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K Vinayak Rao takes over as Member (Finance) at AAI
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): K Vinayak Rao, a Indian Railways Accounts Service (IRAS) officer of the 1987 batch has taken over the charge of Member (Finance) from Wednesday on the board of the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
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Equity indices close 2 pc higher after announcement of Rs 20 lakh crore st
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 13 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices closed over two per cent higher on Wednesday as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman readied to unveil details of the Rs 20 lakh crore economic stimulus package.
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PM gave us headline and blank page: Chidambaram on Rs 20 lakh crore specia
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday took a dig at the Centre over the special economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that the "PM gave a headline and a blank page".
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Nirmala Sitharaman to address press conference at 4 pm today
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address a press conference in New Delhi at 4 pm on Wednesday.
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Centre releases Rs 6,195 crore to 14 states to fight COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The government on Monday released Rs 6,195.08 crore to 14 states as the second equated monthly instalment of the Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant as recommended by the Finance Commission.
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No proposal by Centre to deduct salary of its employees: Jitendra Singh
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday clarified that there is no proposal by the government to carry out deduction in the salary of its employees.
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FICCI warns of massive job losses, calls for 4 to 5 pc of GDP in stimulus
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): There is a critical and immediate need for a significant stimulus of Rs 9 lakh crore to 10 lakh crore or four to five per cent of the GDP to stimulate demand and supply for averting a long-term economic slowdown, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commer
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Centre should start road, air transport as well: P Chidambaram
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Congress welcomes Centre's decision to restart operations of inter-state passenger trains, same "modest opening" should be started with road transport and air transport, said Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
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Finance Ministry announces relief for NRIs on residency status amid loc
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The Finance Ministry on Friday announced relief to those who have been facing difficulty with their residency status in India under section 6 of the Income-tax Act due to lockdown and suspension of international flights owing to COIVD-19 outbreak, as they have
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FM Sitharaman launches INR-USD F&O contracts on BSE, NSE
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman on Friday launched INR-USD futures and options contracts on the two international exchanges BSE's India INX and NSE's NSE-IFSC at GIFT International Financial Services Centre in Gandhinagar through video conference.
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SBI Cards profit increases by 44 pc to Rs 1,245 crore
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd on Friday reported a profit after tax of Rs 1,245 crore in 2019-20 (FY20), up 44 per cent from Rs 865 crore in the previous financial year.
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World Bank approves USD 400 mn loan to help Afghanistan deal with COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): The World Bank on Friday approved a USD 400 million grant to help Afghanistan "sustain the pace of key economic and public finance reforms and support the country to manage current risks and uncertainties compounded by the COVID-19 crisis."
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