Govt may do away with LPG subsidy for upper-most income bracket
The government is considering doing away with the LPG subsidy for the well-off, according to media reports.
Feb 03, 2015, 09:14 AM IST
Centre, states break deadlock on GST; bill in current session
In a last minute compromise deal, the Centre Monday night decided to keep petroleum out of GST in return for states agreeing to entry tax being subsumed in the new tax regime proposed from April 2016.
Dec 15, 2014, 20:13 PM IST
PSU banks account for over 90% of total bad loans in FY'14
Private sector banks had gross NPAs of Rs 22,738 crore as of March 31, 2014.
Nov 25, 2014, 20:43 PM IST
CBI Director meets Jaitely
The meeting lasted for nearly an hour during which issues related to economic crimes, collection of intelligence and procedural hurdles in brining back black money were discussed, the sources said.
Nov 21, 2014, 21:27 PM IST
6.02 crore bank accounts opened under Jan Dhan scheme
Over six crore bank accounts have been opened so far under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Finance Minister Arun Jaitely said on Saturday.
Oct 18, 2014, 23:31 PM IST
Modi govt's big reform push: Diesel deregulated, natural gas price hiked
In a major reform push, the government on Saturday deregulated diesel prices but hiked natural gas tariff by 46 percent that will push up fertiliser, power, CNG and PNG rates.
Oct 18, 2014, 20:13 PM IST
Centre to discuss on food inflation with state food ministers today
In order to control food inflation, the Centre has called a meeting of state food ministers on Friday to discuss other possible ways to rein in prices effectively in the backdrop of poor monsoon this year.
Jul 04, 2014, 08:50 AM IST
