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.
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.
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.
BJP leader in Rajya Sabha Jaswant Singh described the Kargil War as a 'glorious chapter in India's military history'.
In a frontal attack on the Common Minimum Programme of the new Congress-led coalition government, the National Democratic Alliance
Vajpayee was elected chairman of the BJP parliamentary party.
The implementation of conditional access system in Delhi has been deferred till after the assembly elections, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday.
Industry chambers on Monday said though the stock markets dipped heavily, the fundamentals of the economy would remain unaffected and there was no need for panic following the two bomb explosions in Mumbai.
In a surprise move, Telugu film star and BJP Mahila Morcha vice-president Vijayashanti said she had rejected the party's offer for nomination.
Parliament on Tuesday approved the long-awaited fiscal responsibility legislation after Finance Minister Jaswant Singh promised there would be no lowering of developmental expenditure.
A Bill to give effect to the policy of corporatisation and demutualisation of stock exchanges is in the pipeline, Finance Minister Jaswant Singh informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh on Tuesday told the Rajya Sabha that the unclaimed fixed deposits of banks are deposited in a separate fund of Department of Company Affairs after a period of seven years of maturity.
If life has become a little less taxing, thank the reform measures initiated by Finance Minister Jaswant Singh in tax administration.
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh on Tuesday launched the trading of Interest Rate Futures in stock exchanges, which would enable banks, insurance companies and provident funds to hedge risks on interest rate fluctuations.
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.
The government on Friday approved 34 foreign direct investment proposals worth Rs 30.98 crore (Rs 309.8 million).
The government has asked the Department of Company Affairs to make a detailed examination of allegations of economic frauds raised by Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy against the Reliance group of industries.\n\n\n\n
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh will not attend the spring meeting of International Monetary Fund and World Bank, starting in Washington on March 20.
The Indian team for the SAF Games in Islamabad will be chosen on the performance in the championships.
The government on Friday cleared 21 foreign direct investment proposals envisaging Rs 35.55 crore (Rs 355.5 million) investment, including Rs 27 crore (Rs 270 million) proposal by Advanced Mineral Asia Pte.
