Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee On Monday

• Government to introduce Sebi Laws Amendments Bill in Parliament

  The government will introduce in Parliament on Monday, August 12, 2013, the Bill to amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Act that would give more powers to the market regulator.

• Why P Chidambaram, RBI governor D Subbarao meeting matters

  Reserve Bank of India governor D Subbarao met finance minister P Chidambaram on Monday. The relationship between the finance minister and the governor is critical in the context of the situation in the economy. The need of the hour though is to take steps in the national interest. They have to be taken even if they are not acceptable to all.

• Took decisions in interest of common man, says Pranab

  Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will submit his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shortly.

• Pranab Mukherjee's last address as finance minister: highlights

  Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday submitted his resignation to run for President of India.

• Pranab Mukherjee to resign as Finance Minister for Presidential race: 10 facts

  A quick look at what Pranab Mukherjee's exit means for the government.

• 10 steps India has taken to support rupee

  India took more measures on Monday to bolster a weakening rupee after it hit a record low on Friday, but failed to cheer the market which had been hoping for bolder steps. The rupee rallied earlier after finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said the government will unveil steps to arrest the currency's slide, but it trimmed gains on disappointment the...

• Reserve Bank raises ECB limits to boost economy: Highlights

  The Indian government on Monday announced steps to boost the sagging economic sentiment.

• Pranab visits ancestral home in Bengal, promises market booster on Monday

  Drums and dancing tribals greeted the man who may just be India's next president, Pranab Mukherjee, at his native village Mirati in West Bengal's Birbhum district today. He hasn't shaken off his Finance Minister hat as yet, he is set to submit his resignation on June 26, so instead of talking about being India's first citizen, he spoke economy.

• Govt to announce measures to boost market on Monday: Pranab Mukherjee

  The government will announce measures to improve market conditions on Monday, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee disclosed in Kolkata today.

• Government to announce steps to improve economy: Pranab Mukherjee

  Mukherjee said that the government is set to announce certain measures on Monday to improve market conditions.

• Presidential poll: BJP to try for consensus within NDA on Sangma, say sources

  After former president APJ Abdul Kalam refused to run for President of India against Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the BJP core group met late on Monday night at party president Nitin Gadkari's residence on whether to back former speaker PA Sangma, who is contesting the election as the candidate of chief ministers J Jayalalithaa and Naveen Pat...

• Top cues: Asian shares fall, India rubbishes S&P warning

  Asian markets reversed the previous day's hefty gains on Tuesday while India rubbished S&P warning on rating downgrade.

• Assuming GDP growth of 7% in FY13: Pranab

  The Finance Minister addressed a conference of chief commissioners of Income Tax. Here are the highlights

• Top cues: Shares recover, India growth to slow

  Asian shares and commodities staged a mild recovery on Tuesday, with stocks holding a touch above 2012 lows.

• Finance Minister for hassle-free tax regime to encourage compliance

  Mukherjee on Monday asked the revenue officials to build a transparent and hassle-free tax regime.