Finance Minister

UK FinMin sounds warning bells over possible $90 bn loss in no-deal Brexit

11:28 pm July 2, 2019

London : British Finance Minister Philip Hammond warned on Tuesday that a disorderly UK departure from the European Union could result in a 90 billion pounds ($114 billion, 100 billion euros) “hit” to the treasury. “The government’s analysis suggests that in a disruptive no-deal exit, there would a be a hit to the exchequer of about 90 […]

Gujarat: More DA for employees, salary hike for teachers

8:22 pm June 29, 2019

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government will be paying additional 3 per cent dearness allowance to over nine lakh government employees and pensioners effective January 1, 2019, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said Saturday. This will put additional burden of Rs 1,071 crore on the exchequer annually, said Patel, who is also the finance minister. The government […]

Vice-President Naidu urges Indian people to revisit food habits, not consume junk food

VP concerned over political discourse reaching a new low

11:28 pm June 8, 2019

Hyderabad: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Saturday expressed concern over political discourse reaching a new low in recent years and called for reversing the trend at the earliest. “It is a matter of concern that political discourse is reaching a new low in recent years.We should reverse this trend at the earliest. A credible opposition is […]

PM ensures every project sets new benchmarks: Shah

Modi meets Shah ahead of government formation

1:33 pm May 30, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a final round of consultations with BJP president Amit Shah and is learnt to have given shape to his council of ministers ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of his new government in the evening. The list of union ministers is likely to be sent to the […]

RS departs from convention in paying tributes to Jaitley, others

Do not want to be a minister due to health reasons, Jaitley writes to PM

2:25 pm May 29, 2019

New Delhi: Ending all speculations, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he does not want to be a minister in the new BJP government due to health reasons. In the four-paragraph letter, Jaitley said he had orally informed Modi about his desire not to be a part of the […]

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