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State-owned infra financing cos may give Modi's 'Smart Cities' a miss

Say these are welfare projects and unlikely to generate returns on investments, which is inimical to shareholders

Arun Jaitley: A year of Hits and Misses

Here is a look at Jaitley's successes and failures in his first year as the man tasked with reviving the economy

Jaitley maintains ambiguity on multibrand retail FDI

PDS digitisation deadline for states extended by a year

The extension comes even as deadline of the roll-out of the food security programme has been delayed thrice and is now slated from October 2015

Centre secures approval to sell stake worth Rs 50k cr in 20 PSUs

As rescue ops in Nepal wind down, a 'Great Game' begins

Nepal needs to rebuild; And India needs to pump in more infrastructure funding than China

Govt's investment push for infrastucture projects starts taking shape

PSU dividends to be tapped for funding NIIF; Bulk of Smart Cities' financing to come from Centre, States

BIT: New draft treaty unlikely to address tax worries

Making it difficult for foreign firms to seek arbitration against Indian authorities, through restrictions on dispute-resolution tribunals and their jurisdiction

Statistics ministry rebuts RBI's doubts over new GDP series

Explanation on financial services, real estate may still raise doubts

MoSPI may say 'no' to revising base year for national accounts

The committee is headed by former Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily, and includes former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Finance Bill set to limit RBI's role

Central bank can only regulate rates for money, commercial papers and corporate bonds

GST meet: new hurdle on 1% additional levy

Many states want more time and amount; Jaitley still says he's sure of Bill passage in coming weeks

Opposition needs a central figure on Land Bill debate, but Rahul Gandhi is not it

The Gandhi scion can't be that figure unless he completely changes the way he functions and immerses himself in politics 24/7

Govt could likely sell 5% stake in Coal India in FY16, too

At current market prices a 5% divestment can fetch the govt as much as Rs 12,000-13,000 cr

Criteria for assessing PSB recapitalisation candidates may change

Arun Jaitley has budgeted bank recapitalisation of Rs 7,940 crore for 2015-16

Monetary policy panel contours still 4-6 months away

RBI Act amendments for MPC not likely even in monsoon session

Wholesale prices contract 2.33% in March

This is the fifth consecutive month of deflation in wholesale prices

What Indian politicians need to learn from Yemen rescue mission

India's overseas rescue missions should be used to garner goodwill, not to score political brownie points at home

FinMin hails Moody's outlook raise; hopes for ratings upgrade

Jayant Sinha said that the NDA government had restored the faith of investors and rating agencies on the growth outlook of the Indian economy

PSU disinvestment: Govt's biggest drive this year from today

In REC, followed by PFC on Monday; likely schedule of stake sales in at least 2 firms each month to meet FY15 target of Rs 69,000 cr, the highest ever