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IND vs SA: Quiton de Kock guides South Africa to series-levelling win
An insipid batting display saw India sink to a resounding nine-wicket defeat in the third and final T20 international here on Sunday. Some questionable shot-making saw Virat Kohli’s men scramble together a modest 134 in 20 overs after winning the toss at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Quinton de Kock then went on the rampage, smashing […]
No plans to revise fiscal deficit target: Sitharaman
The government will not revise the fiscal deficit target immediately and is not planning any spending cuts at this stage, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday. The government cut corporate tax rates on Friday in a surprise move designed to woo manufacturers, revive private investment and lift growth from a six-year low that has […]
HDFC Bank to hold 1,000 loan fairs in villages over next 6 months
HDFC Bank on Sunday said it plans to organise 1,000 ‘grameen loan melas’ over the next six months in a bid to expand its retail portfolio. These ‘grameen loan melas’ (or village loan fairs) will be held across more than 300 districts and cover around 6,000 villages across India, HDFC Bank said in a statement. […]
Council refers GST on horse-racing to GoM
The Goods and Services Tax Council has referred the matter of horse racing and how it must be taxed to a Group of Ministers, even though the Fitment Committee had made its recommendations clear to the Council, said persons aware of the development . The Fitment Committee had, in its meeting on September 7, recommended […]