Vikas Dhoot

'I Don't Want To Let Down The Economy...'

'This Budget has a one-year agenda, which you can call the sprint, and the marathon is towards Viksit Bharat.'

Nirmala Sitharaman: 'Prime Minister Modi Does Not Tolerate Gaming Of The System'

'Grassroots-level corruption, which disrupts the last-mile work, cannot be ignored in your enthusiasm and drive to get going to complete the project.' 'Like it was in MGNREGA, in some states, it is the case with the Jal Jeevan mission.' 'The last minute levels of corruption can ruin the intent of the project itself.' 'When you see that people can game a particular well-intended and well-crafted project, you need to correct that.'

Nirmala Sitharaman: 'Focus Of Budget Was To Keep Stable Growth Going'

'We kept this Budget on a larger plank, rather than on one incident, however serious.'

Modi-Trump Call: 'Headwind Becomes Tailwind': FM

The finance minister said that consolidation of state-owned banks could proceed at any time without waiting for the recommendations of the proposed high-level committee on banking.

One Snapshot To Track Your Savings, Investments

Sebi is working with other regulators to expand the CAS framework.

New market code may constrain Sebi funding

As the government moves to revamp India's securities legislation, unifying three different laws into the Securities Markets Code (SMC), regulatory experts and market insiders have raised concerns on potential funding challenges for the stock market regulator.

Manufacturing Push Lifts Private Capex In H1FY26

Private investment projects constitute well over 70 per cent of the nearly Rs 34 trillion of fresh investments announced in H1 this year.

CBSE Schools Get Smarter With AI

Efforts are underway to integrate AI education into all degree programmes -- including BA, BCom, BSc, and specialised courses.

AI and trade deals are driving India's services exports

India's computer services exports have risen 30 per cent since the advent of ChatGPT in November 2022, even as overall services exports have plateaued, World Bank's South Asia Chief Economist Franziska Ohnsorge said, terming Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the conclusion of more trade agreements that can trigger a "manufacturing renaissance", as the two big investment opportunities for India in coming years.

'Petrol, Diesel In GST? Not In Immediate Future'

'Tax cannot be emotional.'

'My God, The Number Of Meetings We Had On GST!'

'It was like rigorously preparing for a solid, good exam...' 'I don't know what marks I will get, but I felt the rigorous preparation of an exam.' 'You may sweat, but I feel rejuvenated.'

'I Can't Say On September 22, I Will Be With A Stick'

'I am doing the drive in making sure that people pass this on. So the drive is not with distrust. The drive is just in case.' 'Just in case it doesn't get passed on, I am here.'

'I Won't Wait For Decades To Get Reform Done'

'That is going to have an impact on literally every one, whether you buy a toothpaste, a safety pin, a car, shoes or medicines or you go to a diagnostic centre.'

'Whole World Is Under A Cloud Of Uncertainty'

The CII Business Summit 2025's inaugural session witnessed a rousing standing ovation and a felicitation ceremony for the defence top brass sending a strong message about India's rising military industrial complex and hghlghting that security is a top-of-the-mind issue for India Inc.

Not All Need Subsidies: Finance Secy

'If in our cities, all urban bus transport services are free, then the taxpayers are paying for it, or if electricity were to be made free, that's a huge cost to the rest of the people'

Don't Blame Tax Rate For Market Volatility

'Tax rate and stock markets are entirely two different things.'

The great jute mill robbery