Chief ministers of states like Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka were among those who raised the issue of loan waver scheme for farmers.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to deliver his third Independence Day speech on August 15, he is inviting ideas from citizens on issues he should speak on
PM has asked the Reserve Bank to prepare a 20-year road map for financial inclusion
Hitting out at Prime Minister for calling note-ban a 'shuddhi yagna', senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan said the move is nothing short of an "uncontrolled forest fire" that has claimed several lives and hit the economy.
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'India is doing better than when we took office 17 months ago'.
'It is from her that present-day political stalwarts continue to draw lessons on testing the limits of Constitutional democracy, and whose slogans even her party's staunchest opponents imitate even after over 30 years of her death,' says Veenu Sandhu.
Amendments to RBI Act likely soon
Market hopes govt will hike capital expenditure.
The leaders said trade ties were still fragile
'The attack on Kanhaiya was an attempt to silence his voice and send a warning to all those who are supporting him.'
Economist Arvind Panagariya is the vice-chairman of NITI Aayog, while economist Bibek Debroy and scientist V K Saraswat are the two full-time members of the Aayog.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Disney's The Jungle Book has taken the box office by storm.
According to BJP strategists, PMJAY and the PM Ujjwala Yojana will form the nucleus of the Modi government's re-election campaign.
Bureaucrats heading disinvestment and financial services usually don't get appointed as finance secretary.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met business leaders to hear their grievances on issues ranging from high capital cost to ease of doing business to certainty on taxation matters, as he interacted for the first time with the Indian industry chambers since taking charge over a year ago.
The prime minister is aware that whatever be its consequences, a new taxation regime cannot be launched closer to the general elections in 2019. Thus, any date after April 2017 for the launch of GST is risky, says A K Bhattacharya.
'The one thing he wants from me is that I should learn from him and fly away the day I get launched.' 'He has told me that after LoveYatri, whatever film is being offered to you, it's up to you to discuss with me or not.' 'If you feel like discussing it with me, you can.' 'If you don't, go ahead and make your own choices because it is your career.'
The bigger worry is that its effects could linger well into the next financial year.
Against estimates of black wealth of Rs 300 lakh crore and black money in cash of Rs 3 lakh crore by economist Arun Kumar, the PMGKY numbers fall short by a huge margin.
'Voters did not turn up in large numbers in Bangalore.' 'If more voters of Bangalore had come to vote, we would definitely have reached the magic figure.'
The airport is as good a place for fashion as any other for these stars!
While naysayers say the economy is on a downward spiral, optimists point out that India has experienced a shift of gears in the realm of policies, thanks to several initiatives of the Narendra Modi government, says Ashok K Lahiri.
ICICI Bank has 317 branches in hitherto unbanked villages.
Prime Minister Modi has said it is their small units that drive the Indian economy.
Payments banks are niche banks which will be allowed to function with several restrictions.
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