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Amit Shah in, Jaitley out as PM Modi shuffles council of ministers in new term

General

30 May, 2019

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 ......

India may lose spot as fastest-growing economy as PM Modi's second term begins

Economy

30 May, 2019

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 ......

Finance minister Arun Jaitley asks not to be part of new Modi govt

General

29 May, 2019

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 ......

Jaitley unlikely to be finance minister as PM Modi begins work on new cabinet

General

24 May, 2019

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 ......

Economists, investors create own benchmarks as doubts grow over India govt data

Economy

09 May, 2019

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 ......

Govt meets FY19 fiscal deficit target as spending cuts offset lower tax collection

Economy

09 April, 2019

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 ......

Govt simplifies PSU stake sales, clears plan to revive stressed power projects

Infrastructure

07 March, 2019

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 ......

India needs land, labour reform to boost manufacturing, says top adviser

Economy

04 March, 2019

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 ......

GST Council cuts tax on new home sales ahead of general election

Infrastructure

25 February, 2019

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 ......

RBI to transfer interim surplus of nearly $4 bn to govt

Economy

18 February, 2019

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) ......