All posts tagged "Nirmala Sitharaman"

India1 week ago

“Does She Eat Avocado?”: P Chidambaram on Sitharaman’s onion statement

New Delhi, Dec 5: The Opposition parties attacked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman when she said “I-don’t-eat-onions” in parliament as Congress called it her “Marie Antoinette moment”...
India1 week ago

Opposition-ruled states approach Sitharaman over delayed GST compensation

Delhi: Finance ministers and representatives of opposition-ruled states on Wednesday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and expressed their concern over delay in release of GST...
India1 week ago

Ruckus in Parliament over onion prices, remarks on PM, Nirmala

New Delhi, Dec 3 : The Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed an uproar followed by cross allegations between the treasury and opposition benches, mainly the Congress,...
Business2 weeks ago

“Government Dealing With India Inc At Arm’s Length”: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

"Why is criticism seen as anti-national?" Kiran Mazumdar Shaw asked, supporting a similar statement by industrialist Rahul Bajaj over the weekend.
Business2 weeks ago

GDP data not gospel truth, need not be taken seriously: BJP MP

New Delhi, Dec 2 : A day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hit out at the government critique saying espousing of personal views might hurt national...
Business2 weeks ago

Corporate Tax rate cut to deal with economic challenge: FM

New Delhi, Dec 2 : Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday told Parliament that the decision to cut corporate tax rate for domestic companies was...
Business2 weeks ago

Govt moves Taxation Bill in Parliament to lower tax rate option

New Delhi, Dec 2 : The Centre in the Lok Sabha on Monday moved the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019 for its passage, seeking changes in...
India2 weeks ago

Does national interest lie in praising you and your govt: Sibal asks Sitharaman

New Delhi, Dec 2: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal posted a tweet addressed to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and asked her that...
India2 weeks ago

Important Bills to come up in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Dec 2 The Legislative Business in the Lok Sabha on Monday will have two important Bills for consideration and passing. The Taxation Laws (Amendment)...
India2 weeks ago

Who used to mock Manmohan Singh have pushed the economy to recession: Ahmed Patel

New Delhi, Nov 30 : Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ahmed Patel accused the Modi government of using CBI and ED to attack the...
India2 weeks ago

Twitterati slams govt as GDP growth fell to its lowest in 6 years

"Nirmala Tai said there is an economic slowdown but there is no recession…Thik usi tarah jaise Heera Thakur Zeher wali kheer kha ke marne wala hi...
Business2 weeks ago

CII, FICCI close ranks against Reliance Jio

"Adding further woes to the sector, the recent ruling on Adjusted Gross Revenues (AGR), dues of the TSPs will lead to an unfortunate and disastrous collapse...
India2 weeks ago

Economic Growth down but it’s not recession yet: Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday acknowledged that the economic growth may have slowed a bit but refused to call it a recession and then asserted...
Business2 weeks ago

Growth may have slowed down, but there is no recession: FM in Rajya Sabha

Delhi: Growth may have slowed down, but there is no recession: Finance Minister in Rajya Sabha. India’s GDP growth was 6.4% at the end of 2009-14,...
Business3 weeks ago

Mega disinvestment: BPCL, SCI, CONCOR to be privatised

New Delhi, Nov 20 : Brining an end to months of anticipation over the government lowering its stake in major public sector undertakings (PSU), the Union...
India3 weeks ago

Cabinet approves strategic disinvestment of BPCL

Delhi: Cabinet has approved strategic disinvestment of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, of Govt of India share holding of 53.29% along with transfer of certain management control.This...
Business3 weeks ago

Scrap deposit insurance: AIBEA tells FM Sitharaman

Chennai, Nov 19 : Even as the government is mulling increasing the insurance cover for bank deposits, the All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) has demanded...
Business4 weeks ago

We dont want any telecom firm to shut operations: FM Sitharaman

Post-SC verdict on AGR, the Finance Ministry is trying to understand the impact of the verdict. As the companies have to pay the AGR amount in...
Business1 month ago

