Tue, Dec 19, 2023
Ever imagined a Finance Minister without a Budget speech? In this video, we'll reveal some surprising names who never got the chance to shine on Budget Day. From short-lived tenures to political drama, discover the unique stories of these Finance Ministers who missed their Budget moment.
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Sat, Feb 01, 2020
Budget 2020: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman paid homage to former finance minister late Arun Jaitley in her speech on Saturday morning.
Sun, Aug 25, 2019
The last rites of former finance minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, who died at the age of 66 after a prolonged illness on Saturday at New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Wed, Feb 20, 2019
The 33rd GST Council meet is going to take a decision in regard to residential units under the composition scheme, levy of GST on TDR, reduction in tax on cement.
Tue, Feb 19, 2019
Fewer banks in offing in India? Bank account holders would definitely be concerned at what is in store. Providing a peek into the thinking of the NDA government on Monday was Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who elaborated on the concept that will help the country.
Mon, Feb 18, 2019
The Union Cabinet last month approved the merger of the three banks to create the country's third-largest lender after SBI and ICICI Bank.
The government has been in favour of alignment of the capital adequacy norms with Basel III norms, said the report. Sources told PTI that this higher capital norms translate into additional capital requirement, restricting lending potential and income generation.
Fri, Feb 15, 2019
In a media briefing after the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the MFN status to Pakistan stands revoked. Withdrawal of the MFN status would significantly hit Pakistan's exports to India, which stood at USD 488.5 million (around Rs 3,482.3 crore) in 2017-18.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asserted that the security forces have been given permission to choose the timing, place and nature of their response to the Pulwama terror attack, which left 40 CRPF personnel dead.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrived at the terror attack site to join the probe into the terror attack in Pulwama in which at least 44 CRPF personnel were killed.
Total India-Pakistan trade has increased marginally to USD 2.41 billion in 2017-18 as against USD 2.27 billion in 2016-17. India imported goods worth USD 488.5 million in 2017-18 and exported goods worth USD 1.92 billion in that fiscal.
Wed, Feb 13, 2019
Union minister Arun Jaitley lashing out at Congress said that CAG report on Rafale deal blasts Congress' big lie. Watch the video to know more.
Sun, Feb 10, 2019
The RBI had retained Rs 13,190 crore towards risks and reserves during 2016-17. It increased to Rs 14,190 crore in 2017-18. Together, retained amount is Rs 27,380 crore.
Mon, Feb 04, 2019
UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid on Monday ordered the extradition of Vijay Mallya to India, in a major blow to the embattled liquor baron.
Women entrepreneurs say the tax benefit in budget 2019 will ensure better opportunity and opening for Women in the MSME segment. It will also ensure active participation of women in the MSME segment.
Leniency in tax regime for companies below Rs 5-cr turnover will find resonance with a lot of startups that are waiting to launch and poised for scaling. It would help job seekers to become job creators.
Sun, Feb 03, 2019
In an interview to PTI here, he said he was on recovery course and his return to India in time to reply to the Budget debate in Parliament will depend on when his doctors allow him to leave.
"Normally, outgoing governments in such environments, their rout is predicted. But today political rivals want to come together because they know for anyone of them it is not possible to take on Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi and his party," he said.
Fri, Feb 01, 2019
Union Minister Arun Jaitley Friday rejected criticism for deviating from past by including direct tax proposal in an interim Budget saying the rebate in the income tax was a logical extension of steps taken by the government since 2014.
Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented the budget this year in place of Arun Jaitley as the latter is on medical leave in the US. However, Jaitley was following the budget and was one of the firsts to react to it. frequent on twitter and responded regularly during the speech.
Budget 2019 Highlights: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has presented the Modi government's first interim Budget today. While several populist measures have been announced, sops for farmers and doubling of income tax exemptions limit for salaried class were the key highlights of the Budget.
Budget 2019: A number of good news are expected from FM Piyush Goyal's announcements during the presentation of the Budget today. NDA government has already catered to farmers welfare way before Budget 2019 in the form of Minimum Support Price (MSP) or loan waivers or insurances schemes, but there is a long way to go yet. Expectations are, therefore, high!
Budget 2019: Disinvestment can also be defined as the action of an organisation (or government) selling or liquidating an asset or subsidiary. It is also referred to as 'divestment' or 'divestiture.' In most contexts, disinvestment typically refers to sale from the government, partly or fully, of a government-owned enterprise.
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