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  "I don't have any bitterness" towards Mamata, says Pranab

  Politics | June 28, 2012 22:49 IST

  New Delhi, June 28: Reaching out to Mamata Banerjee, UPA Presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee today heaped praise on the Trinamool Congress chief and asserted he does not have any “bitterness” towards her for not supporting

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  Mayawati backs Pranab's candidature for President's job

  Politics | June 22, 2012 10:49 IST

  Lucknow, Jun 15: BSP supremo Mayawati today announced her party's support to Pranab Mukherjee for the post of President, describing the Finance Minister as a serious and deserving candidate for the top job.“Prime Minister Manmohan

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  Cong, TMC-SP on confrontation path

  Politics | June 21, 2012 18:55 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 14: The Congress and its allies TMC and Samajwadi Party today appeared set for a confrontation, with the ruling coalition rejecting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's candidature for the President's post while the

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  S&P threatens India downgrade, FM rejects rating report

  June 11, 2012 22:08 IST

  Mumbai/New Delhi, Jun 11: Citing division of roles between Sonia Gandhi and ‘unelected' Manmohan Singh, global agency Standard and Poor's today threatened to downgrade India's credit rating on projections which were totally rejected by Finance

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  Govt to talk to Mamata on pension bill, fuel price to come down, says Pranab

  June 09, 2012 7:46 IST

  Kolkata, Jun 8: After the pension sector reform bill was put on the backburner following opposition from key UPA partner Trinamool Congress, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee tonight said the Centre would discuss the matter with

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  Error In IIP Calculation Baffles Pranab

  April 13, 2012 16:37 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 13: Terming sharp revision in the industrial production data as “totally baffling”, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said he has asked the authorities concerned to look into the issue.“I can understand

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  Govt Committed To Infusing Funds In PSU Banks, Says Pranab

  April 07, 2012 21:57 IST

  Mumbai, Apr 7: The government will recapitalise the state-owned banks to help them tide over the problems arising out of slow economic growth, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here today.“Going forward if GDP growth slows

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  Bengal Govt Seeks Roll-Back Of Gold Duty Hike, Writes To FM

  March 25, 2012 18:25 IST

  Kolkata, Mar 24: The West Bengal government has urged the Centre to reconsider the hike in customs duty on gold bars and coins imposed by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the budget.State Industry and

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  Pranab Says He Was Extra Careful While Formulating Budget

  India | March 18, 2012 13:21 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 18: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said he was “extra careful” while formulating his Budget proposals in view of the political situation on the ground.“... Knowing the mood of the persons who

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  Direct, Indirect Tax Proposals In Pranab's Budget Speech

  India | March 16, 2012 13:05 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 16: Following are the direct, indirect tax proposals highlights in Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's budget speech in Parliament today:-- Income Tax Exemption Limit Raised From Rs 1.8 Lakh to Rs 2 Lakh,  

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  Sudip Consults Pranab On Trivedi Issue

  India | March 15, 2012 13:24 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 15: Channels of communication between Congress and TMC on the change of Railway Minister continue to operate with Sudip Bandopadhyay today holding consultations with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on the issue in

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  Trivedi Has Not Resigned, Says Pranab

  India | March 15, 2012 12:19 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 15: Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has not resigned, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Lok Sabha today.He, however, said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has received a communication from Trinamool Congress chairperson

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  Pranab Asks Private Banks To Focus On Improving Customer Service

  March 10, 2012 18:47 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 10: Concerned over large complaints against private sector and foreign banks, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today asked them to focus on improving customer service.“It is heartening to know that as per the

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  Worst Phase Of Economic Crisis Over, Says Pranab

  February 27, 2012 23:24 IST

  Panaji, Feb 27: Days ahead of presenting the Union Budget, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today asserted that the worst phase of economic slowdown is over and India can achieve double digit growth.“There is a cumulative

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  British MPs Demand Cancellation Of UK Aid To India, After Pranab Describes It As Peanuts

  World | February 06, 2012 9:18 IST

  London, Feb 6: British Prime Minister David Cameron was under intense pressure on Sunday  night to slash the £1billion in aid Britain gives to India after the country said it no longer wanted the money,

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  Pranab Said, British Aid To India Was Peanuts, Britain Begged India To Accept Aid

  India | February 05, 2012 11:46 IST

  London, Feb 5: The Sunday Telegraph today reported that Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and other Indian ministers tried to terminate Britain's aid to their booming country last year,  but relented after the British begged

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  Hike Exemption Limits, India Inc Tells Pranab

  February 03, 2012 17:44 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 3: Worried over the impact of global financial turmoil on the economy, India Inc today asked the Finance Ministry to retain tax rates at existing levels, but increase exemption limits to promote

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  Pranab Seeing 2G File Does Not Mean Approving It, Gopalan Tells JPC

  India | January 12, 2012 16:14 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 12: A top Finance Ministry official today defended Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on the controversial March 25 note on 2G by telling the Joint Parliamentary Committee looking into the issue that seeing

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  Govt Makes Efforts To Enlist Support In Rajya Sabha

  India | December 29, 2011 20:49 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 29: Amid government's last ditch efforts to enlist support for Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today met leaders of parties like BSP and RJD to persuade them to

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  Pranab Refuses To Disclose Names Of Those Having Offshore Black Money

  India | December 15, 2011 9:58 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 14: Rejecting Opposition demands, government today refused to make public information received from foreign countries with regard to Indian account holders but expressed readiness to issue an elaborate document on the problem.Finance