Sitharaman introduces Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Lok SabhaFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Finance Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha. These...
23 Mar, 2026, 01.13 PM IST
E-auction of 730 FM radio channels to be conducted this month: I&B Secretary JajuThe auction for 730 FM radio channels across 234 Indian cities is set to commence this month, according to Information and Broadcasting Sec...
03 Jul, 2025, 08.32 PM IST
Govt’s reforms lifeline for Covid-hit FM radio industryThe decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi last week and, accordingly, the government has approved the amend...
05 Oct, 2022, 12.46 AM IST
Govt approves amendments for private FM Phase-III guidelinesThe Centre has amended the policy guidelines for the expansion of private FM radio stations by simplifying the financial eligibility norms ...
04 Oct, 2022, 07.52 PM IST
Government approves FM Radio Phase-III Policy guidelines amendmentsThe government is of the view that the three amendments together will help the private FM radio industry to fully leverage the economies of...
04 Oct, 2022, 04.27 PM IST
Will try to roll out GST as soon as possible: Arun Jaitley"India is not a confederation of states, it’s a union of states," FM said, adding therefore union government cannot be excluded in the matt...
04 Aug, 2016, 07.42 AM IST
Rajya Sabha would have pushed Aadhaar Law into realm of unconstitutionality, says FM Arun JaitleyIn a Facebook post, the FM said had the amendment approved by Rajya Sabha been accepted, the encroachment to the Right of Privacy would be ...
19 Mar, 2016, 01.47 AM IST
Black money bill passed; GST by April 2016 a challenge, says FM Jaitley“I want to give a reasonable time for the compliance window and a further reasonable time for people to deposit the tax,” Finance Minster A...
14 May, 2015, 08.21 AM IST
GST is single biggest tax reform since 1947: FM Arun JaitleyTouting it as the "single biggest tax reform" since independence, FM said GST law will subsume all indirect levies including entry tax from...
22 Dec, 2014, 04.57 PM IST
CAG Shashi Kant Sharma seeks RTI powers to access government recordsThe CAG has listed a one-page note on how denial of information has been causing problems for the audits.
19 Aug, 2014, 11.56 AM IST
Modi government has delivered a pragmatic Budget 2014The FM's commitment on not introducing retrospective amendments should send out a positive signal to the investors that they can look forwa...
10 Jul, 2014, 08.32 PM IST
- FM radio to spread services to 294 cities
FM radio services would now spread to 294 cities across the country with the government today approving a proposal which will involve priva...
01 May, 2013, 07.37 PM IST
- TRAI endorses govt views on FM radio
Telecom and Broadcast regulator TRAI on Friday endorsed the government's views of limiting the news and current affairs for FM radio and ha...
28 Nov, 2008, 08.47 PM IST
- An attempt to balance politics and economics
Taking utmost advantage of the buoyant economy and revenue growth, the FM has unveiled the expectedly populist budget with a fine balance b...
05 Mar, 2008, 02.29 AM IST
- IRDA Bill to be taken up despite opposition
THE finance ministry aims to remove all hurdles to FDI inflows in the monsoon session of Parliament to curb rising trade deficit. The net i...
23 May, 2005, 12.38 AM IST
- Companies not happy with diluted fringe benefit tax
Although FM Chidambaram on Monday some aspects of the Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT), the corporates are still critical about it.
04 May, 2005, 02.09 AM IST
- Bill to spruce up non-revenue issues
The government will table a new Bill to amend the law on direct and indirect taxes to clean up all non-revenue provisions within the next t...
05 Mar, 2005, 10.21 PM IST