Govt tells PTI to pay Rs 84.48 cr for ‘breaches’ in its office premise
Sachin Pilot’s office sealed in Jaipur
COVID-19: 48 including 28 cops test positive at Telangana Raj Bhavan
Assam flood situation worsens; 13 lakh affected, toll at 44
India needs ‘a Manmohan Singh’: Sharad Pawar
Iran’s Khamenei says all must help fight ‘tragic’ virus resurgence
China raises flood response to 2nd-highest level
Thousands march in UK in support of Black Lives Matter
Google to boost fake news, illegal content monitoring on YouTube
World Council of Churches wants Hagia Sophia decision reversed
Ashok Gehlot govt in minority, says Sachin Pilot
With Rahul’s intervention Rajasthan Congress crisis may defuse
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Rajasthan crisis should be shortlived: Singhvi
Joe Biden wins Louisiana primary
Like 2018, Kamal Nath starts MP poll campaign from Ujjain
BJP in MP sandwiched between Maharaj, Dissent, Shivraj: Shatrughan Sinha
Mahagathbandhan will discuss, decide Bihar CM candidate: Congress MP
Like in 2018, Kamal Nath launches poll drive from Ujjain
Divvya Chouksey no more, shared goodbye note hours before death
Madhuri Dixit recalls working with late Saroj Khan in ‘Devdas’
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and daughter Aaradhya test Covid-19 positive
Rekha’s bungalow sealed after security guard tests Covid-19 positive
Aishwarya, Aaradhya and Jaya Bachchan test Covid negative
Qualcomm to invest Rs 730 cr in Jio Platforms
V-shaped recovery unlikely for Indian economy: Survey
77% companies face revenue drop amid Covid pandemic: Report
Walmart to launch Amazon Prime like subscription service: Report
FM reviews Aatmanirbhar Bharat package, Rs 62k cr disbursed under ECLGS
Don’t allow Chinese firms in Train 18 project: CAIT
Rs 1.20 lakh cr sanctioned for MSMEs under ECLGS
Range-bound: Rupee caught between higher inflows, swelling reserves
Did Vikas Dubey reach Ujjain himself or was he brought there?
Xi Jinping: The Chinese Hitler leading PRC to disaster
Australia, Japan and United States join hands to counter China’s use of force in South China Sea
We were shocked by Sohail’s behaviour, says Younis on ’96 WC incident
Happy Indian cricket got Dhoni because he is unbelievable: Ganguly
Eng vs WI: Anderson & Broad deserve to play 1st Test, says Hussain
We definitely spoke to Rahul Dravid: Ex-CoA chief Rai on India coach job
Azhar can be reason for Younis-Grant knife episode, says Latif
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Amitabh’s message on COVID-19 inspired millions: Punjab CM
Uttar Pradesh: Three siblings, upset after mother’s death, commit suicide
World Rum Day: Diageo brings you cocktail recipes
SC agrees to examine plea on ashrams run by fake babas
Russia 1st nation to finish human trials for Covid-19 vaccine
Researchers design reusable silicone rubber face mask with N95 filter
Remdesivir linked to reduced death risk in severe Covid-19 patients
PM Modi directs for real-time monitoring of COVID-19 situation
WHO Acknowledges Success of Dharavi Model in Arresting Covid-19 Spread
Etihad Airways to now operate India flights from July 15
Etihad Begins Special Flights From 6 Indian Destination Between July 12-26
India-UAE special repatriation flights to begin July 12
Railways’ public-private partnership model to stimulate private investment: Report
Ola joins PhonePe to boost its digital payments experience, introduces initial cashback offer
"The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation has been established to perpetuate the memory of the great leader and to promote the ideals and objectives for which he lived...
These announcements were made under Prime Minister's mega stimulus package amounting to 10 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP).
On the civil aviation sector, the Centre will ease the air space availability to allow airlines to save cost and passengers to spend less time while...
It described the three-day package announcement as only a "loan distribution drive" for already distressed farmers.
FM proposes 11 steps to boost agro and allied sectors in third tranche of Rs 20-lakh-crore stimulus
He said the economic revival package has given hope to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in the country.
The government must allow states to borrow more and spend more, but it was not willing to do so, Chidambaram said.
