Finance Minister Jaswant Singh on Wednesday launched a national Tax Information Network, which will be managed by the National Securities Depositories Ltd as part of efforts to streamline the system and check evasion.
Shiv Sena Member Eknath Thakur withdrew from the race.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Khan emerged as the consensus candidate following talks with the leaders of all parties, including those part of the opposition National Democratic Alliance.
Parliament on Monday approved the Industrial Development Bank of India Repeal Bill to enable its conversion into a universal bank
The government said the sharp rise in capital market in the last 3 months was not just due to inflows from FIIs, but the overall improvement in the economy, anticipated better GDP growth and good corporate earnings.
'If you ask India's finest business leaders, they now tell you -- in whispers, of course -- that the mood has never been so glum after 1991,' says Shekhar Gupta.
General N C Vij who is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart and the defence minister of the Communist giant, said he was hopeful the talks would help in giving further boost to bilateral ties.
BJP leader in Rajya Sabha Jaswant Singh described the Kargil War as a 'glorious chapter in India's military history'.
The empowered group of ministers on Friday deferred a decision on the appointment of a financial consultant for privatisation and modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports.
In the midst of the poll heat, the Congress has heaped praise on A B Vajpayee to attack Narendra Modi, asking how can a person whom the tallest leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party "wanted removed" as the chief minister in the wake of Gujarat riots be the party's PM candidate.
Commerce Minister Arun Jaitley will take up with Finance Minister Jaswant Singh the issue of hardening rupee and its impact on exports to ensure that growth is sustained without exporters having to curtail their profit margins.
Vajpayee was elected chairman of the BJP parliamentary party.
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh on Friday indicated radical changes in auditing norms including disqualification of auditors if they are found to have 'financial relationship' with companies as suggested by the Naresh Chandra panel.
The pre-budget exercise is scheduled to begin after Diwali holidays, from October 29, with Finance Minister Jaswant Singh starting consultations with various government departments.
Bharti took offence at Advani's purported reference to her recent statements and called it indiscipline.
India should become a regional hub for financial services and constantly engage in new activities to sustain economic growth, Union Finance Minister Jaswant Singh said on Thursday.
The group of ministers on telecom will hold its first meeting on Thursday to resolve the contentious issues in the sector, including the prolonged fight between the cellular and basic operators over WLL mobile services.
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