GDP growth hits 3-yr high
New Delhi, Aug. 31: India’s GDP grew fastest in nearly three years during April-June period (Q1) this year at 8.8 per cent led by good performance by the manufacturing sector.
“The numbers are quite
Mamata is Azad to
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
Pranab cracks down on indisciplined officials
Aug. 26: The Union finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukh-erjee, has asked bureaucrats to seek his consent before sending any policy note with financial implications to the Union Cabinet for approval.
The
Lalu wants Centre to pay salary to imams
New Delhi, Aug. 21: The issue of remuneration to imams in government-aided mosques disrupted the Lok Sabha on Saturday when RJD, SP and Trinamul members pressed the Centre to implement a 17-year-old S
Jagan warned by Congress
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.
Pranab Mukherjee to meet Mamata Banerjee today
The Union finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, will meet the railway minister and Trinamool Chief, Ms Mamata Banerjee, who is unwell after complaining of chest pain while returning from a rally at L
Double digit food inflation matter of concern: Pranab
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday expressed concern over rising prices as the food inflation, after a gap of two weeks, entered the double digits driven mainly by higher prices of essentia
Caste census gets the nod
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
Pranab heads to Dhaka for signing of $1 bn credit pact
Building on Bangladesh the Prime Minister, Ms Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi eight months ago, the finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, travels to Dhaka on Saturday for the signing of a $1 billi
Food inflation eases further to 9.53 per cent
India's annual food inflation came down to 9.53 per cent for the second straight week ending July 24 from 9.67 per cent a week earlier, official data released on Thursday showed.
The fuel prices inde