Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's son Avijit, who has filed his papers as a Congress nominee for the West Bengal assembly polls, owns assets worth over Rs. 5 crore jointly with his wife.

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Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee on Monday criticised the West Bengal government for the inordinate delay in the implementation of the vital Teesta irrigation project for which the Centre had sanctioned Rs 701 crores.

The government is yet to take a decision on opening up multi-brand retailing to foreign direct investment (FDI), finance minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Lok Sabha on Friday.

Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee, PCC chief Manas Bhuniya and CLP leader Abu Hena figure in the Congress’ list of 65 candidates for West Bengal Assembly elections announced on Friday.

Bowing to demand from all quarters, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday announced withdrawal of the proposed 5 per cent service tax on airconditioned hospitals with more than 25 beds and on diagonistic services.

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday warned of a spike in global fuel prices and domestic inflation as a result of the political uncertainties in the West Asia but said the fallout of the crisis in Japan was too early to assess. "Growing political uncertainty in the West Asia and Libya has profound implications for the global oil markets and for the fuel-oil costs and inflation in our economy," Mr Mukhherjee told the Lower House of Parliament during a debate on the Finance Bill.

Terming the current level of food inflation of 9.5 per cent as 'unacceptable', finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said the government has taken several steps to bring it down further especially through enhancing supply of essential commodities.

Kolkata: Congress stalwart and union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's son Avijit will officially join the party on March 11 and contest the state assembly polls from Nalhati constituency in Birbhum

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the government has taken note of the Supreme Court observations and action will be taken against Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan who is facing charges of stashing huge amounts of money in tax havens.

New Delhi: India Inc today described Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as industry's Sachin Tendulkar saying the veteran leader was steering the economy 'with ease of a seasoned player' in difficult t