Govt to induce Rs 10,000 cr in AIF to rescue stalled housing projects

Delhi: “Cabinet approves establishment of ‘Special Window’ to provide priority debt financing for completion of stalled housing projects” says finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a Press...
India2 months ago

Banks’ “Worst” Time Under Manmohan -Raghuram, says Sitharaman after criticism for economic slowdown

New Delhi, Oct 16: Facing criticism from all quarters for the bad state of the India’s economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accused rime Minister Manmohan Singh...
Business2 months ago

Govt could raise deposit guarantee limit from Rs 1 lakh: Sitharaman

New Delhi, Oct 14 : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that she is closely monitoring the developments at Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank...
Business2 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman’s husband hits out at Centre over slowdown, says govt in denial

Economist Parakala Prabhakar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's husband, has slammed the Centre over economic slowdown while advising the BJP government to embrace the Rao-Manmohan Singh model.
Politics2 months ago

Youth Congress protests against ‘vendetta politics’

All the prominent leaders are being targeted by BJP, by misusing constitutional institutions like IT, CBI, ED and so on," said a statement from the Youth...
Business2 months ago

Will make amendments if they help in better regulation: FM

Mumbai, Oct 10 : Facing flak from several quarters on the PMC Bank fraud case, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that if amendments help...
Business3 months ago

Government capex plans on track, no payments overdue: FM

New Delhi, Sep 27 : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the government’s capital expenditure plans are on track as per the budget targets. Addressing...
Business3 months ago

No liquidity crisis, demand to pick up: Nirmala Sitharaman

Addressing the media after the meeting, Sitharaman evinced hope that demand would return in most of the sectors.
Business3 months ago

Hats off to Sitharaman for tax cut: Mazumdar-Shaw

Bengaluru, Sep 20 : Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Friday complimented Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the corporate tax rate cut, a day after a Twitter...
Business3 months ago

Congress terms FM package an economic disaster

New Delhi, Sep 20 : The Congress has termed the financial package of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman an economic and political disaster. Launching a scathing attack...
Business3 months ago

After tax cuts, GST Council reduces rates on various items

The key sectors which would benefit from GST rate cuts are hotels, gems & jewellery, defence and automobiles.
Auto3 months ago

Hero MotoCorp, Maruti top gainers on ‘historic’ Friday

Stocks of two-wheeler major Hero MotoCorp settled 13.19 per cent or Rs 334.05 higher at Rs 2,866.50 per share.
Business3 months ago

Nil GST rate on hotel room rent upto Rs 1k

GST council meeting Live updates: All eyes are on GST council's meeting in Goa after the government announced slashing corporate taxes.
Business3 months ago

Stock market makes history, Sensex up 2,200 points

Mumbai, Sep 20 : Sensex and Nifty logged their biggest ever single day gains on Friday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in an unprecedented move, announced...
India3 months ago

Corporate Tax Rate Cut From 30% To 25.2% To Spur Growth

New Delhi, Sep 20: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced reduction of corporate tax on domestic firms in a bid to boost the sluggish economy, hurt by...
India3 months ago

Sitharaman, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw in Twitter spat over e-cigarettes ban

New Delhi, Sep 19 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday defended her decision to ban e-cigarettes after Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw questioned her authority to issue...
Business3 months ago

Markets open in green

Mumbai, Sep 18 The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note. The Sensex of the BSE opened at 36,621.38 and touched a...
India3 months ago

Weird statements of Nirmala, Piyush will not lead to betterment of economy: Yashwant Sinha

Indore, Sep 15 : Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha termed the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s reasoning behind decline in the automobile sector as “weird” and asked...
India3 months ago

Nirmala clueless about how to lift economy, applying cosmetic measures: Congress

New Delhi, Sep 14 The Congress on Saturday hit back at the Modi government after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of measures to revive...
India3 months ago

Need concrete plan to fix economy not Sitharaman’s “foolish theories” : Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi govt

