Sensex, Nifty surge over 1% on expectations of US Federal Reserve cutting interest rates soon

Yes Bank was the top gainer on both indices.

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· 4 hours ago

Why Indians still prefer cash despite demonetisation and multiple digital payment options

According to a new study, the top reasons Indians aren’t adopting digital payments are: lack of customer demand, lack of awareness and a fear of being cheated.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· 7 hours ago

Two former IL&FS executives arrested by Enforcement Directorate in money laundering case

Arun K Saha and K Ramachand will be presented in a special anti-corruption court in Mumbai on Thursday.

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· Yesterday · 10:57 pm

The big news: Rajnath Singh says most parties are for simultaneous polls, and nine other top stories

Other headlines: The Economic Affairs Council said other countries were also using new system of measuring GDP, and OM Birla was elected Lok Sabha speaker.

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· Yesterday · 09:01 pm

GDP row: PM advisory body says other countries are also using new system of calculating growth rates

The council refuted former Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian’s claim that GDP growth was overestimated between 2011-’12 and 2016-’17.

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· Yesterday · 07:24 pm

How Adam Smith became the patron saint of capitalism

The Scottish philosopher’s reputation today is the consequence of a long history of fighting to claim his intellectual authority.

Glory M Liu, Aeon

· Jun 18, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Desperate for new customers, Indian lenders are even giving loans to people with low credit scores

Banks are easing their rules, which once demanded that each potential borrower have a CIBIL score of above 750.

Nupur Anand, qz.com

· Jun 18, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Revealed: What happened at the board meeting where Cyrus Mistry had to quit as Tata Sons chairman

In ‘Tata Vs Mistry’, Deepali Gupta explores the battle between the Tata Group and Cyrus Mistry, the man Ratan Tata chose as chairman.

Deepali Gupta

· Jun 17, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Wave Group chairperson Monty Chadha, arrested for allegedly cheating flat buyers, gets bail

Additional Sessions Judge Gulshan Kumar granted relief to Manpreet Singh Chadha on a bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties of the same amount.

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· Jun 17, 2019 · 02:21 pm

Old risks and new challenges: What’s wrong today with credit-rating agencies?

With changes in the market, new payment models and concerns over biases of rating analysts, the future of agencies such as Moody’s may be at stake.

Florian Kiesel, The Conversation

· Jun 16, 2019 · 11:30 pm

The big news: PM Modi chairs all-party meet ahead of Parliament session, and nine other top stories

Other headlines: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray demanded an ordinance on Ram Temple again, and the toll in the Bihar encephalitis outbreak rose to 83.

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· Jun 16, 2019 · 02:09 pm

India to levy higher tariffs on 28 US products from today

These 28 items include almonds, apples and walnuts.

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· Jun 16, 2019 · 08:14 am