Mukherjee

CNBC-TV18's veteran commentator Udayan Mukherjee said the government should instead focus on fixing rural India, which was worst affected by the note ban in November.

Bharat Ratna for Vajpayee; Modi says 'historic day'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said it was a historic day as Bharat Ratna was conferred upon former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Market looks stable; focus on stock-specific plays: Udayan

The important April series gets underway today. The March series was volatile and turbulent. The flows have been good given how poor India has performed. The market has got nearly Rs 10,000 crore in the March series despite so much damage, which has happened on individual names.

Balance of 3 organs of state should not be disrupted: Prez

President Pranab Mukherjee today said reforms in judicial system should not disrupt the fine balance among the legislature, executive and judiciary.

Conscience of the country will help me win: Sangma

Former Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma is confident of winning the Presidential election despite UPA's Presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee emerging stronger with more support.

Budget Reactions: Realistic attempt towards fiscal consolidation says Mirae

The Union Budget announced today seems realistic, credible and is a sincere attempt towards achieving fiscal consolidation.

Budget 2012: Nilesh Shah says Budget may positively surprise market

Though both Indian experts and FIIs are not betting high on the Budget, there are still hopes for some surprise. Nilesh Shah, MD & CEO, Envision Capital Services feels that the Budget may positively surprise the market.

Budget Expectations: Industry requires investment for SMEs to grow: Infy's Kris

S Gopalakrishnan, Co-Chairman, Infosys finds that from an investment perspective, infrastructure, education and skill building are the areas which require investment.

Slowing growth to impact fiscal deficit: FM

India's slowing growth and rising subsidy bill are seen impacting the country's fiscal deficit, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday, with a headstrong, near-double digit inflation also posing a grave concern.

Review on FDI in Indian pharma sector soon, says FM

Amidst a debate whether FDI in pharmaceutical sector should be regulated and be capped below 100% in India, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said a decision on the issue would be taken shortly.

Rupee slides: Pranab says RBI to intervene, if required

As the Indian currency moved closer towards the Rs 50-to-a-dollar mark, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the Reserve Bank will intervene in the foreign exchange market "as and when the situation warrants".

Economic slowdown definite; Nomura sees another 25bps hike

The IIP numbers disappointed yesterday and the market took a hit because of that. Sonal Verma from Nomura believes that this is an indicator of an economic slowdown, and she expects this trend to continue in the coming quarters as well.

Economy unlikely to grow at 9% this fiscal: Pranab

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said it would not be possible to achieve the targeted growth rate of 9% in the current fiscal because of rising global commodity prices.

Pranab's budget a fine balancing act: Scindia

In a CNBC-TV18’s budget special budget show, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia, Chairman of Religare Sunil Godhwani and former advisor to the Finance Minister Parthasarathi Shome decode the budget.

Extend tax holiday provisions for STPI units: iGATE

Sujit Sircar, CFO, iGATE expects that the upcoming budget will provide extensions of tax holiday provisions for STPI units, options of transition from STPI to SEZ units, Exemption from MAT and DDT for SEZ units and litigations for IT Industry for 10A/Transfer Pricing provisions.