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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, Government had announced in the budget that consolidation of banks was also in our agenda and the first step has been announced. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Govt cuts fuel prices Rs 2.50 per litre, BJP-run states lower VAT

The Centre will issue a notification on the cut in excise duty by Thursday midnight so that consumers can get immediate...

5 Oct 2018 2:29 AM IST

Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley outside the finance ministry at North Block in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Govt determined to contain IL&FS crisis to avoid any adverse impact:...

The government earlier this week superseded the board of IL&FS.

4 Oct 2018 7:10 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley clarified confusions posed due to allegations on the Rafale aircraft deal saying the government has maintained complete transparency in the matter and the negotiations have helped bring down the costs of the fighter jets. (Photo: ANI)

Petrol, diesel prices cut by Rs 2.50 after excise reduction; oil cos...

Excise duty cut would have an impact of Rs 10,500 crore on central government's tax revenues.

4 Oct 2018 3:49 PM IST

The price of petrol in Delhi climbed to Rs 75.71 per litre from Rs 75.55 and diesel to Rs 67.50 a litre from Rs 67.38.

Oil Minister meets Arun Jaitley as fuel prices touch new high

Petrol prices were on Thursday hiked by 15 paise a litre and diesel by 20 paise.

4 Oct 2018 1:56 PM IST

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

Rs 1,997 crore spent on salaries, perks of MPs in 4 years

While Rs 71.29 lakh was spent on an average for a member of Lok Sabha, Rs 44.33 lakh was spent on a Rajya Sabha member.

3 Oct 2018 8:39 AM IST

The argument put forward by the leaders of the BJP and others was that India did not depend on exports for its economic growth, and that the huge domestic market and the consumption it entailed was good enough to keep the economy in shape and the global developments were marginal. (Representational image)

India's ostrich club and the global recession

The moral of the market economy is that small disasters trigger bigger ones, potentially.

3 Oct 2018 1:31 AM IST

Union finance ministry Arun Jaitley

Jaitley defends loan write-offs; says they don't lead to waiver

The country's 21 state-owned banks wrote-off Rs 3.16 lakh crore of loans in four years of the BJP govt.

2 Oct 2018 9:16 AM IST

Why NDA govt buying so few Rafale fighter jets, asks P Chidambaram

'If cost of the plane is cheaper then why not buy more jets? Why is the government buying only 36 jets?,' the former...

1 Oct 2018 2:51 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, Government had announced in the budget that consolidation of banks was also in our agenda and the first step has been announced. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

PSU banks achieved 41 per cent of crop loan target in state

Farmers from thousands of villages have been suffering due to drought and lakh of farmers have failed to get loans from...

1 Oct 2018 2:33 AM IST

Finance minister Arun Jaitley speaks during a press conference in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Arun Jaitley: Revised GDP data more credible

Meanwhile Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar accepted Mr Chidambaram's challenge to debate the GDP data.

30 Nov 2018 12:35 AM IST

Union finance ministry Arun Jaitley

Jaitley defends revised GDP numbers for UPA era, says CSO credible org

Chidambaram had called the revision a

29 Nov 2018 1:07 PM IST

...former French President, Hollande, is countering statement made against him with regard to a conflict of interest in his dealing with the Reliance Defence, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley wrote. (Photo: Twitter | @ANI)

Need GST Council like federal institution in healthcare, farm sector:...

As many as 3 lakh poor people have benefited from Ayushman Bharat health scheme in the last one-and-a-half months.

29 Nov 2018 12:19 PM IST