Modi had recently inaugurated Samsung's new mobile making facility in Noida - Samsung is doubling its current capacity for mobile phones from 68 million units a year to 120 million units a year. This would be a phase-wise expansion, to be completed by 2020.

The CBI was conducting probe as to how Chidambaram, who was the finance minister in 2006, granted Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval to a foreign firm when only Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) was empowered to do it.

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The Enforcement Directorate for the first time filed a reply in the case of P Chidambaram opposing his bail plea. The agency has urged the court to take cognisance of a charge sheet against Karti Chidambaram on July 31.

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The premier investigation agency made the submission in an affidavit filed before Justice A K Pathak, who listed the matter for hearing on August 1 and extended till then the interim protection against arrest granted to Chidambaram on May 31.

GST, which was dubbed as India's biggest economic reform, today completed the first year and the government is celebrating  the day by highlighting its achievements. Earlier today, Prime Minister Modi hailed the GST as a tool that has brought growth, simplicity and transparency.

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According to Jaitley, the 7.7 per cent economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2017-18 'firmly' established India as the fastest growing major economy in the world and the trend is \"likely to continue for the next few years\".

The ED and CBI are probing the father and son for allegedly taking kickbacks in exchange for getting the Aircel-Maxis deal of over Rs 3,500 crore cleared by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board in 2006, when P Chidambaram was the Finance Minister.

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the second time for a fresh round of questioning pertaining to the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case.

The scale of value destruction in the telecom sector has been huge. Only sensible policies and practices can save it now.

The ED questioned P Chidambaram based on the statement given by then FIPB officials on the alleged role played by the former Finance Minister in giving FIPB approvals of over Rs 3,500 crore.

The Central government levies Rs 19.48 excise duty on a litre of petrol and Rs 15.33 on diesel. States charge value added tax that varies from state to state. In Delhi, VAT on petrol is Rs 16.41 and on diesel Rs 10.05.

Reluctant to cut losses, the government is weighing on options before taking a step that could either provide a relief to the consumers or hamper its revenue prospects.

A tougher option could be to finally bring petrol and diesel under GST, which has been dangled as a lollipop for a long time. Even at a prohibitive 18 per cent tax rate, petrol would barely cost Rs 45.75 per litre.

There seems to be no end in sight to the political machinations that have ensued after the Karanataka election results threw up a hung assembly.