No wealth tax on agricultural land, assures Chidambaram

President Pranab Mukherjee today accepted the resignation of five ministers belonging to DMK, which withdrew support to the UPA Government over the . "The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of the ...

New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, met President Pranab Mukherjee here today, and discussed the just- concluded Budget Session of Parliament which was adjourned sine-die two days ahead of schedule. According to sources, ...

Finally, a populist Budget with measures for the poor, and the last before the 2014 general election. Union finance minister P. Chidambaram spent around one hour and 17 minutes of his less than two-hour speech unveiling his programmes and funding for the ...

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the Union Cabinet will take a final call on settlement of the Rs 11,200-crore (Rs 112 billion) Vodafone tax case after seeking opinion of the Attorney General."As far as Vodafone is concerned, they had written to us proposing conciliation. We have written back saying that yes your request will be considered by the competent authority. So the matter will go to the Cabinet," Chidambaram said.Vodafone, which is facing a tax liability of Rs 11,200 ...

International News: New Delhi, The Congress party finally sacks Railway minister Pavan Kumar Bbansal and law minister Ashwani Kumar from the Indian ministry. In a most dramatic finale to a Friday full of open-ended speculation, both the Union ...

New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday and asked him to expedite President Pranab Mukherjee's assent on the new bill to protect the interests of depositors in the aftermath of the ...

Speech by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee at the golden jubilee celebrations of the (IIFT) here:1. It gives me great pleasure to be here today for the Golden Jubilee Day celebrations of the (IIFT). This is an occasion to recognize the enormous ...

President Pranab Mukherjee today inaugurated the 14 mega watt Solar Power Project and laid foundation stones for Pilgrim Queue Complex and Deoghar - Basukinath 44 km Solar Street Light Project in this district. " Jharkhand is the first state in ...

Amid speculation that changes were likely in State Congress ranks, party leaders from Odisha including Union minister Srikant Jena on Saturday met Rahul Gandhi in the national capital. In an hour-long meeting with state Congress leaders, Rahul spoke ...