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Arun Jaitley, the Finance Minister, was given additional charge of Defence Ministry when Manohar Parrikar became Goa CM in March this year. (Photo: PTI)

Arun Jaitley worried about slow GDP growth rate

India may lose the fastest-growing tag to China soon.

1 Sept 2017 12:48 AM IST

India lost the tag of the fastest growing major economy to China in the March quarter with a GDP growth of 6.1 per cent. (Photo: Representational)

India's GDP slows to 5.7 per cent in Q1 of FY18 on GST rollout

India recorded 6.1 per cent GDP in the previous Janurary to March quarter.

31 Aug 2017 6:03 PM IST

The finance ministry has notified the rules for e-way bill which requires online pre-registration of goods before transportation under GST regime.

FinMin notifies e-way bill rules under GST regime

Under e-way mechanism, all goods worth over Rs 50,000 will have to be pre-registered online before they are moved for...

31 Aug 2017 5:36 PM IST

The government has made linking of Aadhaar with PAN mandatory for all holders of these cards.

Aadhaar-PAN linking deadline extended by 4 months till Dec 31

Earlier, govt had allowed linking of both documents up to August 31 with a relaxation in tax filing deadline.

31 Aug 2017 5:22 PM IST

Ms Nirmala Sitharaman

Industrial Revolution 4.0: Industrial, manufacturing policies up for...

Also under study are achievements of National Investment and Manufacturing Zones, said Commerce Minister Nirmala...

31 Aug 2017 5:05 PM IST

Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal

Demonetisation has been 100 per cent successful: Piyush Goyal

Power Minister reiterates people possessing black money would not be spared.

31 Aug 2017 4:58 PM IST

Telangana may set up 'world's largest' incubator for startups in...

K T Rama Rao said it would be a step forward in leveraging indigenous capabilities of entrepreneurial youngsters.

31 Aug 2017 4:22 PM IST

A Report by Bank of America Merrill Lynch anticipates rational bidding by telcos as companies are not bidding for any renewal spectrum, which had previously forced them to buy spectrum despite high auction price.

Relief for telcos as IMG favours more time for spectrum pay, shift to...

IMG is learnt to have favoured increasing the timeline for deferred spectrum payment for telcos.

31 Aug 2017 4:06 PM IST

Union finance minister Arun Jaitley

Jaitley hints 12 per cent, 18 per cent GST slabs may merge in future

Jaitley indicated that fewer GST slabs may be possible and slabs could be reduced once the indirect tax system settles...

31 Aug 2017 3:45 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that Rameswaram has a vital place in the Indian history. (Photo:

All the fears about GST were wrong, rollout was smooth: Narendra Modi

Resolution of public grievances has also been reviewed in 17 sectors.

31 Aug 2017 2:54 PM IST

Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday announced setting up of a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) to be called Bharat 22 to sell government stakes in 22 state-run and private firms under its $11.4 billion asset sale programme.

Large deposits post DeMo ends anonymity of cash: Jaitley

Govt had initially estimated about Rs 5 lakh crore would not come back into the banking system.

31 Aug 2017 2:02 PM IST

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)

Pay dues or allow others to take control of biz: Jaitley to debtors

Using the new bankruptcy law, RBI has prodded banks to initiate insolvency proceedings against 12 large corporate...

31 Aug 2017 12:47 PM IST