indian rupee-US...
Beijing (IINA) : Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world's two top oil producers, agreed on Monday to extend oil output cuts for a further nine months until March 2018 in a bid to erode a global crude glut, pushing up prices, Reuters reported. In a joint statement that...
Dubai, (NNN-WAM) : Aluminium Middle East, the region’s largest aluminium industry event, will once again showcase Middle East’s growing industry at its 5th edition starting Monday. With more than 150 exhibitors, the event is expected to attract over 3,500 industry...
By Meghna Mittal, New Delhi, (IANS) : Despite petrol and petroleum products, including diesel and natural gas, being exempt under the GST, practically all filling stations will come under the tax ambit as they also sell lubricants and distilled water, which are not...