The CMDs were also asked to provide authorisation to bank staff and coordinate with the district administration for smooth travel of bank staff.
New Delhi, March 8 The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) here on Sunday wrote to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the possibility of spread of...
The Minister said she will speak to RBI Governor to see depositors don't face any cash crunch and the priority is safety of the depositors' money...
New Delhi, Feb 26 : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said a total 5.53 lakh MSME accounts have been identified and out of which 5.28 lakh entities...
Chidambaram also said the government finances are under pressure.
Post-SC verdict on AGR, the Finance Ministry is trying to understand the impact of the verdict. As the companies have to pay the AGR amount in...
Economist Parakala Prabhakar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's husband, has slammed the Centre over economic slowdown while advising the BJP government to embrace the Rao-Manmohan Singh model.
New Delhi, Sep 27 : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the government’s capital expenditure plans are on track as per the budget targets. Addressing...
Addressing the media after the meeting, Sitharaman evinced hope that demand would return in most of the sectors.
New Delhi, Sep 19 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday defended her decision to ban e-cigarettes after Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw questioned her authority to issue...
New Delhi, Sep 14 The Congress on Saturday hit back at the Modi government after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of measures to revive...
New Delhi, Sep 11: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram thanked his followers for the immense support and expressed concern about the economic slowdown which has gravely...
Kokatta, Sep 6 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said inflation is completely under control and that it has not risen since 2014. “Inflation is...
“As regards to the surplus reserves, we have not taken a call on how that is going to be used. When we take a call, we...
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced the roll back of the controvertial tax surcharge on the Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPIs)...
On violation of corporate social responsibility norms, the Minister said that such violations would not be treated as criminal offences.
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Giving point-by-point rebuttal to senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said in the Rajya Sabha...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2019-20 presented the vision of India becoming a $5 trillion economy in the next few years driven by the ‘virtuous...
New Delhi, July 4 : A Special CBI Court on Thursday allowed Indrani Mukerjea, the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, to turn approver...
New Delhi, June 30 Parliament is likely to start discussion on the General Budget on July 8 while voting on Demands for Grants is likely between...
New Delhi, June 12: Bankers, including RBI officials and financial institutions, will meet the Finance Minister on their turn to hold pre-Budget meeting with the Finance...
New Delhi, May 31: Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday took charge as Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs. After being the second woman Defence Minister, the first...
New Delhi, May 31: Keeping his reputation of surprising people with unexpected steps intact, Prime Minister Narendra Modi selected Nirmala Sitharaman as the Finance Minister. The...
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to include him in the new cabinet, citing...
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Senior journalist Nishikant Singh Sapam on Friday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at the party headquarters in in Delhi in the...
New Delhi, March 28 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the “surreptitiously included” Article 35A of the Constitution had given the Jammu and Kashmir government...
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday released its ninth list of 10 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, including Karti Chidambaram, son...
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday released a book “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas”, a compilation of selected speeches delivered by Prime...
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A day after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley slammed the Congress over Lt. General (retired) D.S. Hooda’s appointment as a member...
New Delhi, Feb 15: Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday resumed work as the Finance Minister following medical treatment in the US...
According to the Budget document placed in Parliament, the government has not raised the exemption limit for taxpayers from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh,...
New Delhi, Feb 1 : On the day when Finance Minister Piyush Goyal announced direct annual income support of Rs 6,000 to farmers with land holding...
"There is nothing about jobs because if they say anything about jobs the youth will dismiss it as 'pakodanomics'.
It was a full-fledged Budget accompanied by an election campaign speech. By doing so, the government has trampled on time-honoured conventions.
FM Piyush Goyal switched between Hindi and English during his budget speech, confusing half the people. That was, in fact, the real intention of the government...
New Delhi, Feb 1: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday made some major announcements in this year’s interim budget, including income support for marginal farmers and...
Video consumption drove most of the usage, increasing to 460 crore hours per month.
There is a lot of fantasy language and castles being constructed in the air. There is very little actually happening in real terms.
New Delhi, Feb 1: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced direct annual income support of Rs 6,000 to farmers with land holding of two hectares....
New Delhi, Feb 1: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced that the government will set up “Kamdhenu Yojna” for the welfare of cows. “The government...
New Delhi, Feb 1: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced the “Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan”, a scheme to provide an assured monthly pension of...
