New Delhi, Nov 17: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the head of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on Food, has approved key changes in the proposed National Food Security Bill and the revised draft will
New Delhi, Nov 16: As the rupee depreciated to a new 32-month low against the US dollar, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the Reserve Bank is monitoring the situation and will intervene in the
Islamabad, Nov 12: Pakistan has removed restrictions on the import of 12 items from India, including raw materials and machinery, as part of measures aimed at normalising trade relations between the two countries, officials said
Berhampore (WB), Nov 12: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the two most vexed issues facing the nation are price rise in essential commodities and petro-products.It is not possible for the Centre to decrease the
New Delhi, Oct 31: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said inflation will start easing soon as the government's efforts to remove supply-side bottlenecks have started yielding results.“The current inflation pressures are mainly because of supply-side
New Delhi, Oct 28: Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill has become a “hostage to contemporary Opposition politics”.The GST has already missed two deadlines: 2010-11 and 2011-12.The
Kolkata, Oct 23: Rise in food inflation to double digit is a matter of great concern and government is taking steps to reduce it, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here today. "Food inflation of
New Delhi, Oct 22: Debt crisis in Europe and slowdown in the US are having an adverse impact on India, but the fundamentals of the country's economy remain intact, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today.Addressing
New Delhi, Oct 19: The government today said it has started investigations into transactions by Indians involving black money based on 9,900 pieces of information received from different parts of the world.“Over 9,900 pieces of
Paris, Oct 14: Concerned over reluctance of some countries to share banking data, Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that such information should be made available on demand to combat menace of black money
New Delhi, Oct 12: Disappointed with the factory output growth of 4.1 per cent in August, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said it may impact India's second (July-September) quarter GDP.“It (IIP) is not encouraging. It
Miriti (WB), Oct 4: The Congress would project Rahul Gandhi as the future leader of the party, senior leader and Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today.“We are always in favour of new leadership. Rahul
New York, Sept 22: As the Indian currency moved closer towards the Rs 50-to-a-dollar mark, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the Reserve Bank will intervene in the foreign exchange market “as and when the
New Delhi, Aug 30: The government today expressed disappointment over the slowdown in the country's GDP growth rate and said hard work is needed by all sections, including industry and farmers, to ensure inclusive growth,
New Delhi, Aug 26: Government today ruled out replacing its Lokpal Bill with another, saying it will be better to have amendments to the one already introduced. “We are not thinking of replacing it (official
New Delhi, Aug 26: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today made a fresh appeal to Anna Hazare to end his fast since Parliament was discussing the Jan Lokpal Bill. “We request Anna Hazare to give up
New Delhi, Aug 24: With a number of party MPs raising questions on the handling of Anna Hazare issue, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will hold a special briefing for them here tomorrow.The decision comes in
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 8: A vigilance court here on Monday ordered a probe to ascertain if Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy had any role in the 1992 Palmolein oil import deal as the then Finance Minister
New Delhi, Aug 4: Under pressure to check rising prices even at the cost of some growth, the government today said it is working towards moderating food inflation to 5 per cent while sustaining the
New Delhi, July 23: BJP President Nitin Gadkari today constituted a Policy Formulation Action Group (PFAG) under the convenorship of former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha to bring about more coherence and clarity in the party's
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