Spicier than jhalmuri: The Rs 1.7 lakh crore fiscal bite hidden in state election resultsWhat looked like a light-hearted campaign moment during PM Narendra Modi’s West Bengal trail has now turned into a major fiscal concern aft...
07 May, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Kerala win will bolster Congress in South: SatheesanKerala's Opposition leader VD Satheesan predicts a United Democratic Front win in the upcoming assembly election. He expects over 100 seats...
29 Mar, 2026, 11.44 PM IST
BJP will probe graft, recover ‘every penny’ if voted to power in Kerala: ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that both the ruling LDF and previous UDF governments in Kerala are corrupt, citing the state's rising...
29 Mar, 2026, 08.31 PM IST
Bihar, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan and WB most stressed fiscally: RBIFive states, namely, Bihar, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, and West Bengal, figure among the most stressed states fiscally, as per a Reserve Ba...
22 Jun, 2022, 05.07 PM IST
Citing Sri Lanka, RBI paper warns of stress building up in states; cautions against freebiesObserving that the slowdown in own tax revenue, a high share of committed expenditure and rising subsidy burdens have stretched state gover...
16 Jun, 2022, 11.19 PM IST
Opposition ruled states likely to reject Centre’s GST optionsBihar is likely to borrow through the Reserve Bank of India window “as it seems to be the best option.”
30 Aug, 2020, 11.34 PM IST
Farm loan waivers to have minimal impact on state deficits: India RatingsThe ratings firm expects the aggregate fiscal deficit of states to come in higher at 3.2% in FY'20 than the agency’s forecast of 2.8% in it...
21 Jan, 2019, 09.10 PM IST
Jagatjit Industries to refinance Rs 265-cr debt to clear dues, push growthDespite the new infusion, the total company debt remains unchanged from last year, but at the same time, we have significantly reduced the ...
11 Jan, 2018, 08.41 AM IST
Demand in Rajya Sabha to set up state Finance Ministers panel on debt burdenThe Finance Minister also emphasised that two-thirds of the Central Sales Tax amount has been provided to states and the remaining one-thir...
26 Jul, 2016, 03.41 PM IST
ONGC to start drilling in Kerala-Konkan coast in Feb 2014ONGC had conducted extensive exploration work on the Kerala-Konkan coast in the past few years, but there has been no commercial discoverie...
23 Nov, 2013, 06.15 PM IST
- Window available to give moratorium: Amit Mitra
West Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra believes that his counterpart in the UPA government, Pranab Mukherjee can work out a scheme to offe...
23 Apr, 2012, 02.49 PM IST
- Kerala HC issues notices to union, state governments on debt-ridden farmers' suicides
HC issued notices to the central, state governments to provide financial aid to debt-ridden farmers.
16 Nov, 2011, 12.50 PM IST
- Nearly half the farmer households in debts: Report
An NSSO report on 'Indebtedness of Farmers Household' has reported that of 89.35 million farmer households, about 43.42 million (48.6%) wer...
04 Sep, 2011, 11.15 AM IST
- Kerala lives on borrowed money, debt trebles in 10 yrs
Kerala's overall debt, comprising internal debt, small savings and provident fund, and loans and advances from the centre have ballooned fi...
10 Feb, 2011, 05.49 AM IST
- In shadow of 'capitalist crisis', Kerala foresees tough times04 Mar, 2010, 06.02 PM IST
- Gujarat among top 6 highly indebted states: FM
Rubbishing Modi-government's claim of a higher growth rate, Union Finance minister P Chidambaram on Friday said, that Gujarat is one among ...
14 Dec, 2007, 06.23 PM IST
- Gujarat among top six highly indebted states: Chidambaram
Rubbishing Modi-government's claim of a higher growth rate.
14 Dec, 2007, 05.39 PM IST