IDBI Bank strategic restructuring to attract FDI, boost banking sector, says FM SitharamanThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the strategic restructuring of IDBI Bank to attract foreign investments. The government ...
14 Oct, 2026, 06.24 PM IST
Independence Day 2026: The companies India built for business backbone enter a new chapter2026 Independence Day: India's public sector, initially built for industrial necessity, is now undergoing a significant transformation. The...
15 Aug, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
Hindustan Lifecare bidding: Preventing participation is against cooperative federalism, says Pinarayi VijayanPreventing a state government from participating in an open bidding process would not be in accordance with the principles of cooperative f...
12 Mar, 2022, 11.47 PM IST
'Preventing' participation in HLL bidding against cooperative federalism, Kerala tells CentreIn his brief letter, Vijayan pointed out that he had already sent a letter in June, 2017 requesting the Centre not to proceed with the priv...
12 Mar, 2022, 12.51 PM IST
69-year-old 'wrong step' of nationalisation of private airlines has been corrected: Jyotiraditya ScindiaThe government formally handed over the airline to Tata Group at a ceremony held in the national capital on Thursday.
28 Jan, 2022, 02.22 PM IST
Two things about Modi's LIC move leave many MPs curiousThe FM said in her budget speech that the govt proposes to sell a part of its holding in LIC through an IPO.
06 Feb, 2020, 11.13 AM IST
Government raises Rs 2.79 lakh crore through divestment in last 5 yearsThe Minister said that the government follows a policy of disinvestment through minority stake sale and strategic disinvestment. So far, th...
03 Dec, 2019, 04.55 PM IST
MMTC, BHEL, Hind Copper, CIL, NTPC, NMDC on first short list for disinvestmentIn the Union Budget for financial year 2018-19, the government had set a disinvestment target of Rs 80,000 crore.
14 Aug, 2018, 06.08 PM IST
FY18 disinvestment receipts exceed Rs 1 lakh crore: Arun JaitleyCollection for the current fiscal exceeded the revised target set by the Narendra Modi-led government in its last full year Budget presente...
28 Mar, 2018, 10.57 PM IST
Govt may meet fiscal deficit target: SBISBI's assertion comes at a time when many economists fear that the government may have to compromise on its fiscal deficit target for the f...
24 Oct, 2017, 09.38 AM IST
Government mulls leasing out airports, ports and other infrastructure assets to private operatorsNiti Aayog, the government's think tank, will prepare a list of projects that can be offered to the private sector and move a note for disc...
04 Jul, 2017, 12.51 AM IST
Jobs at stake as Narendra Modi considers strategic sales across IndiaWhile gross domestic product grew at one of the fastest paces in the world over the last two years, employment creation was the slowest on ...
06 Jan, 2017, 10.56 AM IST
Supreme Court asks Centre to maintain status quo on Hindustan Zinc disinvestmentA bench led by Chief Justice of India T S Thakur said that it wasn't standing in the government's way in any further disinvestment.
19 Jan, 2016, 12.21 PM IST
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to hold review meeting on PSU disinvestmentAs regards strategic stake sale on PSU, Jaitley had earlier indicated that the first such sale could come from PSUs under tourism ministry.
20 Jul, 2015, 04.22 PM IST
Need to be vigilant as NDA in disinvestment mode: CongressWith Modi govt signalling to hasten disinvestment, Cong said they should be extremely vigilant while claiming that there was "undervaluatio...
24 Jul, 2014, 08.06 PM IST
Divestment target may be hit if Narendra Modi revives public sector undertakingsNarendra Modi's emphasis on strong public sector units in Gujarat means the incoming prime minister may choose to revive state-run companie...
20 May, 2014, 04.26 AM IST
Narendra Modi euphoria on Sensex? Indian investors are selling, FIIs buyingThose who can vote are quitting the market, while those who cannot vote — the FIIs — are getting in. This is not exactly voter euphoria.
16 Mar, 2014, 07.06 PM IST