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'Highest-ever' MGNREGA outlay is only 1% rise: Labour activists
2 Feb 2017 3:30 PM GMTNew Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The government's claim of "highest-ever" budget allocation for MGNREGA,the rural scheme promising minimum 100 days' employment...
Chidambaram terms budget damn squib, but praises Jaitley's 'moderation'
2 Feb 2017 1:31 PM GMTFormer Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday termed the budget for 2017-18 a "damp squib" but praised Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for adopting...
Where are figures for demonetisation, asks CM
1 Feb 2017 8:03 PM GMTChief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised the Union Budget and demanded that restrictions on withdrawal of money should be lifted immediately.She also...
Budget pushed ahead to hide ill-effects of demonetisation: Anand Sharma
1 Feb 2017 3:40 PM GMTCalling the Union Budget 2017-18 "misleading and directionless", senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Anand Sharma on Wednesday said that...
Note ban to shave 0.5% from GDP growth rate
31 Jan 2017 6:55 PM GMTThe shock demonetisation will shave off a good 0.5 percentage point from GDP growth this fiscal, pulling it down to 6.5 per cent, Economic Survey said...
18 lakh taxpayers to receive I-T notice over 'undeclared' money
31 Jan 2017 6:50 PM GMTThe Income Tax department has identified 18 lakh people who have made 'suspicious' cash deposits post demonetisation, including those having deposited...
Rating agencies follow 'poor, inconsistent' standards: Govt
31 Jan 2017 6:02 PM GMTChief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian on Tuesday slammed global rating agencies for following "inconsistent" standards while rating India...
Full remonetisation of economy in 1-2 months: Arvind Subramanian
31 Jan 2017 3:11 PM GMTIndian government's Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian on Tuesday said that the full remonetisation of the country's economy will happen in the...
All withdrawal limits for current a/c holders removed
30 Jan 2017 7:10 PM GMTIn a big relief to people and small businesses, RBI on Monday announced lifting of restrictions on daily withdrawal of money from ATMs and from...
Focus this year: Housing, infrastructure
30 Jan 2017 4:48 PM GMTConsidering that welfare of the poor and middle class is the priority of the government and the Assembly elections manifestos of all the major...