Congress cannot 'derail' GST: FM Jaitley

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 15:49

Jaitely said the country's politics was getting polarised between those who want India to grow and those who want to block it.

Hope "good sense" prevails on Cong over GST Bill: Sitharaman

Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015, 22:53

The Centre, which was forced to back track on land bill issue, today expressed confidence that its key reform measure GST will not meet the same fate hoping "good sense" prevails on the main Opposition party Congress on the issue.

Modi "unlucky" for economy: Congress on Sensex crash

Last Updated: Monday, August 24, 2015, 22:58

With the benchmark sensex witnessing the biggest single day drop ever, Congress Monday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he has turned "unlucky" as the economy and exports were down and prices soaring.

Arun Jaitley regrets delay in GST rollout

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 5, 2015, 22:02

Citing slowdown in China, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Wednesday said India has a chance to become a global manufacturing hub but regretted that Congress was not allowing GST rollout which alone could push GDP by 1 to 2 percent.

Coal scam: Naveen Jindal, other accused face court's ire

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 18:02

Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal and other accused, chargesheeted by the CBI in a coal scam case, Tuesday faced special court's ire for delay in completing the process of scrutiny of documents supplied to them by the agency along with its final report.

GST a Congress Bill, party's negativism hurting economy: Arun Jaitley

Last Updated: Sunday, August 2, 2015, 14:39

Racing against time to get the GST bill cleared from Parliament, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday attacked the Congress for blocking the legislation that it had itself brought in and said 'obstructionist' tendencies and negativism were hurting the country and its economy.

Scam versus scam politics stalls India's reform agenda

Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2015, 21:11

Since the monsoon sitting of parliament began on Tuesday, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main opposition Congress party have been trying to outdo each other with accusations of who is the most corrupt.

Rajya Sabha panel submits GST report; Congress, Left, AIADMK dissent

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 21:50

Reacting to the report including the dissent, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government will go ahead with enacting the legislation in Parliament.

Rajya Sabha panel adopts report on GST; Congress files dissent

Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2015, 19:58

A Rajya Sabha Select Committee Monday adopted a report endorsing majority provisions of the GST Bill after the Centre agreed to compensate states for revenue loss for 5 years even as Congress filed a dissent note.

Mobile World Congress heads east

Last Updated: Sunday, July 19, 2015, 00:23

Mobile World Congress (MWC), an annual event organised by Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA) in Barcelona, is turning to India and China which has lately seen explosive growth in the mobile telephony sector.

Coal scam: Decision to allocate coal taken by ex-PM Manmohan Singh, says Rao

Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 2015, 16:05

While seeking bail, the counsel appearing for Rao told Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar that the then Prime Minister also held the Coal portfolio at that time.