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Abhijit Roy Chowdhury

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint)

Govt to borrow big for nearly ₹35 trillion Budget

3 min read . 01 Feb 2021

Corporate taxes are already among the lowest in Asia, while insolvency rules were overhauled to improve the ease of doing business (Photo: Bloomberg)

India considers ₹1.68 lakh crore package to lure global manufacturers

1 min read . 10 Sep 2020

The current virus pandemic has triggered work from home across the globe.

Broadband services may get cheaper as govt considers license fee cut

1 min read . 22 Jun 2020

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the annual budget on Saturday. (Photo: Mint)

Finance ministry favors subsidy cuts to expand fiscal room

1 min read . 31 Jan 2020

The government has committed investments of ₹1 trillion to build airports in the next 5 years (Photo: Mint)

Government plans to open 100 additional airports in 5 years

2 min read . 30 Oct 2019

Congress president Rahul Gandhi. In addition to a single GST rate, the Congress is likely to pledge a one-time farm loan waiver if voted to power after Elections 2019. (ANI)

Elections 2019: Congress to bring in single GST rate if voted to power

1 min read . 15 Mar 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration will introduce an industrial relations bill in Parliament, according to a person with knowledge of the matter who asked not to be identified. Photo: Vipin Kumar/HT

Narendra Modi renews labour reforms push as jobs regain focus before elections

2 min read . 14 Mar 2018

India has emerged as the biggest exporter globally of generics, and the country’s generics have won favour with health authorities from the US to Japan. Photo: Bloomberg

Govt is said to stall plan to cut drug prices as industry balks

3 min read . 12 Jan 2018

Narendra Modi has so far fallen short in fulfilling his jobs promises made to unemployed youth in 2014 and although he’s boosted expenditure on an employment program he once mocked, there hasn’t been any uptick in private sector employment. Photo: AP

Narendra Modi eyes elections, blockbuster reforms may take back seat

3 min read . 16 Nov 2017

Since coming to power in May 2014, Narendra Modi has been reviewing infrastructure projects, setting targets for ministries, taking steps to ease bottlenecks and encouraging overseas companies to set up factories. Photo: Vipin Kumar/HT

Narendra Modi diktat paying off: India infrastructure projects on a roll

1 min read . 11 May 2017

The deal would mark an end to a decade-long hunt for new planes to keep pace with neighbours Pakistan and China and to replace an aging fleet of fighter jets. Photo: AFP

India said close to announcing 8 billion euro Rafale jet deal

1 min read . 21 Sep 2016

The Parliamentary panel also said many former workers of Kingfisher Airlines haven’t received their dues for months, causing ‘acute distress to many families including children’. Photo: Reuters

Parliamentary panel backs Vijay Mallya’s expulsion from Rajya Sabha

2 min read . 04 May 2016

Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the government and private investors pledged to invest Rs6.9 trillion during last week’s conference, without specifying a timeframe. Photo: PTI

Madhya Pradesh seeks to copy China boom

3 min read . 13 Oct 2014

Digvijay Singh said all the promises for basic facilities would probably be included in the Congress’s campaign manifesto to be released next month. Photo: HT

Digvijay Singh sees toilets helping Congress to surprise election win

4 min read . 28 Jan 2014

The Cabinet committee on investment is headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Photo: AP (AP)

Cabinet committee on investment may unlock $16 billion in oil projects

2 min read . 29 Jan 2013

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