Top officials in the Finance Ministry said that there is \"no scope for a cut in excise duty by the Centre and VAT charged by the states.\"

Petrol in the financial capital of Mumbai scaled to Rs 88.26, while diesel was priced at Rs 77.47. However, Parbhani, a city located in eastern Maharashtra, saw petrol touching the historic high of Rs 90.05 per litre.

Across Maharashtra, petrol prices have breached the mark of Rs 88 per litre, while diesel is around Rs 76 per litre, as mentioned by AIPDA.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the Modi government has completely failed in keeping its promises to the people of India. \"The need of the hour is for different parties to set aside their differences and come together,\" he said.

Twenty-one Opposition parties led by the Congress are holding a nation-wide 'Bharat Bandh' today to protest against skyrocketing fuel prices. The normal life was thrown out of gear as protestors blocked roads and highways.

The committee has questioned RBI for failing to take preemptive action in checking bad loans in the banking system, prior to the Asset Quality Review (AQR) undertaken in December 2015.

If we have growth which is engineered on the strength of a 31 or 28 per cent credit offtake in a given year, then history will certainly record it as some indiscriminate lending, which is bound to show its impact on the future, says Jaitley.

BJP MPs of a parliamentary panel, of which former prime minister Manmohan Singh is also a member, have stalled the adoption of its contentious draft report on demonetisation that is critical of the Modi government's note-ban decision.

A number of countries have offered aid to help rebuild a rain-battered Kerala, totalling around Rs 740 crore, but India has politely declined all offers.

While Vajpayee is known for his dignity, his unfailing courtesy, his wit and oratorical skills and ability to take opposition parties along, the economic contribution of his government is often overlooked.

The highest ever growth rate since Independence was recorded at 10.2 per cent in 1988-89 when Rajiv Gandhi was Prime Minister.

Let's look at how the markets performed under Atal Bihari Vajpayee and other former Prime Ministers of India.

Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's last rites were performed at Smriti Sthal with full state honour today.

Vajpayee is no more, but no one can doubt his contribution on economic, political and diplomatic fronts.

The 93-year old political icon was suffering from kidney tract infection, urinary tract infection and even respiratory problems.

One and a half decade after Vajpayee demitted office, he is today remembered as a leader who took forward India's telecom revolution, laid the foundation for massive infrastructure projects - road, rail and air, in a size and scale that matched the Nehruvian-era.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away today at the age of 93. Leaders cutting across the political spectrum mourned the loss of India's former prime minister.

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.

Posting an old video of Modi, Rahul also asks his followers on Twitter to \"listen to the Supreme Leader's (Modi) master class\" on why the currency was falling. The Congress says he managed to do that we couldn't do in 70 years.

The whole controversy began after certain mobile phone users found and objected to UIDAI's helpline number in their contact list without their consent - suggesting possible breach of privacy.