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MOST LIVE ON LESS THAN RS 200 A DAY IN 7 OUT OF 10 RURAL HOMES

Jul 10, 2015 - 5:32 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): A worrying picture emerged on last week as the government released new data which showed that rural India accounted for 73 per cent households and 74 per cent of these survived on […]

Gold scheme may cap deposit at 100gm

Jul 3, 2015 - 12:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The government is expected to limit deposits under the proposed gold deposit scheme at 100 grams to deal with concerns that the plan meant to put brakes on import of the precious metal […]

Centre keen on evolving political consensus on labour reforms

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:57 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): After burning its fingers with the land bill, the NDA government has signalled it will try to build a wide political consensus instead of rushing through the much-awaited labour reforms that will […]

Rahul’s aggression gives new lease of life to Congress

Suit Boot Ki Sarkar Versus Soojh Boojh Ki Sarkar

Jun 13, 2015 - 1:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): After his return from the nearly two-month-long political sabbatical on April 16, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has been unsparing in his attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government over issues concerning […]

Govt to save Rs 1,500 cr from new note printing lines

May 30, 2015 - 2:30 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP): The government is expected to save foreign exchange worth Rs 1,500 crore by commissioning two new bank paper lines in Hoshangabad and Mysore for indigenously printing Indian currency. The New Bank Note […]

GOVERNMENT TO SET UP DEBT AGENCY

May 8, 2015 - 1:52 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The government is going ahead with its plans of setting up a Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) and will start a dialogue with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after the budget […]

International transactions will be transparent by 2017: Jaitley

May 1, 2015 - 12:09 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Arun Jaitley also asked Enforcement Directorate to avoid overkill and ignore trivialities. Union FINANCE Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said “Rupee has kept pace with the dollar in last few months.” Jaitley, […]

Govt likely to delay land bill

Apr 24, 2015 - 1:02 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The government is taken aback by events following the suicide of a farmer at the Aam Admi Party (AAP) rally. The Opposition in Parliament squarely blamed the “anti-farmer” policy of the Narendra […]

India’s Land Acquisition Act: Bonanza for Rulers & their Financiers

Apr 23, 2015 - 8:39 pm EDT Dave Makkar 0

India has a long history of its ruler’s fascination with farm land. Whether it was ancient Kings or Moghuls or British invaders turned rulers as well as the current rulers after independence; every one has […]

ARUN JAITLEY PUSHES US FOR TOTALIZATION PACT

Apr 17, 2015 - 3:36 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance minister Arun Jaitley has urged US authorities to create a framework that would help Indian workers to get back $3 billion annually, which they contribute as social security in the US. […]

RBI GOVERNOR GETS DEATH THREAT FROM IS

Apr 17, 2015 - 9:29 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan recently received a death threat from a purported Islamic State (IS) email account that is being accessed from across the globe. The governor received the […]

PRIME MINISTER TURNS TO BUREAUCRACY TO MAKE GOVERNMENT SHINE

Apr 3, 2015 - 8:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): As his government heads towards completing one year in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking again to his bureaucrats to put in their best to bring back shine to the image […]

AMIT SHAH REVAMPS BJP NATIONAL EXECUTIVE

Mar 13, 2015 - 8:54 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The first meeting of BJP‘s new national executive finalised on March 12 by party president Amit Shah is expected in the first week of April in Bangalore. Shah finalised the party’s 111-member […]

BUDGET 2015-16 GOES FOR GROWTH, INVESTMENT

Mar 7, 2015 - 11:23 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Feb 28 announced a budget that put boosting growth before painful reforms, slowing the pace of fiscal deficit cuts and seeking to put domestic and foreign capital […]

India budget ‘a step in the right direction’ – Realistic Approach

Mar 1, 2015 - 3:27 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The 2015 budget “will further reignite our growth engine, signaling the dawn of a prosperous future,” wrote PM Modi on Twitter, referring to his government’s recently unveiled budget, widely viewed as business-friendly. On February 28, […]

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Income Tax Expectations: Here’s What India Wants

Feb 21, 2015 - 8:33 am EST @theindpanorama 0

A survey carried out by industry body Assocham has found that a majority of salaried employees want Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to increase the income tax exemption in the forthcoming Budget. A hike in income […]

DAY AFTER DEEPAK PAREKH FIRE, JAITLEY DEFENDS GOVT

Feb 20, 2015 - 6:01 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Feb 19 countered the criticism over “growing impatience” in the corporate sector and instead said that the Narendra Modi government has been criticized for moving “too fast”. […]

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A LOT IN PIPELINE FOR INVESTORS, SAYS JAITLEY

Jan 24, 2015 - 7:39 am EST @theindpanorama 0

DAVOS (TIP): Attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) here to showcase India as an investment destination, finance minister Arun Jaitley on January 21 promised India has a “lot in the pipeline” for global investors even […]

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Kiran Bedi joins BJP with Chief Ministerial ambition

Jan 16, 2015 - 7:52 am EST @theindpanorama 0

BJP chief Amit Shah presents a bouquet to Kiran Bedi to welcome her into the party during a press conference in New Delhi. NEW DELHI (TIP): Not unexpectedly, former Team Anna member Kiran Bedi on […]

Business & Economics

RBI CUTS RATES; HOME, CONSUMER LOANS TO COST LESS

Jan 16, 2015 - 7:03 am EST @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan cut key interest rates — for the first time in almost two years — by 25 basis points about a fortnight ahead of the monetary policy […]

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NITI AAYOG repalces Planning Commission; Indian American Arvind Panagariya appointed vice-chairman

Jan 9, 2015 - 7:01 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Columbia University economist Arvind Panagariya will be the first vice-chairman of the National Institution for Transforming India (Niti) Aayog, which will have two full-time members — economist Bibek Debroy and former DRDO […]

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PRESIDENT SIGNS ORDINANCES ON INSURANCE, COAL SECTOR REFORMS

Dec 27, 2014 - 8:09 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Paving way for additional foreign investment in insurance and to move ahead with the re-allocation of cancelled coal mines, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday signed the two ordinances in this regard. The […]

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GOVT PUSHING TO COMPLETE ROAD PROJECTS ALONG CHINA BORDER

Nov 8, 2014 - 8:41 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on November 7 said the government is working towards an early completion of 22 border roads prioritised by the Army. The government is intensely monitoring the road projects […]

Army admits to killing Budgam boys

Nov 8, 2014 - 8:39 am EST @theindpanorama 0

SRINAGAR (TIP): The Army on November 7 accepted that it had mistakenly killed two boys in central Kashmir‘s Budgam district recently, and promised a transparent and time-bound probe into the incident. Addressing a press conference […]

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FINANCE MINISTER SIGNALS LOWER RATE, CHEAPER FUNDS

Nov 8, 2014 - 8:11 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Arun Jaitley on November 5 told industry captains that he expects the cost of capital to come down, a statement which CEOs read as a signal to a rate cut in […]

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