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US Downgrade A Grave Concern, Says Pranab
Aug 06, 2011, 05:07 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 6: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today described the downgrading of the US government by credit rating agency as a “grave situation” and said it has to be analysed.“We will have to analyse
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Terrorists Can't Destablise India: Pranab
India | Jul 16, 2011, 07:59 PM ISTKolkata, Jul 16: In a stern message to the perpetrators of Wednesday's serial blasts in Mumbai, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said terrorists were “utterly” mistaken if they believed that their acts could destabilise
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Terror Cannot Impede Growth, Says Pranab
Jul 14, 2011, 05:29 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 14: Condemning the Mumbai terror attack, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said such cowardly acts cannot impact India's march towards a robust economic growth.“(I am) fully confident that our economy and markets
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Austerity Steps Will Cut Wasteful Expenses, Says Pranab
Jul 13, 2011, 06:37 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 13: Faced with rising oil and food subsidy, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the austerity measures, like curbs on foreign travel, will help government save “wasteful expenditure”. “I am quite confident
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Tax Collection Target Will Be Met, Says Pranab
Jul 08, 2011, 10:02 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 8: Amid apprehensions of slowdown impacting tax collection, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today exuded confidence that the government would be able to meet the revenue targets set in the budget for 2011-12.
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Govt Will Stick To Fiscal Deficit Target: Pranab
Jul 05, 2011, 05:33 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 05: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said government will stick to the fiscal deficit target of 4.6% of GDP for 2011-12 despite huge revenue sacrifice due to duty cut on petroleum products.“I
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Pranab Meets Clinton, NSA Donilon
World | Jun 29, 2011, 08:54 AM ISTWashington, Jun 29 : Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and National Security Adviser Tom Donilon to discuss bilateral and regional issues.“The Secretary and the Minister talked about their
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Govt Has Toolbox To Deal With Errant Tax Havens, Says Pranab
Jun 13, 2011, 04:08 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 13: Under pressure from civil society to take concrete action on black money, the government today said it has enough tools to deal with transactions arising from non-cooperative jurisdictions and would take
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FinMin Sets Up Another Committee On Black Money
Jun 08, 2011, 05:36 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 8: Facing flak from civil society for not doing enough to deal with the menace of black money, the government today announced setting up of another panel to suggest ways to trace
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BJP Spurns Pranab's Request On Lok Pal Bill
National | Jun 03, 2011, 06:18 PM ISTLucknow, Jun 3: BJP today spurned Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's request for inputs on the proposed Lokpal Bill, arguing it would not be proper for a political party to submit its views to a drafting
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Govt Says, Its Drive Against Black Money Is Yielding Results
India | Jun 01, 2011, 05:43 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 1: Amid the threat of Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev to go on hunger strike on the issue of black money from June 4, the government today said the series of steps taken
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LPG, Diesel Price Hike Next Month
India | May 26, 2011, 10:39 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 26: After petrol, price of diesel, LPG and kerosene are likely to be hiked next month when a ministerial panel headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee meets to decide on passing rise
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Nalhati In Limelight After Pranab's Son Jumps Into Fray
National | Apr 13, 2011, 12:36 PM ISTNalhati (WB), Apr 13 : Ever since senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee announced his candidature from Nalhati constituency in Birbhum district, this predominantly rural seat is in the limelight. Abhijit quit from
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Joint Panel Will Decide On Videography, Says Minister
India | Apr 11, 2011, 05:30 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 11: A decision to videograph the proceedings of the Joint Committee on Lokpal Bill as sought by Gandhian Anna Hazare have to taken by the drafting panel itself, its member Union Minister
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Pranab Promises To Bring Lokpal Bill In Monsoon Session
India | Apr 12, 2011, 03:02 PM ISTKolkata, Apr 11: Welcoming BJP leader L K Advani's statement of pledging support to the Lokpal bill, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that the UPA government was in favour of placing the Bill in
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No Constitutional Bar On Introducing Vidhan Parishad : Pranab
National | Apr 04, 2011, 08:33 AM ISTKolkata, Apr 4 : Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee has said there was no constiutional bar on introducing Vidhan Parishad (Upper House) as suggested by Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee in
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No Differences With RBI On New Bank Licence Norms: Pranab
India | Mar 27, 2011, 10:08 PM ISTMumbai, Mar 27: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today termed as “conjectures and media speculations” the reported differences between him and the Reserve Bank of India on capping FDI at 49 per cent in new commercial
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Pranab Appeals To Karunanidhi, But Patch-Up Unlikely
India | Mar 07, 2011, 10:53 AM ISTChennai, Mar 7 : The DMK-Congress alliance appeared headed for a break with six Union Ministers of the regionalparty set to resign today even as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee appealed to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
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Advani Meets Pranab Over Telangana Issue
National | Mar 03, 2011, 10:39 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 3: Senior BJP leader L K Advani today held consultations with the Leader of the Lok Sabha Pranab Mukherjee over Telangana issue which rocked Parliament. Advani met Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha
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Pranab To Go Full Throttle On Banking, Insurance Reforms
India | Feb 28, 2011, 02:34 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 28: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said the Government is committed to take the process of financial sector reforms further and proposes to move the following legislations in the financial sector.