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Painful steps needed to contain fiscal deficit: FM

Imperative to contain fiscal deficit by augmenting resources, controlling expenditure

GST remains far cry as BJP-ruled states stick to demands

Despite the finance minister holding out hope for early implementation of GST, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat still stand opposed to it

External debt up by 13% during first half

Disturbing aspect: Forex cover to external debt falls further

Is Chidambaram's plan to create big banks feasible?

There will be economies of scale, but integration will not be easy

Govt to pay banks for direct cash transfers

Govt may not be able to roll out GST before 2014 polls

Banks to have one branch per 1,000 people for direct cash transfer

2,000 beneficiaries get cash through Aadhaar on Day 1

Rs 35 lakh transferred through the Aadhaar platform to eight banks

Pre-Budget talks with stakeholders kick off today

Agriculturists among the first to meet FM and team for UPA-II's last full-fledged Budget

2,000 beneficiaries get cash transfers via Aadhaar on Day 1

The programme aims at covering two lakh beneficiaries

Pre-Budget meetings with Chidambaram begin tomorrow

Agriculturalists first to meet FM and his team

Flipside: Over half a million villages remain unbanked in India

Formula for calculating losses of OMCs likely to change

The petroleum ministry has asked the finance ministry to pay Rs 1 lakh cr, while upstream oil companies such as ONGC, OIL and OMCs would share the rest of the burden

Tax-free bonds may get the axe

'IRFC not comfortable with project financing'

Q&A with IRFC MD Rajiv Datt

We're not comfortable with project financing: Rajiv Datt

Interview with Managing director, IRFC

Contours of proposed bank for BRICS to be finalised in March

Visa on arrival for elders at Attari from next week

It's business as usual at Attari-Wagah border

Container depot sought in Attari as trade increases