Pranab Mukherjee

General

08 September, 2016

Economy round-up: Obama all praise for GST as it clears another hurdle

India on Thursday inched another step closer to ushering in an overhauled indirect tax regime as President Pranab Mukherjee gave ......

General

18 July, 2016

Monsoon session: Will Narendra Modi govt be able to push GST through?

As the monsoon session of Parliament kicks off on Monday, all eyes are on whether the government can finally get ......

Infrastructure

24 February, 2016

Suresh Prabhu: On a sticky wicket?

Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu is a cricket enthusiast. Handpicked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to head the controversy-ridden railways ministry, Prabhu ......

General

23 February, 2016

President appeals to let Parliament function, stays away from spelling financial expectations

President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday urged political parties to let the budget session of Parliament function thereby allowing the National ......

General

23 September, 2015

President re-promulgates ordinance on cheque bounce cases

In a big relief to about 18 lakh people who have to travel long distances to deal with cheque bounce ......

General

20 January, 2015

After President's objection, government discusses Ordinance issue

A day after President Pranab Mukherjee voiced his objection to the 'Ordinance route', senior ministers today went into a huddle ......

General

09 June, 2014

Inflation, infrastructure, tax rationalisation and job creating FDI top Modi government's agenda

The new government led by Narendra Modi has outlined a series of reforms and measures in its legislative agenda which ......

General

20 May, 2014

Narendra Modi appointed as new Prime Minister, to be sworn in on May 26

BJP leader Narendra Modi, who was unanimously elected as the leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party on Tuesday, met the ......

Others

08 August, 2013

India finally updates 1950s company laws

India ratified its first major overhaul of company law in more than 50 years on Thursday, seeking to strengthen accounting ......

General

12 June, 2012

India's industrial growth creeps at 0.1% in April, rate cut hopes soar

India's industrial output growth in April was next to nothing with the official index of industrial production (IIP) rising a ......