The government on Friday informed the Parliament that Sebi has discovered discrepancies in the claims by the bondholders and the database provided by Sahara Group in the Rs 20,000-crore (Rs 200 billion) investors money refund case.
Economists have cautioned that any deferment of the government's fiscal goals would prove counter-productive and raise the interest payment burden.
Measures may include tax slab and rate revisions for individuals, companies.
Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi, Government on Wednesday dared him to give proof in Parliament on his allegations against the government and PMO on National Herald issue.
The Income Tax raids on a Karnataka minister on Wednesday had its echo in Parliament where the protesting Congress members disrupted the proceedings
RBI Governor has been under pressure from Finance Ministry.
The announcement of a deferral is expected to be part of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget speech on February 29.
Finance ministry's drive is meant to meet fiscal deficit target and improve overall efficiency in government spending.
Limited IT staff may compel them to focus on big fish than small depositors.
Rupee is seen to remain in the range of 67.50-68.80 in the short-term
Positive cues from the global market front aided the rally.
Reforms under the Modi government will maintain a slow and tentative pace, constantly wary of political opposition. It may not be reform by stealth, but it is reform on the quiet, says A K Bhattacharya.
In a pre-budget meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the experts suggested timely implementation of the BJP's election manifesto promises to fix higher support prices. They also favoured a Kissan TV channel, an efficient procurement policy, priority for farm mechanisation and the linking of rivers.
Normal life remained paralysed for the second consecutive day in the 13 districts of the coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of the state following the bandh call by Andhra Pradesh Non-Gazetted Officers and YSR Congress against the tabling of the Telangana bill in Lok Sabha.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 245 points at 28,799 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 81 points at 8,750
It is possible that the final Budget architecture may be at variance with the comments.
'Nobody expected the slowdown to go for these many days. Unfortunately, it is an unbelievably bad slow down.'
The party said that the Delhi cricket body had become a den of corruption during Jaitley's 13-year rule.
'The family is the final court of appeal, the first among unequals. If there is no family, all leaders are equal. If all leaders are equal, anyone can lead the Congress. So every time the family has stayed in the background, the Congress has split.'
Farmers with land sizes less than 0.01 hectare have an average annual income of Rs 54732 and annual consumption of Rs 61296, thereby, a debt of Rs 6564 each year. Compare this with the minimum pay for a government employee, says Devanik Saha.
Jaitley's team presents a quintessential mix of foreign-educated, intellectual technocrats and seasoned bureaucrats
The overriding objective of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) must be adequate economic return, not financial return.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 177.46 points at 28,885.21 and the Nifty gained 63.90 points at 8,778.30.
The markets regulator made it easier for banks to acquire control in listed companies.
The BJP-led government may not permit foreign retailers to open mega stores in the country as such a move may adversely impact small traders and farmers, new Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman indicated.
The amendment would help check round-tripping of funds and boost the domestic consumption, Jaitley added
The intial round of efforts did not achieve the objectives fully.
For any proposal to be cleared, it has to get 75% of the vote.
The Budget chose to stick to an ambitious disinvestment programme for 2016-17.
India is keen on the issue of equal share holding since it doesn't want a repeat of the distortions that have crept into Bretton Woods institutions like International Monetary Fund, World Bank and the Asian Development Bank in which rich countries like the US and Japan have a strangle hold.
India's state banks are under pressure to improve profitability.
All credit to the finance minister for walking the fiscal and expectation tightrope extremely well in his budget speech, says Ganesh Natarajan.
Apart from Smriti, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Ananth Kumar took over as law and parliamentary affairs ministers respectively.
Rajan said investments should return after initial investor worries over Brexit.
Venkaiah Naidu said 'let there be a discussion... November 8 is a historic day'.
Private investment will respond only to sustainable reform.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cautioned against "commodifying" yoga, saying using it as some sort of business will do great damage to this world heritage.
One Rank One Pension (OROP) will have a significant impact on the country's fiscal bill and the overall cost will be around Rs 16,000 crore.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold discussions with public sector banks (PSBs) and financial institutions to draw up an action plan for banking reforms
Narendra Modi's engagement at the upcoming BRICS Summit in Brazil will be keenly watched as the prime minister will interact with some of the world's most powerful leaders. The summit to be held in Fortaleza will also see the launch of the significant BRICS bank whose idea was mooted by India. Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt gives a lowdown on Modi's first major international rendezvous.
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