Budget at a Glance: From tax to capex, here's your 2-minute guide to become a Budget ProBudget at a Glance 2024: India's FM presented the Interim Budget for the next fiscal year. Tax slabs remain unchanged, no commitment to rev...
03 Feb, 2024, 10.06 AM IST
Will Budget 2024 care to sell family silver as privatisation drive flops?The government is likely to miss its divestment targets for the fifth consecutive year, raising concerns about its privatisation plans. Dat...
31 Jan, 2024, 11.49 AM IST
A BJP loss in UP will be bad news for economy even if it makes liberals happy, says Swaminathan AiyarBad signals from UP will likely stall the already sputtering monetisation of assets, leaving the govt with no realistic chance of meeting i...
05 Jan, 2022, 11.28 AM IST
General Insurance Amendment Bill: What it is about, and why the uproar over itAccording to the government, the need arose to address such matters as (a) push for higher private participation in public sector insurance...
13 Aug, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
Govt okays IDBI Bank strategic divestmentThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, which met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its in-principle go ahead...
06 May, 2021, 07.49 AM IST
Why has privatisation of BPCL been such a hard sell so far?That is because we misread the energy tea leaves and chose to dress the bride at the worst possible time of global supply glut followed by ...
17 Mar, 2021, 09.52 AM IST
Bank strike Day 2: Services that are likely to be disrupted todayAccording to most reports, the strike was a success on Day 1. Before the strike, several government banks had notified their customers to u...
16 Mar, 2021, 01.41 PM IST
Modi dispensation's thinking - minimum govt, maximum privatisation: Rahul GandhiCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the Centre over the issue of recruitment to government posts, alleging that the Modi di...
05 Sep, 2020, 01.41 PM IST
Privatisation of Thiruvananthapuram airport: Kerala calls all-party meetingThe Union Cabinet had on Wednesday approved the proposal for leasing out airports at Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram through public...
20 Aug, 2020, 02.27 PM IST
India may begin bank privatisation push by selling stake in four lenders this fiscalReuters' sources said the four lenders are Punjab & Sind Bank , Bank of Maharashtra, UCO Bank and IDBI Bank, in which the govt owns majorit...
20 Aug, 2020, 09.20 AM IST
Govt eyeing more steps to aid recovery, PM Narendra Modi to take a final callWhile various policies have been discussed, the government is likely to watch the economy for some more time before taking further steps, a...
20 Jul, 2020, 08.20 AM IST
Modi govt's economic package to go a long way in making India self-reliant: Amit ShahShah said while Prime Minister Modi's leadership in handling COVID-19 has outshined several developed nations, he has resolved to prepare I...
17 May, 2020, 05.17 PM IST
View: Global realities might puncture Modi govt's privatisation plansTo plug the budget deficit, the decision to cash out is both politically plucky & fiscally pragmatic.
10 Feb, 2020, 06.42 AM IST
Roadshows for BPCL sale soon, govt aims to attract foreign playersThe government has around 53.3% stake in BPCL and is hoping for a good response from foreign participants.
01 Oct, 2019, 06.17 PM IST
Seven challenges before Nirmala Sitharaman, India's new finance ministerThe ex-defence minister inherits a fractured economy and could be staring at the worst slowdown in 5 years.
31 May, 2019, 04.10 PM IST
Time for the great Indian PSU selloff has perhaps arrived. Here are some unmistakable pointersFrom what Modi and many ministers have said, one can be fairly convinced that there is full understanding in this govt that it must get out...
12 Jun, 2017, 09.17 AM IST
We have shown ability to take tough decisions: Arun JaitleyJaitley said that the present government had restored the credibility of the economy in the last three years. "We have shown decisiveness, ...
01 Jun, 2017, 12.59 PM IST