The Opposition on Thursday accused the government of violating rules and bypassing legislative scrutiny of key proposals by inserting in the Finance Bill non-taxation proposals that shouldn’t be par...

Former defence minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday contested incumbent Nirmala Sitharaman’s claim that petroleum prices had not increased because of central taxes as states collect double the amoun...

The Narendra Modi government has asked the 15th finance commission to consider whether there ought to be a new mechanism for funding defence and internal security, which could potentially put pressure...

Asserting that his hug with Pakistan's army chief has been blown out of proportion, Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu targeted the BJP on Wednesday, saying it was just a 'jhappi' (hug) and 'not a Raf...

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy, who had once taught economics at IIT Delhi, said the country’s economy was “on a tailspin” and if Nirmala Sitharaman’s “budget is not rectified, we will...

The rite of the Union budget ends with a celebratory dinner: usually a chin-wagging session where editors and beat reporters clink a glass of wine and share a joke or an anecdote with the finance mini...

...

Vodafone group chief executive officer Nick Read will meet senior ministers of the Modi government this week as the telecom giant looks to get some assurance of relief for its debt-laden Indian joint...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday allayed fears of job losses following the proposed merger of public sector banks, saying not even one employee shall be removed following the amalgamation...

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has described as “outlandish” any attempt to cast aspersions on the credibility of the RBI amid criticism of the apex bank’s decision to transfer funds ...