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Big Story | US Elections 2020 Results: Here's what we know so far

Around 100 million Americans have already participated in in-person early voting or voted by mail until November 2. This is the first time in history, when a record number of voters have voted before the Election Day. Watch the video to find out what we know about the US Election 2020 so far

Big Story | Banks begin levying charges on deposits, withdrawals during bank holidays, non-business hours

A number of banking rules have come into effect from November 1, 2020 which will have a direct impact on your pocket. Here's all you need to know.

Big Story | GST collection cross Rs 1 lakh crore: Here’s the fineprint

GST collections have crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark in October for the first time since February.

Big Story | India’s fiscal deficit in H1FY21 rises to 115% of budget target to Rs 9.14 lakh crore

Watch this video to know what has caused India’s fiscal deficit widen to Rs 9.14 lakh crore

Big Story | CIC issues notices to govt departments for evasive answers regarding Aarogya Setu app

COVID-19 contact tracing app Aarogya Setu has got embroiled in yet another controversy. This time, over the app’s creator

Big Story | FM Sitharaman expects India to become one of the fastest-growing economies by FY22

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has also risen despite the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic

Big Story | In a major boost to bilateral defence and military ties, India - US ink landmark agreement BECA

In this edition of Big Story, Moneycontrol's Sakshi Batra finds out what is BECA agreement and how will it help India.

Big Story | Franklin Templeton India case: What does the latest order by Karnataka HC mean for investors?

What does Karnataka HC order in the Franklin Templeton debt schemes wind-up case mean for its investors? Watch our latest edition of Big Story to find out

Big Story | Payment operators directed to shift to interoperable QR codes by March 2022

It has also barred Payment System Operators (PSOs) from launching any new proprietary QR code for payment transactions.

Big Story | RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das says India is at the doorstep of an economic revival

He believes that India has followed the fiscal expansion path to deal with COVID-19-related challenges.

Big Story | Reliance Jio, Qualcomm successfully tests out 5G technology

This development puts India in a niche club of few countries like US, South Korea, Australia, Switzerland and Germany that offer 1 Gbps speeds to 5G users.

Big Story | Coal India, NTPC and NMDC among 8 PSUs who could go for share buybacks

The emphasis is on those companies that have an extra cash buffer after meeting their capital expenditure requirements for the financial year.

Big Story | SEBI restores cut-off timings for buying and selling of mutual fund units after 6 months

The restoration of the cut-off time comes six months after SEBI decided to trim the cut-off timing for both equity and debt funds back in April, keeping in mind the coronavirus-led disruptions

Big Story | Supreme Court asks Centre to implement interest waiver on loan

A three-judge bench asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta what the Centre has done for the implementation of its notification for giving relief to borrowers.

Big Story | Severe contraction in India's GDP shown by IMF for FY21

This projection is even grimmer than what the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) predicts. How long will the economy take to recover?

Big Story | Third straight GST council meet on compensation cess ends without consensus

Watch the video to find out what transpired at the third straight GST Council meeting on compensation cess

Big Story | RBI keeps rates unchanged, says growth is slowly returning back

In this edition of Big Story, check out the key announcements from the MPC meet

Big Story | Reforms in natural gas marketing gets Cabinet nod

In this edition of Big Story, let's find out how will these reforms make India a gas-based economy?

Big Story | Is the service sector recovering at the right pace?

Indian service sector output broadly stabilised in September but remained in the contraction zone

Big Story | Indian Railways to increase annual capex to Rs 2 lakh crore till FY24

How will the huge capex change Indian Railways? Let’s find out in this edition of Big Story

Big Story | GST compensation deadlock continues; council to meet again on October 12

The compensation cess deadlock continues as even after an 8-hour meeting, the Centre and the States could not draw consensus on the issue of borrowing to make up for compensation shortfall.

Big Story | Govt does not expect to meet its FY21 disinvestment target of Rs 2.1 lakh crore

How does this reflect on the government’s FY21 revenue? Let’s find out in this edition of Big Story.

Big Story | Govt notifies Companies (Amendment) Act to promote ease of doing business; penal offences also reduced

Will the relaxation help companies during this pandemic time? Let’s find out in this edition of Big Story.

Big Story | Tax department may seek AG's opinion on course ahead in Vodafone tax case

Government officials have said that they will consider all options at hand before decide on the next step in the matter pertaining to Vodafone’s arbitration award.