As the government submitted a list of 627 foreign account holders to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, the spotlight is on family of former Maharashtra chief minister, former minister in the UPA......
Bureaucrats are finding it difficult to keep pace with Modi's working style -- from long work hours to faster clearance of files -- it is a telling tale in the corridors of power. Vrishti Beniwal......
New Delhi bureaucrats, accustomed to leisurely lunches, golf in the afternoon and long weekends, have been shaken out of their somnolence, say authors. Fear and suspicion hang heavy over the......
Recent investigations into the telecom spectrum and coal scams have made bureaucrats very wary of taking decisions The lack of energy inside North Block -- the red sandstone building which houses......
As finance ministry officials remained glued to news flashes on the LCD screens in their rooms, others were constantly monitoring news on the web. The support staff got its share of the news feed......
A sudden flood of accounts at the bottom of the pyramid -- the segment of society, more susceptible to fraud and easily be lured into parting with card details -- can become a target of financial......
Sometime in August, a rumour went around a small village near Alwar in Rajasthan and in some other parts of the country: “Sarkar jo kala dhan wapas layegi, woh Jan Dhan yojana ke khaato......
Finance secretary Arvind Mayaram (below left) says there is plenty of substance for growth in the Budget. In an edited talk with Vrishti Beniwal, he speaks on subsidies, divestment and the deficit,......
A higher payment to the MNC parent helps an Indian company show lower income and save on tax. But the exchequer takes a hit, notes Vrishti Beniwal In a move aimed at avoiding litigation in......
The finance minister’s advisor, Parthasarathi Shome, completes his tenure at North Block next month. But his association with the ministry is going to continue, as head of the Tax......