Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has not resigned: Pranab
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has not resigned, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
He, however, said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has received a communicati
Tax payers may get some relief from budget on Friday
Tax payers will be looking forward to some relief from Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who is expected to raise the income tax exemption limit to at least Rs 2 lakh in his budget proposals to be
Political leaders should become role models of honesty: Survey
Cautioning that market economy cannot function if people are totally self-serving, the Economic Survey on Thursday called upon political leaders and policymakers to become role models of honesty and i
Present tense, future bright: Economic Survey
Disappointing performance of the economy in this fiscal should be a 'wake-up call' for the government, the Economic Survey said, but it expressed the hope that growth rate would rebound to 7.6 per cen
Pranab sees inflation declining to 6.5 per cent by month-end
With inflation reversing the declining trend of the past five months, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said there is inflationary pressure, but expressed the hope that the rate of pri
SBI has no plan to give fresh loan to Kingfisher: FM
State Bank of India (SBI) has no plan to provide fresh loan to the cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday.
"SBI has informed that currently there is no s
Subbarao meets FM ahead of RBI's policy review
Ahead of credit policy review and budget, Reserve Bank Governor D. Subbarao on Wednesday met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and is believed to have discussed the macro-economic situation.
The
Pranab Mukherjee ‘disappointed’ after 6.1pc growth in third quarter
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday termed the third quarter GDP number of 6.1 per cent as ‘disappointing’ but expressed the hope that economy is expected to register a growth of 7 per cent
Eurozone needs package to tackle debt crisis: Pranab
Against the backdrop of G20 finance ministers meet to discuss global situation, India on Friday said the eurozone will have to come out with a package to resolve its sovereign debt problem, which i
Govt will try to achieve 7.5-8 per cent growth in fiscal 2013: Pranab
The government will endeavour to raise the economic growth rate to 7.5 -8 per cent in the next fiscal from about 7 per cent currently, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday.
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