'Nagrik Devo Bhava': Modi's message to bureaucrats

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked civil servants to follow the principle of "Nagrik Devo Bhava" while redressal of issues of underprivileged people, and emphasised last-mile delivery to......

Finance Secretary TV Somanathan is new Cabinet Secy

Finance Secretary T V Somanathan was on Saturday named as the new Cabinet Secretary by the government for a tenure of two years. IMAGE: Finance Secretary T V Somanathan will be the new Cabinet......

Cabinet approves assured pension for govt employees

Union Cabinet on Saturday approved an assured 50 per cent of salary as pension for 23 lakh government employees who joined service under the National Pension System (NPS). IMAGE: Information and......

We Haven't Seen This In 39 Years!

Dr T V Somanathan is the first finance secretary to be appointed Cabinet secretary since 1985.His appointment at this juncture seems to carry much meaning for the forthcoming trajectory of reforms......

Property market upset as govt removes indexation benefit for sellers

The government on Tuesday proposed reducing the long-term capital gains tax on immovable properties to 12.5 per cent from 20 per cent, but removed the indexation benefits to adjust for inflation, a......

Nirmala Sitharaman and her team decode the fine prints of Budget 2024

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with her team of bureaucrats, delved into the fine print of the 2024-25 Budget documents in a press conference, detailing the government’s......

'Halwa' ceremony over; stage set for Nirmalaji's 7th Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday participated in a traditional 'halwa' ceremony, marking the final stage for preparation of Union Budget 2024-25 to be unveiled on July 23 in Lok......

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in charting out the broad strategy as in the few earlier Budgets. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman distributes halwa......