FM calls for logjam end
New Delhi, Feb. 7: The Union finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, has his task cut out when he faces Opposition parties to discuss their demand for a JPC probe into the 2G scam on Tuesday.
While th
Notice to 17 looters sent: FM
Kolkata, Feb. 5: The Union finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, on Saturday said prosecution has been started against 17 Indians who deposited black money in foreign banks but ruled out disclosure o
Stash accounts secret: FM
New Delhi, Jan. 25: Slammed by the Opposition and the Supreme Court over the issue of black money stashed abroad, the government defended itself on Wednesday by saying that it has put in place a five-
Pranab asks Buddha to reply to PC letter
Kolkata/Berhampore, Dec. 26: The West Bengal government was left embarrassed after the Union finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, on Sunday confirmed that the Union home minister, Mr P. Chidambaram,
FM tune: No curbs on FIIs
New Delhi, Oct. 3: The Union finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, has said that domestic stock markets have an appetite for more foreign investments as FII inflows were still at moderate levels. He
GDP growth hits 3-yr high
New Delhi, Aug. 31: India’s GDP grew fastest in nearly three years during April-June period (Q1) this year at 8.8 per cent led by good performance by the manufacturing sector.
“The numbers are quite
Pranab reassures regulators
Hyderabad, July 20: The Union finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, on Tuesday announced that the government had no intention to meddle with the working of various regulatory bodies that were given a
Pranab, Mamata meet governor
Kolkata, July 9: Leaving the pre-civic polls acrimony behind, the Union finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, and the railway minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, on Friday not only shared the stage at a hi