NEW DELHI: In the campaign for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Nirmala Sitharaman often held the fort in the BJP office as spokesperson, offering on record responses and off record assessments on how the campaign was unfolding. Never flamboyant, she would bring a certain intensity to BJP’s media offensive even opponents would pause to acknowledge.
The new government is likely to further tighten GST norms due to poor revenue collection in the last financial year. The government is facing a revenue shortfall of Rs 1 lakh crore.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, giving 101 suggestions on GST simplifications to alleviate the problems currently faced by businesses.
Pune: Rupee Co-operative Bank said that it has been granted another extension by the RBI till August 31, 2019. Since being placed under directions in February 2013, the bank has been granted over a dozen extensions — meaning it can continue to do business in a restricted way.
Mumbai: With economic growth likely to slow down in the March quarter 2019, the RBI may cut repo rate by 25 basis points in the upcoming monetary policy review, analysts say.
Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has welcome and congratulated the newly re-elected government under the able, dynamic, charismatic and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.