PM Modi empowered ED to cleanse cancer of financial crimes; not to target anyone: MoS Pankaj ChaudharyPankaj Chaudhary, the Minister of State for Finance, called the central agency the "nation's shield against financial crimes", stating that...
01 May, 2026, 07.56 PM IST
Mudra to empower entrepreneurs; make them active participants in march towards Viksit Bharat: FMAs the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana celebrates its 11th anniversary, it celebrates the spirit of entrepreneurship that thrives across India....
08 Apr, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
No proposal under consideration on merger of PSU banks: MoS FinanceThe government has no current proposals for merging public sector banks, according to Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary. He hi...
23 Mar, 2026, 06.33 PM 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: 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
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 proposal under consideration to reduce GST on health insurance premium: MoS Finance"The rate of GST is decided on the recommendations of the GST Council, which is a constitutional body comprising members from the central g...
06 Dec, 2021, 03.51 PM IST
Rationalisation of GST on the cards: MoS financeCurrently, the GST has four rates of 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%. GST Council had, in its meeting in January, decided to slash the GST rate on 54 ...
08 Jun, 2018, 11.19 AM IST
Ex-babus, militarymen make up for 10 per cent of Modi ministryWith the induction of Raj Kumar Singh, Hardeep Singh Puri, Satyapal Singh and Alphons-- the number of former bureaucrats and ex-servicemen ...
03 Sep, 2017, 08.18 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi picked new faces to deliver on his new India vision: SourcesCommitted to his track record of identifying fellow team members on the basis of merit and future potential, the prime minister placed them...
03 Sep, 2017, 07.08 PM IST
India to reach top 50 in World Bank ranking in next 3 years: Jayant Sinha, MoS Finance"We are confident that next year, we will feature in the top 100 and from there to the top 50, hopefully in the next three years."
29 Oct, 2015, 11.31 AM IST
Bank of Baroda incident not reflection of systemic problem: Jayant SinhaGovernment said the alleged Rs 6,100-crore BoB black money remittance case is one off incidence and not a reflection of any systemic proble...
21 Oct, 2015, 11.11 PM IST
India can double economy in a decade: MoS Finance Jayant SinhaThe minister also claimed that the foundations laid by the Narendra Modi government's first year in office would restore the country's econ...
11 Jun, 2015, 10.57 PM IST
Government to pursue subsidy reforms to contain deficit: Jayant SinhaAs per the fiscal consolidation road map of the government, fiscal deficit is to be brought down to 3.9 per cent of GDP in 2015-16 and furt...
28 Apr, 2015, 04.09 PM IST
Siddharth Jhawar appointed OSD to MoS Finance Jayant SinhaJhawar's appointment is effective from December 16, 2014, the date of clearance from Intelligence Bureau (IB), the DoPT order said.
10 Apr, 2015, 10.19 PM IST
- UPA shuffle: Govt just got a bit younger
The UPA government on Sunday got seven new ministers in a reshuffle exercise that saw the Congress leadership take in some youthful faces a...
07 Apr, 2008, 03.15 AM IST