Parliament watch: Falling Re to give exports an edge; states, UTs granted GST compensationScheduled Commercial Banks have achieved a historic low in their Gross NPA ratio. India requires 307 GW of thermal power capacity by 2034-3...
10 Feb, 2026, 12.39 AM IST
Parliament Watch: Rupee hit, GST recast losses, NPA study loans, ratings improvementThe Indian Rupee faces depreciation due to trade deficit and US trade agreement developments. GST rate rationalisation is expected to cause...
16 Dec, 2025, 12.01 AM IST
Parliament watch: AI push in steel, big PLI moves, loan sanctions, tariffs & moreParliament noted that steel PSUs are set to adopt more AI tools, Ola is expected to remain the main mover under the battery PLI scheme, the...
09 Dec, 2025, 11.38 PM IST
Parliament Watch: No DA–Pay merger, household debt falls sharply in FY25, hydropower push in J&K and moreThe government has ruled out merging Dearness Allowance with basic pay. Shortlisted bidders are reviewing IDBI Bank for strategic sale. For...
02 Dec, 2025, 12.13 AM IST
ET Graphics: NPAs in MSME with PSBsThe Department of Financial Services (DFS) has urged banks to review penal charges for not maintaining Minimum Average Balance (MAB). This ...
30 Jul, 2025, 12.44 AM IST
Parliament watch: From debt to GST to NPA, govt shares key data as Monsoon Session kicks offIn FY24, the Centre forwent ₹99,000 crore in corporate tax revenue due to incentives. India's external debt reached $736.3 billion, remaini...
23 Jul, 2025, 01.54 PM IST
Government forms Cabinet Committees, includes Union Ministers from NDA alliesThe central government has formed eight Cabinet Committees, including the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Cabinet Committee on Accom...
03 Jul, 2024, 08.59 PM IST
Indian fintech market expected to reach USD 150 bn in valuation by 2025: MoS Finance"A majority of the Indian fintech startups are not even a decade old, but the progress and growth shown by these firms has been exponential...
08 Jun, 2022, 08.23 PM IST
No Petroleum Product under GSTInclusion of petroleum products will require recommendation of the GST Council. But the council, which also includes representatives of sta...
09 Feb, 2022, 10.33 AM IST
Here's why 5 Ministers of State were dropped by PM ModiTuesday’s Cabinet rejig saw the exit of 5 Ministers of State in the biggest shakeup of the NDA government since it assumed office.
06 Jul, 2016, 11.32 AM IST
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav sacks eight ministers, strips nine of portfoliosThe move is being seen as a precursor to the cabinet reshuffle scheduled for October 31 when some new faces are likely to be included.
29 Oct, 2015, 05.08 PM IST
BJP-led government red-faced over Dawood Ibrahim, to clarify in Lok Sabha todayGovernment on Wednesday reiterated a reply given by the previous UPA regime earlier in Parliament that Dawood Ibrahim “had not been located...
06 May, 2015, 03.52 AM IST
Gujarat Assembly in the grip of swine fluWhile the speaker was tested positive for H1N1 virus ahead of the budget session, MoS health Shankar Chaudhary was tested positive on Monda...
25 Feb, 2015, 05.22 AM IST
NREGA will cover all 600 districts: Birender Singh"In this country, there are people who had never seen a Rs 500 note. The poorest of the poor...we have been able to reach them through MNRE...
12 Nov, 2014, 11.53 AM IST
Rs 40,000 crore under MNREGA for all districts, clarifies government“Rs 40,000 cr allocation under the scheme is for the entire country,” said Singh, who took over on Tue as the Union minister for rural deve...
12 Nov, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
What went wrong? VK Singh lost Doner to MoS for personnel Jitendra Singh“The fact is that Singh had no time for Doner or meeting northeast groups regularly. Hence, they flocked to Rijiju who threw his doors open...
11 Nov, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Cabinet reshuffle: Praful, Khurshid and Jaiswal made Cabinet ministers
Oil Minister Murli Deora was replaced as also Roads Minister Kamal Nath, who was seen as moving slow on boosting India's creaky infrastruct...
19 Jan, 2011, 05.18 PM IST