Arun Jaitley
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Amit Shah in, Jaitley out as PM Modi shuffles council of ministers in new term
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inducted a bunch of fresh faces in his new council of ministers, as he ......
Economy
India may lose spot as fastest-growing economy as PM Modi's second term begins
India probably lost its spot as the fastest growing major economy to China in the January-March quarter as a chill ......
General
Finance minister Arun Jaitley asks not to be part of new Modi govt
Arun Jaitley, India's finance minister, has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to give him a ministerial position in the new ......
General
Jaitley unlikely to be finance minister as PM Modi begins work on new cabinet
A day after winning the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is getting down to the task of forming ......
Economy
Economists, investors create own benchmarks as doubts grow over India govt data
Economists and investors are increasingly showing that they have little or no confidence in India’s official economic data – presenting ......
Economy
Govt meets FY19 fiscal deficit target as spending cuts offset lower tax collection
India has met the fiscal deficit target of 3.4 percent of gross domestic product in 2018/19 fiscal year ended March ......
Infrastructure
Govt simplifies PSU stake sales, clears plan to revive stressed power projects
India has approved legislation that will simplify the sale of the government's stakes in state-run companies, finance minister Arun Jaitley ......
Economy
India needs land, labour reform to boost manufacturing, says top adviser
India's next government will have to bring in land, labour and financial sector reforms to improve the productivity of the ......
Infrastructure
GST Council cuts tax on new home sales ahead of general election
India on Sunday announced a cut in the goods and services tax charged on sales of residential properties under construction ......
Economy
RBI to transfer interim surplus of nearly $4 bn to govt
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday decided to transfer an interim surplus of 280 billion rupees ($3.92 billion) ......
