Ex-Deputy prime minister of Nepal Bharat Mohan Adhikari passes away

He was admitted to the hospital for treatment three weeks ago following problems in chest and lungs.

IBC brought back Rs 3 lakh crore into banking system: Jaitley

On the issue of non-performing assets (NPAs), he said the curve is going down.

The GST Council, chaired by FM Jaitley decided to cut tax rates on under-construction apartments to five and one per cent, respectively.

On Sunday, a government body said the sales-tax on under-construction residential houses in April will drop to 5 per cent from 12 per cent.

The Ordinance will help put a check on illicit deposit taking activities like Saradha scam and Rose Valley chit fund scam in the country.

So far, banks have recovered Rs 1 lakh crore under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).

'The Cabinet has approved construction of Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) covering a distance of 82.15 kilometres,': FM Arun Jaitley.

The Union Cabinet last month approved the merger of the three banks to create the country's third-largest lender after SBI and ICICI Bank.

The ambitious social security scheme was announced by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in the Interim Budget 2019-20.

The meeting, according to sources, will take a call on the interim dividend to be paid to the government during the current fiscal.