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With an eye on the upcoming elections Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, on Friday, made major announcements for the middle-class, farmers, and the unorganized sector. Highlighting the NDA government's achievements, Goyal went on to chart a roadmap for India's immediate future. Here are the highlights.

Days after booking him on terror financing charges, Pakistan on Wednesday arrested UN-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed. Saeed, the mastermind of the gruesome 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, has been sent to judicial custody, Pakistani media reported. To note, Pakistan has been put on notice by FATF.

P Chidambaram, former Finance Minister and one of the tallest leaders of Congress, was arrested by CBI on Wednesday in full media glare. Interestingly, the 73-year-old was taken away by the probing agency to the same building whose inauguration he attended in 2011 when he was the Home Minister in UPA-II. Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh was the guest of honor back then.

The Supreme Court will hear the plea of former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection to the INX Media caseon Monday, August 26. On Thursday, Chidambaram was sent to CBI custody till August 26 by a special court. The agency argued his custody is important for interrogation and alleged Chidambaram hasn't been cooperative.

Finance minister of India Mr. P Chidambaram has announced the interim budget for the session 2014-15 today in parliament. Here are the borderlines of the significant budget:

The interim budget of 2014-15 was opened on the cheerful note conveying that the anticipated GDP of 4.6 % will be achievable as said the Union Finance minister P Chidambaram on Monday in Parliament session. It is to be noted that fiscal deficit is an amount that is borrowed by the government to meet its expenses.

In the couple of days ago, Thane police arrested five culprits, who were involved in the connection with the Mannapurram gold heist. The Upnagar police are planning to get the custody of these five accused.

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram suffered a series of setbacks, on Monday. Firstly, the Supreme Court refused to take up a plea, filed by him seeking protection from arrest in a probe related to INX Media case. The bench termed his plea "infructuous" (meaning unnecessary) as he has already been arrested by CBI. Secondly, his petition challenging his CBI custody wasn't listed for the hearing, either.

Less than two weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modistarted his second term, the Centre cracked down on corrupt officials of the Finance Ministry. On Monday, the government forcibly retired 12 senior Income Tax officials, which included a chief commissioner, principal commissioners, and commissioner. The officers faced charges ranging from extortion, bribery and sexual harassment. Here's what went down.

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