New Delhi, Jan 21: A “halwa ceremony”, the customary ritual that kickstarts the process of printing the budget documents, was held on Monday in the absence...
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Calling chieftains of rival political parties as “Nawabs of Negativity”, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the grand alliance of opposition...
New Delhi, Jan 3: The Congress on Thursday targetted the Narendra Modi government saying Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is more concerned about defending the Rafale...
New Delhi, Dec 24: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday hinted that the country may eventually have a single standard rate of GST adding that the...
Air Force says its fighter aircraft strength is depleted and it needs at least 7 squadrons (126 aircraft). Then, why did the government buy only 2...
New Delhi, Dec 14 : Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday rejected the Congress’ demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Rafale...
New Delhi, Nov 1 : Revenue collections under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark in October, Finance Minister Arun...
Jaitley, however, did not say if the government was planning to bring a law in Parliament for the purpose.
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 4: Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Thursday refused to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) by Rs 2.50 on petrol and diesel in the southern...
New Delhi, Sep 23 : The slugfest over the Rafale deal continued on Sunday with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley citing conflicting media reports on Francois...
New Delhi, Sep 20: Calling him a “clown prince”, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday accused Congress President Rahul Gandhi of “concocting lies” on the Rafale fighter...
New Delhi, Sep 13 : Rejecting Rahul Gandhi’s demand for resignation of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the BJP on Thursday sought to turn the tables by...
New Delhi : Hours after fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya said he met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving the country, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday demanded...
New Delhi, Sep 12 : As fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya on Wednesday said he had met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving the country, the Congress...
Liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Wednesday said that he had met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving the country.
Alappuzha (Kerala) Sep 3: Flood -battered Kerala needs Rs 30,000 crore to rebuild, Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said on Monday. “We require Rs 20,000 for capital...
New Delhi, Aug 31 : As India’s GDP growth for the first quarter of 2018-19 accelerated to 8.2 per cent, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said...
New Delhi, Aug 31 : With the Indian economy registering a GDP growth of 8.2 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal, Union...
New Delhi, Aug 29: In a blistering attack, Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal today said the Indian economy is on life support, yet the Finance Minister...
"Inflation reaching 5 to 6 per cent, Index of Industrial Production going down, exports going down from Rs 19 lakh crore to Rs 10 lakh crore.
New Delhi, June 18 : Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari on Monday posed tough questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the widening current account deficit...
Kolkata, May 1: Eminent Marxist economist Ashok Mitra, who served as Chief Economic Adviser during Indira Gandhi’s prime ministerial tenure and as Finance Minister of West Bengal,...
New Delhi, April 17: Amidst reports of a cash crunch and empty ATMs, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday sought to assuage fears, saying “there is more...
The Finance Minister, who underwent a gastric bypass weight loss surgery in 2015, reportedly visited AIIMS on Thursday for a checkup where doctors advised him to...
New Delhi, March 18: In what can be termed a blistering attack on the Modi-led BJP government, former finance minister P Chidambaram said that the BJP...
The decision taken by the previous UPA government to tax British telecom multinational Vodafone Group retrospectively was an “erroneous” one, the likes of which the ruling...
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday told that cases of periodical willful default are much more dangerous than business failure and bank frauds. Speaking at Global Business...
New Delhi, Jan 28: The last full Union Budget to be presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the forthcoming session of Parliament beginning on Monday will...
New Delhi, Jan 27: Days after the GST collections picked up after falling for two straight months, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the GST...
New Delhi, Oct 1: While addressing at the “Foundation Day” event organized by National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN) in Delhi Finance minister Arun Jaitley...
New Delhi, Sep 16: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitely will launch Google’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-based digital payment service called “Tez” on Monday. “FM Shri @arunjaitley to...
New Delhi, Sep 13: As many as 30 crore families have got bank accounts since the launch of India’s biggest ever bank account opening drive, Jan...
Hyderabad, Sep 9 : The GST rates on 30 items of mass consumption were slashed on Saturday while the cess on mid and high-segment cars went...
New Delhi, Aug 4: In a move to boost its disinvestment programme, the Centre on Friday announced the creation of the Bharat 22 exchange traded fund (ETF)...
