Government policies
Banks failed to channel funds towards investments: Jaitley
05 Jan 2018
Reckless lending without proper risk management during the high-growth period since 2008 has affected banks’ capacity to support growth, finance minister Arun Jaitley says
Govt gets LS nod for Rs80,000-cr PSB recapitalisation bonds
05 Jan 2018
These bonds are part of the proposed Rs1,35,000-crore recapitalisation bonds proposed to be issued over a two-year period
Govt does away with monthly hikes in LPG price
29 Dec 2017
Kerala DGP Jacob Thomas suspended for speaking against corruption
20 Dec 2017
The senior-most IPS officer in the state and former vigilance commissioner was suspended from service for criticising the state governments over corruption in the handling of the Tsunami Fund and now Cyclone Ockhi
Maharashtra becomes first Indian state to offer 24/7 shopping
20 Dec 2017
While the new bill will enable businesses to run for extra hours, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the final permission will be granted by the police based on the areas and the locations
GST Council eyes real estate, electricity, and petroleum to boost revenues
15 Dec 2017
With Rs39,000-crore shortfall in states’ revenues in the four months since the roll-out of the new indirect tax regime, the GST Council is looking to expand the GST base by including real estate, electricity and petroleum products under GST
Jaitley seeks to soothe depositors' concerns over FRDI Bill
12 Dec 2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has categorically asserted for the third time in less than a week that depositors would be ''fully protected'' in the event of a bank failure, as he sought to allay mounting fears over a proposed 'bail-in' clause in a draft legislation on financial resolution