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In India, international tourists arrivals grew from 14.57 million in 2016 to 15.54 million in 2017. International tourism receipts for India grew from 22.42 billion dollars in 2016 to 27.36 billion dollars last year.

According to Indian Railways' board, using natural gas is about 25 per cent cheaper than the alternative fuels used by the railways at workshops and production units.

For general category, which covers all the salaried persons, the due date for filing of the income tax return is August 31.

Different forms are applicable for different assessees, based on factors such as quantum of income, type of income, residential status of the taxpayer etc. Selection of the right form is vital as choosing the wrong form will make your return invalid

In case of Rs 100 denomination note, there was an increase of 35 per cent in counterfeit notes detected.

If the rupee appreciates, exports become expensive which will make our goods uncompetitive in international markets, Niti Aayog chairman said, underlining that the exports sector supports lots of jobs. And if the rupee strengthens, it incentivises imports...

The proposed move would help in enhancing transparency in ownership at corporates, curb benami transactions and bolster the efforts to weed out shell companies that are allegedly used for illicit activities.

The BSE Sensex was trading at 58.61 points, or 0.15 per cent, higher at 38,395.37. The index had hit a high of 38,428.99, rising 92.74 points, or 0.24 per cent, in opening session.

Reliance Industries in association with the United Nations and House of Anita Dongre has developed R. Elan, a fashion line which is made of 100% PET bottles.

The BSE Sensex turned choppy and fell 22.84 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 38,262.91 in morning session. It, however, opened 201.88 points, or 0.52 per cent, higher at a new high of 38,487.63, breaking its previous record of 38,402.96 scaled on August 21.

The comfortable forex reserve built up over the last three years will help the government deal with the volatility in oil prices in the international market, the official said.

As per the official statement issued by the government, last date of filing GSTR-3B for the month of July, 2018 has been extended to August 24, 2018.

"I don't believe in strong rupee... It will be very difficult for the government to try and push up the rupee," Kumar said at an event organised by industry body CII.

The data is provisional as updation of employees records is a continuous process and gets updated in subsequent months, the EPFO said in a statement.

Investor sentiments remained upbeat tracking global developments as the US, China geared up for trade talks due this week.

The dollar weakened against other currencies overseas as demand receded over a reduction in US-China trade tensions, helping Rupee to rebound.