Arun Jaitley
Finance
RBI governor Urjit Patel quits amid friction with govt over autonomy
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel on Monday announced that he was leaving the post with immediate effect ......
Finance
Explained: Why the Centre wants a GST Council-like body for agri, health policies
Union finance minister Arun Jaitley has pitched for federal institutions to administer and implement policies in the healthcare and agriculture ......
Finance
Mastercard, Visa losing out to UPI, RuPay: Finance minister Arun Jaitley
India’s finance minister said on Thursday that Mastercard and Visa were losing market share to domestic payments networks, months after ......
Economy
Govt set to put more pressure on RBI governor Urjit Patel
The Indian government intends to keep pressing demands for the country’s central bank to relax lending curbs and hand over ......
Economy
Why PM Modi wants to increase control over the RBI
An incendiary speech by a top Reserve Bank of India (RBI) official last Friday blew the lid off an increasingly ......
Economy
Govt says RBI autonomy 'essential' amid reports that governor Urjit Patel may resign
The government stressed on Wednesday that the autonomy of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is "essential" as it sought to calm ......
Economy
Finance minister Jaitley slams RBI as rift between govt, central bank deepens
India’s finance minister Arun Jaitley criticised the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for failing to prevent lending excess in a ......
Economy
Arun Jaitley resumes charge as finance minister after kidney transplant
Jaitely, 65, had stopped attending office in early April to undergo the surgery. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was temporarily given ......
Healthcare
Why PM Modi's grand health insurance plan may benefit hospitals but not insurers
Next week, on Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely expected to unveil the blueprint for implementing his government’s ......
Finance
Govt panel bats for AMC, alternative investment fund to tackle bad loans
An Indian government panel has suggested creating an asset management company (AMC) to resolve bad loans above 5 billion rupees ......