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Vrishti Beniwal

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FM plans Rs 13,000 crore carrot to clear GST bottlenecks
Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who is meeting state finance ministers on Thursday to...

Is the ambitious Jan Dhan scheme losing steam?
Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

The Jan Dhan scheme restricts the scope of life insurance cover to bring down burden on...

Toyota, Mitsui, Marubeni to sign first set of pricing pacts
Rediff.com12 Nov 2014

APAs are part of govt's aim to move to a non-adversarial tax regime.

Govt, Vodafone yet to agree on third arbitrator
Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

Officials say telco still keen on process.

Congress politicians, biz tycoons on black money list?
Rediff.com29 Oct 2014

As the government submitted a list of 627 foreign account holders to the Supreme Court...

Black money disclosures may prove costly for banks
Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

Financial institutions at the risk of US sanctions as sharing of documents on SC...

GST: Centre plans 3-year compensation for states
Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

States' demand for 5 years and Constitutional provision ruled out

FIPB going paperless for greater ease of investing
Rediff.com4 Oct 2014

All FIPB records will now be digitised; old and unnecessary files will be weeded out

Fast-forward Modi govt leaves babus huffing & puffing
Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

Bureaucrats are finding it difficult to keep pace with Modi's working style -- from...

Govt mulls reforms push in FY16 Budget
Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

Some experts had said the Budget did not have much in terms of big ideas.

PM asks Jaitley to fast-track GST implementation
Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

The state has extended its full support, provided its revenues are protected.

GST logjam: Centre to take middle path on compensation, oil
Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

Preparing legal framework to protect states from revenue loss.

Modi effect: State FMs' foreign junket cut short
Rediff.com2 Sep 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leash on foreign junkets of his ministers and...

Modi's financial inclusion plan to come in 2 phases
Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

The first phase would comprise universal access to banking facilities. Under this,...

Next-level GST talks on Wednesday
Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

States' demand of compensation from Centre for loss of tax revenue not on agenda.

Modi may announce tech-dependent financial inclusion this I-Day
Rediff.com14 Aug 2014

As many as 75 million households that do not have access to banking services will be...

Service tax dept may disrupt your grand party
Rediff.com13 Aug 2014

To get what it thinks are its dues, its brass have directed; construction, realty,...

Govt mulls law to give banks more muscle
Rediff.com12 Aug 2014

At a time when the asset quality of state-owned banks is deteriorating, the Reserve...

Syndicate Bank fiasco: A lesson for PSU banks
Rediff.com6 Aug 2014

This comes after the arrest of Syndicate Bank Chairman S K jain.

Govt's stake sale plans set for a Diwali boost
Rediff.com24 Jul 2014

The government's disinvestment programme is set to get a boost this Diwali, with the...