New Delhi, Sep 12 Dubbing Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s excuse that millennials were the reason for the slowdown in the auto sector as “foolish theories”, Former...
India3 months ago

India doesn’t need propaganda: Rahul hits out at Centre

With the tweet, Rahul attached a news report of the interview of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh dubbing flawed GST and demonetisation as the reason for...
India3 months ago

Congress taunts Sitharaman’s ‘Ola, Uber’ comment

Singhvi said, Sitharaman also said that a dip in gross domestic product (GDP) is part of growth. "It implies that the dip in GDP has become...
Business3 months ago

Bank staff to protest outside Parliament against mergers

AIBEA General Secretary C.H. Venkatachalam told IANS that the UFBU has decided to a national dharna before Parliament on Sep 20 at 10.30 a.m.
Business3 months ago

Centre proposes to cut stake in select firms to under 51%

"Strategic disinvestment of select CPSEs would continue to remain a priority of this government, Sitharaman had said.
Politics3 months ago

Reports claim Pak to submit dossier citing Rahul’s remark, Nirmala fumes

New Delhi/Chennai, Sep 10 : A document, purported to be a Pakistani “dossier” to be submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), appeared on...
Business3 months ago

Inflation completely under control: FM

Kokatta, Sep 6 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said inflation is completely under control and that it has not risen since 2014. “Inflation is...
Business3 months ago

More measures to boost the economy: FM

“As regards to the surplus reserves, we have not taken a call on how that is going to be used. When we take a call, we...
Blog3 months ago

Indian Economy is in deep crisis

India is witnessing overall economic slowdown but the Modi government remains in denial and this is for the first time in the history of India that...
India3 months ago

FM announces slew of governance reforms for PSBs

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) After announcing four big-ticket mergers of state-run banks on Friday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman declared several governance reforms in the public...
Business4 months ago

Mega PSB merger: 10 banks amalgamated into 4-entities

New Delhi:In a major reform measure, the Central government on Friday announced the merger of 10 public sector banks (PSBs) into four entities, which includes the...
Business4 months ago

Will announce more measures to boost economy in coming weeks: Sitharaman

The government has recognised that consumption needs a boost, says Nirmala Sitharaman.
Business4 months ago

Angel tax for startups removed, industry cheers

Industry hailed the government decision, terming it good development.
Business4 months ago

Authorities don’t have to overreach, tax targets achievable: FM

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Responding to India Inc’s calls for measures to curb “tax terrorism”, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that tax authorities...
Business4 months ago

Corporate tax to be cut gradually: Sitharaman

Last year, the then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had cut the corporate income tax rate to 25 per cent for companies with a turnover of up...
Business4 months ago

Sectoral policy intervention in works, no fiscal stimulus

New Delhi, Aug 18 The Finance Ministry is holding back-to-back discussions with the Prime Minister’s office and the Reserve Bank of India to come out with...
Business4 months ago

Sensex ends in green amid weak global cues

Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) Buzz of a possible stimulus package by the Union government aided the Sensex and Nifty to finish in the green on Friday....
Business4 months ago

Goverment calls for FPI meet today

New Delhi, Aug 9 Concerned over the non-stop slide in the equity markets and the massive erosion in market capitalisation, the government has called for a...
Business4 months ago

FPIs pull-out over Rs 20,500 Crore, even as govt adamant on super-rich surcharge

New Delhi, Aug 3: Despite the flight of over Rs 20,500 crore worth of foreign funds from the country’s stock market, the government seems adamant to...
India5 months ago

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill will create oligopoly, says Kapil Sibal

New Delhi, July 29 : Congress leader Kapil Sibal hit out at the Centre for “creating an oligopoly in the country”as 4-5 major players were will...
India5 months ago

RS passes Bill to bring clarity to bankruptcy law

The Bill has proposed that if an application under the bankruptcy law is not admitted or rejected within 14 days by the adjudicating authority, it shall...
Business5 months ago

