Amit Mitra likely to step down as Bengal finance minister

Noted economist and senior Trinamool Congress leader Amit Mitra is likely to step down as the West Bengal finance minister and even retire from active politics due to ill health,......

Just 4 unopposed wins: A look at past VP elections in India

Only four of the 16 elections for the post of the vice president of India have been won without a contest, while two elections witnessed a multi-cornered fight. IMAGE: Congress MP Mukul Wasnik......

Pranab to resign as finance minister on Sunday

Pranab Mukherjee, who has been selected as the UPA's Presidential nominee, will resign on Sunday as the Union finance minister. "I will resign on June 24", Mukherjee told reporters in Kolkata......

'If We Are A Global Power It's Because Of Him'

'A man who brought about the greatest set of economic reforms in the country, who changed the course of Indian history, cannot be considered weak.' 'A man who fought for nuclear reforms even though......

How has Arun Jaitley fared as Finance Minister?

What made Arun Jaitley's inheritance problems more complicated was the fact that he had to face the adverse impact of two successive droughts - in 2014 and 2015, notes A K Bhattacharya. Image:......

Post-Ukraine, Finance Minister Must Revisit Budget

Budget has already bombed at the box office and passing it without a revisit will be a mockery of the exercise though any modification may be short lived and perfunctory, observes V Ranganathan.......

Sitharaman creates history with 8th consecutive budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday made history as she presented a record eighth consecutive budget, which comes in the backdrop of slowdown in economy and demand for tax cuts for......

How well do you know these facts about Union Budget?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 will present a record eighth consecutive budget that is expected to contain measures to shore up weakening economic growth and ease the burden on......