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Goyal also rejected the suggestion that the Congress has used the issue of alleged corruption in the Rafale deal to create a perception against the prime minister. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

10 lakh patients treated under Ayushman Bharat scheme says Piyush...

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said 10 lakh patients have been treated so far under the Ayushman Bharat scheme.

1 Feb 2019 12:39 PM IST

98 per cent rural sanitation coverage achieved, Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said. (Phto File: Ani Twitter)

Union Budget: Here's what's good and bad

Goyal presented Budget in a last ditch bid to woo the electorate with several popular measures.

1 Feb 2019 12:39 PM IST

A private radio channel in UP has decided to follow the initiative launched earlier this year in New York and Montreal to draw attention towards potholed roads. This can be termed as a Gandhigiri of sorts.

Road construction trebled under PMGSY: Piyush Goyal

As many as 1.53 crore houses were constructed during 2014-18 under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana.

1 Feb 2019 12:30 PM IST

The retail inflation which is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 2.33 per cent in November and 5.21 per cent in December 2017.

Govt broke the back of high inflation: Piyush Goyal

Goyal said during the previous UPA government (2009-14), inflation averaged as high as 10.1 per cent.

1 Feb 2019 12:12 PM IST

Can farmers discontent be amended with two months left for the Lok Sabha elections?

Govt announces cash dole for small farmers

Rs 20,000 crore have been provided for current fiscal and also announced allocation of Rs 75,000 crore for the next...

1 Feb 2019 12:04 PM IST

Rs 3 lakh cr recovered from big corporate loan defaulters: Piyush...

Maharashtra have been removed from the PCA (prompt corrective action) framework of the RBI.

1 Feb 2019 11:56 AM IST

Britains Trident programme consists of four Vanguard-class submarines deployed by the Navy for patrolling.

Government clears Rs 40,000 crore project to construct 6 submarines

This was decided at a meeting of the DAC, the ministry's highest decision-making body on procurement, officials said.

1 Feb 2019 11:40 AM IST

Meanwhile, Congress MP Rajni Patil gave zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha over the issue of 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and Assembly. (Photo: ANI)

Union Cabinet approves interim Budget 2019-20

A full-fledged Budget will be presented in Parliament once the new Central government is formed after the General...

1 Feb 2019 11:20 AM IST

The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) fell to 50.3 in October, from 51.2 in September, indicating a broad stagnation in the manufacturing sector.

Jan sees fastest rise in factory orders since Dec 2017; mfg activity...

The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index increased from 53.2 in December to 53.9 in January.

1 Feb 2019 11:10 AM IST

In April 2018, US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it had received 1,90,000 H-1B visa petitions.

H-1B rule change keeps qualification in, talent out

The change in rule will lead to an estimated increase of up to 16 pc in the number of selected petitions for H-1B...

1 Feb 2019 11:01 AM IST

Flipkart on Tuesday said it has completed the merger with eBay Indias operations.

E-comm rules: Flipkart disappointed with govt's revised FDI policy

Flipkart says government executed the FDI policy in haste.

1 Feb 2019 11:01 AM IST

On Tuesday, the Indian rupee closed the session on a flat note at 69.83 a dollar.

Rupee slips 9 paise against dollar in early trade; focus on interim...

Positive opening in domestic equities and fresh foreign fund inflows capped the losses for the domestic unit.

1 Feb 2019 10:40 AM IST