India taking massive steps towards economic progress: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat

New Delhi/IBNS: India is taking massive steps towards economic progress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, noting that the country achieved the export target of $ 400 billion.

India aspiring to be number one country in the world: Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Imphal/UNI: India is aspiring to become the number one nation in the world under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a public reception at Hapta Kangjeibung there today.

'How to completely destroy economy': Rahul Gandhi's latest jibe at Centre

Kolkata/IBNS: In his latest jibe at the Centre, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday cited figures collated by renowned economist Kaushik Basu - which project India's GDP below the most among a selection of 11 Asian nations, including China.

India 'slid rapidly' from development model to strife-hit state in economic despair: Manmohan Singh

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid massive unrest and economic slowdown in the country, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the current situation is grim and that India has 'slid rapidly from being a model of economic development to a strife-ridden majoritarian state in economic despair.'

Modi and his ideas destroyed India's economy: Rahul Gandhi on Yes Bank crisis

New Delhi/IBNS: Targetting the government over the crisis in Yes Bank, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ideas had destroyed the economy of the country.

Current state of economy is deeply worrying: Yechury

Kalaburagi/UNI: National General Secretary of CPI (M) Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party led dispensation at the Centre for 'mismanagement', which has led to the alleged current economic crisis in the country.

Kind of cleaning govt did after 2014 'unbelievable': Nirmala Sitharaman

Chennai/IBNS: The kind of cleaning in the system that the BJP-led government had to carry out after coming to power in 2014 was "unbelievable" and it undertook the exercise without any grudge or worry, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday, reports said.

Economy in incompetent hands, growth rate to sink further: P Chidambaram

Ranchi/UNI: Former Union finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who has been released on bail after over three months of incarceration, on Friday unleashed a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government over the present economic scenario, saying the country's economy is in deep trouble in incompetent hands.

God save India's economy: P Chidambaram on Nishikant Dubey's GDP comment

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday took a dig at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey's comment where the parliamentarian dismissed the significance of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is currently reeling in the country at 4.5%.

Centre to announce Rs 100 lakh crore infra projects over the next five years to boost economy

Mumbai/IBNS: Government will announce a series of infrastructure projects this month as part of its plan to invest Rs 100 lakh crore over the next five years in the sector, the finance minister said on Saturday, in a bid to push the sagging economy of the country, media reports said.

Rs 1,03,492 crore gross GST revenue collected in Nov 2019

New Delhi/UNI: The gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue collected in November 2019 is Rs 1,03,492 crore, of which Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) is Rs 19,592 crore, State Goods & Services Tax (SGST) is Rs 27,144 crore and Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) is Rs 49,028 crore.

Manmohan Singh should not advice on economy: Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi/IBNS: Hitting back at Manmohan Singh over his criticism of the Narendra Modi government, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the former Prime Minister should not give any advice at least on economy.

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad withdraws remarks on economic slowdown

New Delhi: Amid criticism for citing box office collection of three recently released Bollywood movies to dismiss reports of the economic slowdown in the country, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said his statement was 'twisted out of context'.

Indian economy fine, 3 films made 120 cr on single day: Ravi Shankar Prasad

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IBNS): Amid severe criticisms over the country's poor economic condition, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the economic state is absolutely fine or else there wouldn't have been a business of Rs. 120 crore at the Box Office on Oct 2, which is a national holiday on account of Gandhi Jayanti.

PM Modi, FM Sitharaman clueless about economy: Congress

New Delhi, Oct 12 (UNI) Intensifying the attack on Narendra Modi government over the state of economy, the Congress on Saturday alleged that the current dispensation is guilty of the ‘monumental mismanagement’ of the Indian economy and they obsessed with targeting political opponents.