'Highest-ever' MGNREGA outlay is only 1% rise: Labour activists
2 Feb 2017 9:00 PM ISTNew 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 7:01 PM ISTFormer 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
2 Feb 2017 1:33 AM ISTChief 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 9:10 PM ISTCalling 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
1 Feb 2017 12:25 AM ISTThe 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
1 Feb 2017 12:20 AM ISTThe 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 11:32 PM ISTChief 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 8:41 PM ISTIndian 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
31 Jan 2017 12:40 AM ISTIn 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 10:18 PM ISTConsidering that welfare of the poor and middle class is the priority of the government and the Assembly elections manifestos of all the major...
