"We did not abuse RBI governors," says Chidambaram.
Cong leaders speak in two voices but final stand may be decided at a meeting headed by Rahul Gandhi next week
Political scientist Vinay Sitapati explores the role played by the then Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao in steering the reforms through in his new book Half Lion.
West Bengal and Maharashtra, despite having fewer public sector employees, are likely to face a higher burden of salaries and pensions.
Asked about the Congress's opposition to the GST Bill, Santosh Kumar Gangwar said no party opposes GST outside Parliament.
A panel will examine the merits and demerits of various dates for the commencement of the financial year.
A committee headed by Patel recommended retail inflation targeting and a monetary policy committee.
The survey covered 47,535 households in rural areas and 36,065 households in urban areas.
Officials cited the example of the Sixth Pay Commission.
Higher interest rates in the US do not necessarily coincide with capital outflows.
The country had imported 5.5 million tonnes of pulses last year.
According to the draft, in the northeastern states the threshold is at Rs 500,000.
This gains importance in the backdrop of speculation on a second term for Raghuram Rajan.
The Finance Commission has substantially increased the allocation of funds to panchayats, but a large part of it is apportioned by state governments.
Raghuram Rajan is said to have informally written to select policymakers and experts, to curb 'unnecessary' speculation over his future at RBI.
This time there has been a rather peculiar criticism of the latest GDP numbers.
Small and medium enterprises have been struggling to raise bank credit even as they have been powering India's manufacturing growth in recent years.
Dipam is conducting the selection of merchant bankers and legal advisors, and planning roadshows.
Tech giant allowed to set up fully owned shops, with 30% local sourcing like everyone else.
Against FY17 target of Rs 56,500 cr, Centre plans to fetch around Rs 6,400 cr in the first half.
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