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Sunday, September 21, 2025
TopicPiyush Goyal

Topic: Piyush Goyal

President Kovind leaves many amused, & how a wedding invite changed Rahul Gandhi’s plans

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

Lalu aide & ‘key conspirator’ in hotels-for-land scam leaves India on ‘personal visit’

Railway board official B.K. Aggarwal, who is in Vienna, was granted official leave on approval from chairman Ashwani Lohani.

Modi govt may push for mergers to tackle crisis in state-run banks

Apart from the insolvency and bankruptcy code, the govt may announce additional mechanisms to strengthen recovery and reduce NPA levels.

Under fire for ‘tax terrorism’, Modi govt to clear all dues and refunds by year-end

Move seen as a course correction after opposition slammed govt over frequent 'tax raids' on assesses in the name of black money.

Indian money in Swiss banks fell by 80% since Modi government came to power: Goyal

PTI had earlier reported Indian money in Swiss banks had risen to Rs 7,000 crore in 2017, after falling for three consecutive years.

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.

On Camera

Skin cancer is no more an ‘old person’s disease’

The sun isn’t acting alone—it has an accomplice in pollution. Environmental toxins weaken our skin’s natural barrier.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.