New Delhi, July 24: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley introduced a bill where Reserve Bank of India get the authority to direct banks to initiate recovery proceedings...
New Delhi, July 12: The free food supplied by religious institutions does not attract any Goods and Services Tax but the inputs required to make it, including...
New Delhi, June 23: The government announced it will be lenient initially after the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) that comes into effect from...
New Delhi, June 20: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime will be launched on the midnight of June 30 at the Central Hall of Parliament, Finance...
June 18, Sunday : In Seventeenth Goods and Service council meeting chaired by Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley the panel finalised lottery and hospitality tax rates. Besides this...
New Delhi; IANS: A small-scale manufacturing company with operations in only one state will have to file a minimum of 37 returns instead of the current...
New Delhi, June 8 : Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday thanked all political parties for their cooperation and contribution in making the launch of...
Gandhinagar, May 23: India and Africa both belong to 21st century, should shape their future together, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. In the 52nd annual meeting...
The GST Council has finalised four rate categories of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent after unifying levies like central excise, service tax and VAT.
New Delhi, April 18: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will on Wednesday leave for a five-day visit to the US to attend the Spring Meetings of the International...
New Delhi, March 22 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday that the government was hoping to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by July...
New Delhi, March 22 Despite the impact of demonetisation, Indian tax collections this fiscal will exceeed budgetary estimates, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday. Replying...
New Delhi, December 8: Amid low production worries raised by farmers due to delay in sowing of Rabi crop following the cash crunch seems to have...
New Delhi, November 28: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has moved a money bill to amend Income Tax Act in Lok Sabha on ninth day of...
New Delhi, November 25: As government ceases to swap old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 over the counter, it may soon announce 60%...
The Goods and Service Tax Council finalised four tier tax structure on Thursday at the rates varying from 5 to 28 percent. Read More: GST Council sets...
New Delhi, November 3: The Goods and Services Tax Council meet on Thursday pegged up GST rate structure at 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent as...
Indore, Oct 22 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said Madhya Pradesh has moved from being a BIMARU (Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh)...
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said on Saturday that he would have been a better Finance Minister than Arun Jaitley. “Jaitley is only a lawyer while I...
Delhi, Aug 4 Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Supplementary Demand for Grants by voice vote approving additional government spending of Rs 1.03 lakh crore during...
New Delhi, Aug 3 : India moved a major step closer towards a unified goods and services tax regime across the country, with the upper house of...
New Delhi, July 2 With widespread resentment against the “meagre” pay hike announced in the 7th Pay Commission, as many as 33 lakh central government employees...
Former Gujarat Chief Minister Suresh Mehta has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to undermine the judiciary’s independence. In a letter to Finance Minister Arun...
With a view to promoting creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, the union cabinet has approved the National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy which seeks to safeguard trademark...
After coming under attack from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for his “one-eyed king” comment on India’s growth rate, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan...
The government’s announcement that farmers’ income would be doubled in the next five years is an “impossible idea”, former prime minister and noted economist Manmohan Singh...
Finance minister Arun Jaitley announced three major schemes for farmers and agricultural sector as he presented the budget for the next fiscal in the Lok Sabha...
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s Union Budget 2016 will chart next course for the equity markets’.Market observers predicted that stock prices will be driven by budgetary announcements,...
After Smriti Irani’s emotional and fiery defence of government action on JNU row and Rohith Vemula subject in Lok Sabha, Arun Jaitley has further raised the...
Declaring that India’s current growth rate was lower its potential, union Finance Minister @arunjaitley on Friday hit out against those anti the government’s reform measures in parliament,...
The Darbhanga MP was suspended from BJP for targeting Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over averred irregularities in Delhi’s cricket body -DDCA. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley must resign or be sacked in view of the “very serious allegations” against him....
Human Resource and Development Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday slams Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for its allegations against Arun Jaitley, stating that the party was running...
The Indian National Congress on Wednesday jumped onto the claim of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal —that “gross financial irregularities” have taken place in Delhi and...
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram criticised the ED search at the office of his son Karti calling it a “fishing and roving” inquiry and wondered how...
History will record the disruptions being witnessed in India’s parliament to the detriment of the reforms process, when it talks about the proposed Goods and Services...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday accused the CBI of raiding his office in search of a file related to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. “Rajendra...
