New Delhi, Feb 28: Following are the salient points of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech in Parliament today: -Strong growth in private services sector - Fiscal Deficit at 4.8 pc, Growth 8.6 per cent
New Delhi, Feb 28 : In some relief to general tax payers, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today enhanced the tax exemption limit by Rs 20,000 to Rs 1.80 lakh, gave additional benefits to senior citizens
Mumbai, Dec 11 (PTI) The government today said it will be premature to make a judgement on whether corporate lobbyistNiira Radia was a spy or not, until the probe is completed in the matter. "Until
New Delhi, Dec 3 : Hitting back at the BJP for demanding a JPC probe into 2-G spectrum allocation, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said it had no right to speak on the issue as
New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Senior Congress leader and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today refused to comment on spectrum controversy involving telecom minister A Raja, saying that whatever has to be said will be said
New Delhi , Nov 1 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi today held consultations with senior party leaders on the fate of Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan who has been embroiled in a upscale housing society
New York, Oct 7: Rejecting the 'protectionist policies' of the US, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said free flow of goods, services and capital would ease the global financial crisis. "Protectionist policies are not acceptable,"
New Delhi: Congress on Friday decided to send senior ministers Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram as part of an all-party delegation to Jammu and Kashmir next week, apparently to impart greater stature to the visit.
New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, a strong votary of dialogue with Maoists and has sought a halt to joint security operations against them, had a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Wednesday
New Delhi, NDA Convenor Sharad Yadav on Thursday took a swipe at Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar claiming she was more "affectionate" towards the Treasury Benches but showed little mercy towards the Opposition. "Ek varsh
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee on monday sought to dismiss suggestions that Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's absence from her Ministry was the reason for recurrence of train accidents. "Accidents are accidents. Nobody can
Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Gadkari on Sunday attacked Congress saying the party does not follow democracy and even stalwarts like Prime Minister Manmohan Singh or Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee cannot think of becoming party
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will hold talks with the opponents of Women's Reservation Bill before the government's takes the next step on it, Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said on Thursday . He said the
Sparks flew at the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure meeting on Thursday, when Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee suddenly sought approval for as many as 24 rail projects worth more than Rs 15,000 crore. A reluctant Prime
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday came in defence of actor Shah Rukh Khan, in the news for his comments on Pakistani players' participation in IPL matches, saying freedom of speech and expression is
BJP on Saturday defended Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi after his spat with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, saying price rise was a result of the "politics of largesse" played by UPA which did not implement
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday had a spat during the conference on food prices here after the former accused Modi of politicising the issue of sale of
Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, who met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee late last night, on Friday termed it as a courtesy call and said it should not be politicised. "I have worked closely with Pranabda
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is the "most powerful politician" in the country though she is not the prime minister, senior party leader Pranab Mukherjee said in Kolkata on Thursday. "She is the most powerful politician
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's reservations over anti-Maoist operations in West Midnapore district notwithstanding, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on said the drive to flush out Naxalites will continue till the situation was brought under
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