For the first time in past 4-5 decades a Bengal CM has held the finance portfolio. Senior Trinamool leader Chandrima Bhattacharya is likely to be appointed MoS for Finance.
Bengal showed receipt of investment proposals worth Rs 12.32 lakh cr between 2015 and 2019. But DPIIT data shows Rs 37,051 crore, kicking up political storm.
Finance Minister Amit Mitra says proposals worth over Rs 12 lakh crore received at Bengal Global Business Summits between 2015 & 2019, 28 lakh jobs generated.
The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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