« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  Delhi HC Rules GST Registration Cannot Be Cancelled Retrospectively Without a Clear Show Cause Notice (SCN)  Belated income tax return AY 2026-27: How to file, late filing charges and what you may lose  Major Financial Changes from August 1, 2026: ITR Deadline, RBI MPC Meeting, Tatkal Ticket Rules & More  Government proposes to ease tax relief conditions for offshore funds  TallyPrime Connected Banking: Automating Banking and Accounting  ITR Filing Deadline 2026: Is July 31 the Last Date to File Your Income Tax Return? Latest Official Update  ITR filing deadline nears: How to file income tax return online on e-filing portal - quick 15-step guide  Will the ITR Filing Deadline Be Extended Beyond July 31 for FY 2025-26? Here's the Latest Update for Taxpayers  Income Tax Refund Delayed for AY 2026-27? 5 Common Reasons Your Refund May Be Stuck and How to Fix It  ITR Filing 2026: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Asks Tax Officials to Let Honest Taxpayers Correct Genuine Mistakes  Will Your FCNR Deposit Stay Tax-Free After Returning to India? Tax Rules Explained for NRIs «  Funds to help investors with PAN compliance... Prasar Bharati for levying 5-10% tax on TV viewers, buyers... » FM maange more. For once, its not tax July, 11th 2007 Finance minister P Chidambaram has expressed confidence the country would become the second-largest economy in the world. He also said the country needs to grow at 9% and needs investmentin industry and agriculture. We cant be satisfied with a 3% growth like the EU countries. We need to grow at 9% rate. There is also a need to enroll more students in the institutions of higher learning, he said while inaugurating the new administrative block in Cardamom Planters Association College at Bodinayakanur near here on Monday. He said although poverty had not been eradicated, the level of poverty had come down. Money alone doesnt decide whether a man is rich or poor. If a person does not get proper drinking water, housing facility, road, school or healthcare, he can be called poor. The country needed capital in business, industry and agriculture, he said, adding we do not need just the theory but also investments as only that would lead to rapid growth. Investment is also required to produce research scholars, technocrats, doctors and engineers.Referring to the appeal of the cardamom growers for steps to protect its cultivation, he said efforts should be taken to fill the yield gap.