New Delhi, Oct. 26: In what could bring relief to the exporters, the finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, said on Tuesday that the RBI would intervene to check rupee appreciation if needed.

“RBI is

New Delhi, Oct. 26: The finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, refused to throw his hat in the ring on microfinance. The government is not thinking of appointing a regulator for the microfinance secto

Kolkata, Aug. 29: Rallying behind the Trinamul Congress chief, Ms Mamata Banerjee, at the receiving end over her statement on the killing of Maoist leader “Azad”, the finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukhe

New Delhi, Aug. 21: After prolonged dithering and dilly-dallying, the Congress on Saturday finally made it clear to the Kadapa MP, Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy, that his rebellion will no longer be tolerated.

New Delhi, Aug. 11: Enumeration of castes in the ongoing Census process may now become a reality as the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the issue, headed by the finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, has

New Delhi, Aug. 4: States on Wednesday rejected a draft bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST) over a clause giving the Central government power to veto their decisions, even as the finance minister, M

Hyderabad, Aug. 4: The government is mulling uniform tax sops for IT and IT enabled services companies, a top government official said.

“There is a mismatch between tax concessions given to IT compan

New Delhi, Aug. 4: States on Wednesday rejected a draft bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST) over a clause giving the Central government power to veto their decisions, even as the finance minister, M

New Delhi, Jul 27: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the Reserve Bank's decision to raise short-term key rates will check inflation without hurting growth.

"I expect this policy will lead

New Delhi, July 21: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said the country can have two goods and services tax (GST) effective from April 1, 2011.

He proposed a dual rate structure during the f