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Former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has lauded the Narendra Modi government for its Clean Ganga initiative and the National Highway programme. (Photo: File)

Chidambaram hails Modi's Clean Ganga effort, hopes for its success

Chidambaram, however, said he is 'angry' over the government's Goods and Services Tax (GST) and demonetisation moves.

03 Mar 2019 11:07 AM

Singh, who has criticized Modi-led government for demonetization and implementation in the past, said that attempts at creating additional job opportunities in the industrial sector have failed as industrial growth is not picking up fast enough. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

'Jobless growth, urban chaos has made youth restless': Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh said while addressing the convocation ceremony of a management institute.

17 Feb 2019 3:06 PM

At the end of FY14, merely an amount of Rs 3.8 crore e-returns was filed. (Photo: File)

Income tax returns filings rose over 37 percent in April-January

Between April to January period of the last two financial year, the growth was more subdued at 17 percent and 20 percent, respectively.

06 Feb 2019 11:09 AM

'NoMo Jobs! The Fuhrer promised us 2 Cr jobs a year. 5 years later, his leaked job creation report card reveals a National Disaster,' tweeted Gandhi. (Photo: File)

'NoMo Jobs,' Rahul taunts 'Fuhrer' Modi; BJP calls him 'myopic Mussolini'

It is first annual household survey of 2017-18 after Nov 2016 demonetisation, when PM declared an overnight ban on notes.

31 Jan 2019 3:23 PM

The country needs stable and strong governments to deliver on promises. (Photo: PTI)

Does India understand the realities of Bharat?

Farmer suicides, though nothing new, are an ugly reality that the Centre needs to reckon with.

30 Jan 2019 1:31 AM

The outstanding amount of these loans has piled up to Rs 11,000 crore, which is a serious issue.

Demonetisation, GST affecting Mudra loan recovery, says Sena

Loans worth Rs 2.46 lakh crore have been disbursed so far to 4.81 crore small scale industrialists.

15 Jan 2019 12:13 PM

China's economic growth is projected to slow down to 6.2 per cent each in 2019 and 2020 and 6 per cent in 2021, according to the January 2019 Global Economic Prospects report released by the World Bank on Tuesday. (Representational Image)

India's GDP to grow at 7.3 per cent in 2018-19: World Bank

The World Bank said India will continue to be the fastest growing major economy in the world.

09 Jan 2019 8:55 AM

RBI had paid Rs 50,000 crore dividend for FY18.

Finance Ministry, RBI to take up dividend, surplus

While govt wants a big pie of surplus, some feel RBI needs a large corpus to maintain credibility.

04 Jan 2019 10:25 AM

He also accused the Modi government of 'denying' special category status to Andhra Pradesh, despite promising it in parliament. (Photo: File)

PM a 'hollow' man who 'spends tonne of money: Chandrababu Naidu

Naidu alleged PM Modi was seeking to blackmail everyone using 'muscle power' and spending 'tonnes and tonnes of money' to win elections.

23 Dec 2018 8:59 PM

Manmohan Singh further noted that when he was India's Finance Minister in 1991, he was successful in helping turn a crisis into a 'great opportunity'. (Photo: PTI)

'I was also accidental Finance Minister': ex-PM Manmohan Singh

'I was not the prime minister who was afraid of talking to the press. I met the press regularly,' Manmohan Singh said.

19 Dec 2018 10:35 AM

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan. (Photo: AP/File)

Demonetisation dragged economic growth down, says Rajan

The growth was also impacted by ‘tardy’ implementation of the goods and services tax, said the former RBI chief.

18 Dec 2018 10:43 AM

People have been using new Indian currency notes in the Nepali market for nearly two years. (Photo: File)

It's illegal here: Nepal bans use of Indian currency notes above Rs 100

The decision can affect Nepalese labourers working in India as well as Indian tourists visiting Nepal.

15 Dec 2018 12:25 PM

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has agreed to hold debates on some of the issues under Rule 193, which do not entail voting, sources said. (Photo: File)

Parl winter session: Cong moves adjournment motion over Rafale, demonetisation, RBI

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh has given a Zero Hour Notice in the Rajya Sabha over sealing in Delhi.

13 Dec 2018 11:04 AM

so far, the number corporate tax payers have gone to 8 lakh from 7 lakh last year.

ITR filing up 50 per cent so far this year: CBDT chairman

Demonetisation has been very good for increasing the tax base of the country.

04 Dec 2018 1:03 PM

Rawat demitted office on Saturday and Sunil Arora took over as the new chief election commissioner on Sunday. (Photo: ANI)

Demonetisation no impact on black money, says OP Rawat

'After note ban it was believed that misuse of money during the elections will be brought down. But it couldn't be proved,' Rawat said.

03 Dec 2018 3:04 PM

Targeting Modi on demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Gandhi said the prime minister had a confusion that people in the world do not know anything and he had a sense that all knowledge came from his mind. (Photo: File)

What kind of Hindu is he?: Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi in Rajasthan

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Saturday Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not understand the foundation of Hinduism.

01 Dec 2018 6:00 PM

On demonetisation and GST implementations, Gandhi claimed that people have confusion about these. (Photo: File)

PM Modi shaped 2016 surgical strikes into 'political asset': Rahul Gandhi

The Congress president alleged that the surgical strike was made public as the BJP was fighting elections in Uttar Pradesh.

01 Dec 2018 2:02 PM

Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar. .(Photo: PTI)

Demonetisation move was against corrupt not elite: Rajiv Kumar

Demonetisation as a massive, draconian, monetary shock that accelerated economic slide, says Arvind Subramanian.

30 Nov 2018 4:36 PM

A file photo of PM Narendra Modi with BJP president Amit Shah

Modi magic is skating on thin ice, and it’s time to make votes count

The country’s educated often indulge in armchair politics but find it tedious to go out and vote.

28 Nov 2018 12:23 AM

Urjit Patel faces grilling by house panel today

Committee has been deliberating on the note ban issue for almost two years after its announcement on Nov 8, 2016.

27 Nov 2018 10:27 AM

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