New Delhi: In a scathing attack on Sushilkumar Shinde, former Home Secretary R K Singh today said he is not fit to be the Home Minister and Finance Minister P Chidambaram is “100 times better”
New Delhi: The first-of-its-kind amnesty scheme for service tax defaulters, which ended last month, may result in realisation of about Rs 6,000 crore of additional revenue for the government.The Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme (VCES), which
Sivaganga (TN): As part of taking banking services to rural areas, the Centre has revised its target upwards to opening 10,000 new bank branches a year, according to Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram.Earlier, there was
New Delhi: The union cabinet Thursday approved refunding Rs.11,258.48 crore to MTNL and BSNL which the two state-run telecom firms had paid for fourth generation (4G) spectrum in the 2010 auction."BSNL will be refunded Rs.6,724.51
New Delhi: Having failed to achieve their capex targets last fiscal, three major state-owned firms - SAIL, NMDC and RINL - hope to meet cumulative Rs 15,820 crore target set for the current fiscal. Expressing
New Delhi: RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan Thursday met Finance Minister P Chidambaram and discussed the macroeconomic situation."We exchanged our views on the current macroeconomic situation," Rajan told reporters after the meeting, which was also attended
Mumbai: Hit by fears over the impact of the US Fed announcing a cut in its stimulus, the benchmark Sensex dived over 151 points at the close today on selling in banking, capital goods and
Purnia: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said his demand for grant of special category status to Bihar is not “an alm from the Centre” but a right and he will not rest till the Centre
Mumbai: Armed with new powers to act against fraudsters and market manipulators, Sebi Chairman U K Sinha says the regulator has already begun utilising them in a big way and a process has been initiated
New Delhi: The Lokpal Bill appeared to be on the verge of being passed in Rajya Sabha on Monday, with Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today appealing to all political parties to set aside differences to
New Delhi: Putting up a brave face after the “unexpected scale of defeat” in the assembly polls, Congress today said it should not be “written off” in the Lok Sabha polls as Rahul Gandhi reached
New Delhi: With high inflation being blamed for the defeat of the Congress in assembly elections, the government today said containing spiralling prices was among the top priorities on its agenda, while the Reserve Bank
Mumbai: Making a strong case for a correct balance between the executive, legislature and judiciary,Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said India cannot achieve sustainable growth unless powers of the executive to govern are restored."Governance cannot
New Delhi: Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said a branch of Bharatiya Mahila Bank, the country's first all-woman bank, would be set up in every state by the end of this fiscal.“I assure you in
New Delhi: Notwithstanding its nearly Rs 12,000 crore tax dispute with the government, Vodafone plans to invest $ 3 billion in the next two years that will be deployed for network expansion in rural areas.
Bangalore/Hyderabad: Finance Minister P today said service tax amnesty scheme VCES is a lifetime opportunity as such offers are unlikely to come again in the next 20 years, even as he warned that evaders would
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank today issued draft guidelines permitting banks to enter the insurance broking business with a strong set of riders such as mandatory disclosure of remuneration received from insurers and having dedicated staff
New Delhi: After hitting a four-year low in the first quarter, the economy grew by a higher-than-expected 4.8 per cent in the September quarter on an uptick in agriculture and factory output, although a rise
Chennai: Union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram Saturday said it will be good if the trade deficit is contained in the region of $150-155 billion this fiscal.Speaking at an interactive session with exporters, Chidambaram said the trade
Sivaganga: Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today banks were supposed to implement policies of the government.Declaring open branches of the United Bank of India at Mathakupatti and Kallal in the district today, he said people
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