Narendra modi government

Newly inducted cabinet minister Pratap Sarangi greets President Ram Nath Kovind at the oath-taking ceremony on Thursday (Photo: PTI)

BJP’s ‘aam aadmi’ Pratap Sarangi joins govt

1 min read . 31 May 2019

Opinion | Why the Reserve Bank of India needs de jure independence

4 min read . 19 Jan 2019

Opinion | Will the reservation wager by Modi pay off in lok sabha polls?

4 min read . 13 Jan 2019

Decision comes when 2019 elections are less than 100 days away. This raises questions on the intention of the government, says Surjewala

Upper caste reservation: Opposition questions timing, intent of BJP’s decision

1 min read . 08 Jan 2019

Shaktikanta Das is a fiscal conservative and as a governor, is likely keep a hawk eye on government’s fiscal management in an election year

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das: Once beaten, second time lucky

3 min read . 12 Dec 2018

This will be the sixth consecutive Budget to be presented by Jaitley

Arun Jaitley to present interim budget on 1 February

1 min read . 29 Nov 2018

Byari Sahu, a farmer from Durg district, says both Congress and BJP have let their community down. Photo: Abhiram Ghadyalpatil/Mint

Discontent farmers may upset chawal wale baba’s applecart

3 min read . 20 Nov 2018

The government is of the view that the RBI should part with most, if not all, of its profit as dividend. Photo: Reuters

Why RBI is at loggerheads with the government

3 min read . 30 Oct 2018

Alok Verma taking charge as the CBI director in 2017. Special director Rakesh Asthana is also seen. Photo: HT

Sleuth vs sleuth vs SC: Murky battle within CBI

7 min read . 29 Oct 2018

Mega bank mergers and the future of reforms

8 min read . 24 Sep 2018

Risky trade-offs to stabilize the rupee

4 min read . 17 Sep 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing industrialists at an event in Lucknow in July. Photo: PTI

Opinion | Can a government be pro-poor and pro-business?

3 min read . 06 Aug 2018

Promoting Yoga has been a priority for the Narendra Modi government. Photo: Hindustan Times.

India agrees to trade Yoga for South Korea’s Taekwondo

2 min read . 13 Jul 2018

Statistics and programme implementation minister Sadananda Gowda said the groundwork for new periodic labour force surveys (PLFS) has been completed. Photo: HT

Govt to release new quarterly jobs data in December

1 min read . 03 Jul 2018

Under the reverse charge mechanism, entities (registered under GST) that purchase goods from small unregistered dealers have to pay a tax on behalf of the latter.

Govt likely to go slow on key anti-evasion measure under GST

2 min read . 02 Jul 2018

Arvind Subramanian resigned from the post of chief economic adviser (CEA) in the finance ministry before his tenure ends in May 2019 citing personal reasons. Photo: Mint

Centre invites applications for post of chief economic adviser

2 min read . 02 Jul 2018

Chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian has announced plans to leave his post by September to pursue an academic career in the US. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Modi govt unlikely to appoint a chief economic adviser for the rest of its term

1 min read . 22 Jun 2018

The RBI survey says that 48% of those surveyed in May 2018 felt that the general economic situation has worsened from a year ago, while 31.9% said their economic situation had improved. Photo: Anirudhha Chowdhury/Mint

What RBI’s consumer confidence survey says about 4 years of Modi govt

1 min read . 08 Jun 2018

A file photo of leaders of opposition parties with Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. Photo: PTI

Enemy’s enemy is my friend: New political mantra

3 min read . 04 Jun 2018

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari. Photo: PTI

Nitin Gadkari blames ‘divisive politics’ for BJP’s bypoll losses

2 min read . 02 Jun 2018