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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: AP)

Jaitley hints at pruning more items in 28 pc GST slab

GST Council in the last 3-4 meetings has slashed rates on over 100 items.

7 Nov 2017 2:16 PM IST

Indias GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7 per cent from 7.4 per cent.

Economic reforms to help support long-term growth: BMI Research

India is expected to remain one of fastest growing emerging markets with real GDP growth averaging 6.5 pc.

7 Nov 2017 2:04 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)

Jaitley presents his take on note ban with 'A Year After...

The Finance Minister said that demonetisation has created a 'cleaner, transparent and honest financial system'.

7 Nov 2017 1:44 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Paradise Papers smashes 'secrecy', multi-team unit to probe: Jaitley

The Paradise papers, a set of 13.4 million documents name 714 Indians who could be exposed for skirting taxes.

7 Nov 2017 11:27 AM IST

The Iranian side earlier had requested India to provide up to 150 million dollar credit and had made it a condition for activation of the Chabahar Port contract. (Photo: AFP/File)

India cracks open Iran sea route to Afghanistan, bypassing rival

India has committed $500 million to the Chabahar port that it is building as a way to bypass rival Pakistan.

7 Nov 2017 10:03 AM IST

Demonetisation has helped flush out black money, eliminate fake notes and reduce the currency in circulation, said the finance ministry. (Photo: PTI)

Note ban: Blow to black money, terrorism-funding, says FinMin

On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.

7 Nov 2017 8:45 AM IST

The Indian names include Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, defaulter businessman Vijay Mallya, corporate lobbyist Niira Radia, film star Sanjay Dutts wife Dilnashin, Union minister Jayant Sinha and Rajya Sabha MP R.K. Sinha.

Panama Papers: Over 700 Indians in Paradise' expose, govt orders probe

19 India's rank, among 180 nations, in terms of the number of names in the list.

7 Nov 2017 12:56 AM IST

The Multi-agency Group, so far, has submitted seven reports to the government about its investigation on Panama Papers.

Panama Papers investigation has detected Rs 792 crore stash

CBDT said that in five cases criminal prosecution complaints have been filed.

7 Nov 2017 12:45 AM IST

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia (Photo: PTI)

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia promoted as Finance Secretary

Finance Secretary's post was vacant following the superannuation of Ashok Lavasa last month.

6 Nov 2017 8:30 PM IST

The Union finance ministry said that there were some complaints that the taxpayers are not being able to log on to the e-filing website of I-T department or not being able to link Aadhaar with PAN.

Note ban: Over 20,000 I-T returns picked for detailed probe

Department conducted 8,239 survey operations leading to detection of Rs 6,745 crore of black money.

6 Nov 2017 6:54 PM IST

Against a basket of currencies, the dollar was firm at 102.800 having climbed 0.6 per cent overnight.

Multi-agency group on Panama leak to probe Paradise Papers

Investments appear among a leak of 13.4 million files from the two firms and company registries of 19 tax havens.

6 Nov 2017 6:45 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing a press conference after a cabinet meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Cash comes at a cost, nation moving towards digital economy: Jaitley

Jaitley also launched two products of the PNB -- Rupay Credit Card and e-Rupaya.

6 Nov 2017 6:38 PM IST