During his Japan visist. prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday met top business leaders on Day 1.

Government has reduced the Central excise duty on Petrol by 8 rupees per litre and on Diesel by 6 rupees per litre.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday expressed concerns about possible cartelization in markets

Equity benchmarks fell sharply on Thursday, mirroring a sell-off in global markets, with the Sensex and Nifty tumbling over 2.60 per cent.

China’s Industrial production, a gauge of activity in the manufacturing, mining and utilities sectors, fell by 2.9 percent in April.

Union Government has prohibited wheat export with immediate effect.The  DGFT announced the easing of export conditions for onion seeds.