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Friday, November 1, 2024
TopicPiyush Goyal

Topic: Piyush Goyal

In the long struggle for GST waiver on sanitary napkins, Akshay Kumar gets to be the hero

We live in a country where citizens’ movements get recognition only when a pseudo-benevolent Bollywood star brings the story on screen.

Ending ‘lahu ka lagaan’, GST council scraps the tax on sanitary napkins

Keeping in mind the budget of the middle class, the council also reduced GST on selected consumer durables from 28 to 12 percent

Will the real finance minister of India please stand up?

For the second time in 3 days, Arun Jaitley will address an event by video conference and Piyush Goyal will be present in person and also speak.

How can you assume all money in Swiss banks is black, asks FM Piyush Goyal

Referring to reports of 50% rise in deposits made by Indians in 2017, he said the government will take action if someone is found guilty.

Radhika Vemula is no grieving, compensation-seeking mother. And this scares the BJP

Piyush Goyal’s sudden sympathy for Rohith Vemula’s mother, often discredited by his party colleagues, betrays nervousness.

Government puts Air India stake sale on hold

The Centre is looking at turning the carrier around and ensuring it makes profits on an overall basis before going in for IPO.

Piyush Goyal beat Nirmala Sitharaman to finance minister charge by a whisker

Pre-Truth – snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

PM Modi asks people to rate their MPs, MLAs on NaMo App

Pre-Truth – snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

First big bankruptcy success hands $5.2 billion for Indian banks

Tata Steel Ltd takes over insolvent Bhushan Steel Limited at a price of 352 billion rupees. This amount is equivalent to 63 percent of the 560 billion rupees claimed by Bhushan Steel's creditors.

Irani removal, Goyal, Rathore elevation as much a political move as administrative

Irani, known for her high handedness, frequent run-ins with bureaucrats & the media had become a 'political liability' for the party, especially with Lok Sabha elections due in 2019

On Camera

16th BRICS Summit was about building dollar-free world order. India can use it to expand trade

For New Delhi, a USD-free system is not an immediate priority nor an existential necessity to unconditionally support the China-Russia agenda.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.