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Is Piyush Goyal reversing Suresh Prabhu's legacy?

Is Piyush Goyal reversing Suresh Prabhu's legacy?

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2017

Piyush Goyal has begun his term as railway minister with characteristic energy, but not all his new initiatives are being praised

'No glitches on the GSTN portal'

'No glitches on the GSTN portal'

Rediff.com   9 Nov 2017

'There were lots of functionalities the Group of Ministers asked us to incorporate.'

MNCs breathe easy; SC offers them tax relief

MNCs breathe easy; SC offers them tax relief

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2017

The case relates roughly to assessment years 2000-01 to 2002-03 and 2004-05 to 2007-08

How govt plans to control fiscal deficit

How govt plans to control fiscal deficit

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2017

Govt squeezed capital expenditure, and also cut revenue expenditure, that does not go into creating assets, by 11% in H1

'Economy may take 24 months to recover'

'Economy may take 24 months to recover'

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2017

'The full effects of the government initiatives will have to work their way through, whether in infrastructure or in the banking sector.'

Soon you can own flats on railway property

Soon you can own flats on railway property

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2017

Indian Railways under Piyush Goyal has chalked out a new plan for station redevelopment. Railway stations in 15 cities may soon offer residential apartments.

Surat set to get global diamond exchange in 3 years

Surat set to get global diamond exchange in 3 years

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2017

Contract finally given for Rs 2,400-cr project, with GIFT City-like features

India shifts focus from Opec to US for crude imports

India shifts focus from Opec to US for crude imports

Rediff.com   21 Oct 2017

Indian companies place orders worth $600 million for US crude, which is likely to increase by nearly $2 billion in the near future.

Goyal spikes two pet schemes of Prabhu

Goyal spikes two pet schemes of Prabhu

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2017

The Railway Board has decided to wind up the ambitious Rs 5,000-crore One ICT plan and the transformation cell

RIL's midas touch is missing in overseas oil & gas assets

RIL's midas touch is missing in overseas oil & gas assets

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2017

The company had assets in countries like Yemen, Peru, Oman, Myanmar, Columbia, East Timor, Kurdistan and Australia, but it exited almost all these blocks later as part of its portfolio rationalisation

Now, Germany to help India fulfil bullet train dream

Now, Germany to help India fulfil bullet train dream

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2017

German aid likely for Bengaluru-Chennai bullet train

'The scare caused by fiscal deficit numbers is quite wrong'

'The scare caused by fiscal deficit numbers is quite wrong'

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2017

NITI Aayog vice chairperson Rajiv Kumar tells Indivjal Dhasmana that additional funds could be generated through divestment, and that the fiscal deficit should be widened while focusing on the revenue deficit.

Shell companies feel the heat as govt banks on AI to nab them

Shell companies feel the heat as govt banks on AI to nab them

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2017

P P Chaudhary the newly-appointed minister of state for corporate affairs, is monitoring and coordinating actions against shell companies.

RBI doesn't want to be a 'currency manipulator'

RBI doesn't want to be a 'currency manipulator'

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2017

Depreciating the rupee against the dollar to boost economic growth has fiscal constraints and monetary limitations

States unwilling to impose GST on petro products

States unwilling to impose GST on petro products

Rediff.com   22 Sep 2017

While the Centre is criticised for not cutting excise duty on petroleum products, it is the states which gain more from the rise in their prices

Biggest challenge facing the bullet train: 825 hectares of land

Biggest challenge facing the bullet train: 825 hectares of land

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2017

Of the Rs 1.10 lakh crore investment required for the project, Japan is providing Rs 88,000 crore as a soft loan at 0.01 per cent interest.

Ease of doing business: Centre to name and shame poor performers

Ease of doing business: Centre to name and shame poor performers

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2017

The ease of doing business has not picked up in a vast number of states and Union Territories.

GST Council will now meet on Oct 6

GST Council will now meet on Oct 6

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2017

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's wish to levy indirect tax on petrol unlikely to be taken up

Shah Rukh Khan's Dubai villa gets income tax relief

Shah Rukh Khan's Dubai villa gets income tax relief

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2017

Called Signature Villa, the property was gifted to him by Nakheel Public Joint Stock Company. The dispute was over whether this was a gift or payment for services Khan had rendered to the company.

Cabinet fast-tracks merger of public sector banks

Cabinet fast-tracks merger of public sector banks

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2017

The mergers will not involve any cash but only share swaps