Terms of reference of the 14th Finance Commission soon: Govt

Last Updated: Friday, November 23, 2012, 16:16

The government on Friday said terms of reference of the 14th Finance Commission along with name of its Chairman will be notified soon.

Dausa MP demands CBI probe into Banasthali rape `cover-up`

Last Updated: Sunday, October 7, 2012, 20:15

Dausa MP Kirori Meena on Sunday staged dharna outside Banasthali Vidyapith in Tonk district demanding a CBI probe into the alleged cover-up of two rape cases.

The bald scalp is gift from Bollywood: Yash Chopra

Last Updated: Thursday, September 27, 2012, 20:27

If Shah Rukh Khan is known as the <b>baadshah</b> of mush, it wouldn’t be wrong to call Yash Chopra as the God of romance. Bollywood’s grand old man Yash Chopra poured his heart out in a one-on-one with industry’s current icon of love Shah Rukh Khan.

$10 bn contribution to IMF to be released in phases: Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, September 6, 2012, 18:51

Apart from India, China has also announced USD 43 billion, Russia and Brazil (USD 10 billion each) and South Africa (USD 2 billion) contribution to the Washington-based funding agency.

No pending proposal of SBI to raise funds via FPO: Govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 21:19

No proposal of State Bank of India to raise funds through public offer is pending and the government is committed to keep public sector banks adequately capitalised, Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena said Wednesday.

Singh to see Cabinet notes of FinMin; Meena gets more work

Last Updated: Thursday, July 5, 2012, 21:01

Finance ministry comments on all major Cabinet proposals will be put up before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who delegated most of the day-to-day affairs of three key departments of the Ministry to MoS Namo Narain Meena.

'Economic reforms have larger democratic sanction'

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 22:06

Economic reforms have a larger democratic sanction in spite of the political differences, Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena said on Tuesday.

Life insurance penetration dropped in 2010-11

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 19:39

The country's life insurance penetration decreased in 2010-11 from a year ago, although non-life insurance penetration rose marginally, Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.