Govts bid to convince President on ordinances fails

Mumbai, Feb. 17: Finance minister P. Chidambaram today took a dig at his predecessor, Pranab Mukherjee, when he said he wasn't comfortable with the concept of an "effective revenue deficit" ' a watered-down proxy target that was introduced four years ago to ...

What could be more likely is that the former finance minister was red-flagging the fiscal anarchy driven by populist politics that is almost certain to set in across the country as election fever hots up.

Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal and Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde met President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday, ahead of the Cabinet meeting to decide the passage of anti-corruption Bills via ordinance route.Television reports said the Cabinet ...

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today met President Pranab Mukherjee and apprised him about severe loss to crops caused by unseasonal rains and hailstorm in his state. At the meeting, Chouhan said houses, livestock and infrastructure ...

Telangana Bill is likely to go to President Pranab Mukherjee next week for his approval, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh said. HYDERABAD: The Telangana Bill, passed by Parliament last week, is likely to go to President Pranab Mukherjee next week for his ...

If budget is an economic expression of a political agenda, outgoing Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram's vote on account or interim budget until the next elected government comes to power towards May-end has more than achieved that purpose. He ...

India was looking at setting up a fund that would attract money from insurance and pension funds in the UK , finance minister P. Chidambaram had said during a visit to London in May last year. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint New Delhi: The recent ...

A recommendation to President Pranab Mukherjee by the Union Home Ministry for introduction of the Telangana Bill in Parliament--likely on Tuesday--was today sent through the Prime Minister's Office. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill to bifurcate the ...

Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung has forwarded the resignation of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to President Pranab Mukherjee, an official said Saturday. Forty-nine days after he took charge of a minority Delhi government, Kejriwal Friday resigned following a ...