Ohio IT ban

Bangalore, Sept. 10: India has conveyed its “serious concern” to the US over Ohio’s ban on offshore outsourcing of government business and a hike in US visa fees for professionals, commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma said. He said the measures were “regressive”, and that India was examining whether there was any violation of the WTO agreement on services.

GST rollout

New Delhi, Sept. 10: The government today said goods and services tax (GST) might be rolled out anytime next fiscal even if it missed the April 1 deadline because of a lack of consensus among the states and the Centre.

Markets closed

Mumbai, Sept. 10: The Bombay Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange, forex and money markets remained closed today on account of Id. Commodity markets such as oils and oilseeds, metal and cotton also remained closed.