Sitharaman rebuts Chidambaram point-by-point, reiterates budget figures realistic

New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Giving point-by-point rebuttal to senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said in the Rajya Sabha...
India5 months ago

Parliament Live: Nirmala Sitharaman to reply to debate on Union Budget

New Delhi, July 10: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to reply to the debate on Union Budget in the Parliament on Wednesday.Rajeev Gowda (INC), Tiruchi Siva...
India5 months ago

Government needs to do much more to attract investments

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2019-20 presented the vision of India becoming a $5 trillion economy in the next few years driven by the ‘virtuous...
Business5 months ago

Highlights of Union Budget 2019-20 – Infrastructure Sector

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her maiden Budget Speech on Friday announced sops for various sectors. The key highlights in...
Business5 months ago

Highlights of Union Budget 2019-20 – Trade Sector

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her maiden Budget speech on Friday announced sops for various sectors. The key highlights in...
Business5 months ago

Highlights of Union Budget 2019-20 – Transport Sector

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her maiden Budget Speech on Friday announced sops for various sectors. The key highlights in...
India5 months ago

Budget will boost country’s development in 21st century, says PM Modi

New Delhi, July 5 : Commenting on the first Budget of the NDA government’s second term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday described the Union Budget...
Business5 months ago

Budget hikes divestment target to Rs 1.05 lakh Crore

New Delhi, July 5 The government on Friday hiked its disinvestment target in the current fiscal from Rs 90,000 crore to Rs 1.05 lakh crore. Announcing...
India5 months ago

Budget 2019 LIVE : Now, use Aadhaar instead of PAN to file ITR, says Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi, July 5 : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first Union Budget of the second term of the Modi government. The FM has done...
India5 months ago

Parliament Live: Real GDP Growth Projected At 7% For 2019-20 In Economic Survey

New Delhi,July 4 : A day ahead of the union budget 2019, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled Modi 2.0 government’s first economic survey in Parliament, projecting...
Business6 months ago

Budget discussion may start from July 8: Finance Ministry

New Delhi, June 30 Parliament is likely to start discussion on the General Budget on July 8 while voting on Demands for Grants is likely between...
Business6 months ago

Sitharaman may meet PSU bank chiefs on Friday

New Delhi, June 21 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman may meet CEOs of PSU banks to discuss the roadmap ahead for consolidation, lendings to farm sectors, MSMEs,...
Business6 months ago

Developers want Budget to ease liquidity, make changes in GST

A few months back, the GST Council decided that homes priced up to Rs 45 lakh and with a carpet area of up to 60 square...
India7 months ago

Cabinet Portfolios: Shah gets Home ministry, Sitharaman is new Finance Minister

New Delhi, May 31: A day after a grand swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India, President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday...
India7 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman takes charge as Finance Minister

New Delhi, May 31: Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday took charge as Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs. After being the second woman Defence Minister, the first...
India7 months ago

Modi 2.0: Old and new faces greet economic ministries

New Delhi, May 31: Keeping his reputation of surprising people with unexpected steps intact, Prime Minister Narendra Modi selected Nirmala Sitharaman as the Finance Minister. The...
Politics8 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman visits injured Shashi Tharoor in hospital

New Delhi, April 16: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman paid a visit to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is admitted in a hospital after sustaining a head...
India9 months ago

Centre to review OROP: Sitharaman

Dehradun, March 4 Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday said that all arrears of ‘one rank one pension (OROP)’ have been cleared, and that the...
India10 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman meets Abhinandan Varthman

New Delhi, Mar 2: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday met Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthman at a hospital in the national capital a day after he...
India10 months ago

PM Modi welcomes Wing Commander Abhinandan, says nation is proud of his exemplary courage

New Delhi, March 1 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to twitter to welcome Wing Commander Abhinandan, saying the nation is proud of his exemplary courage....
India10 months ago

Welcome home, Wing Commander Abhinandan: Modi

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah and several Union ministers including Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday welcomed Wing...
India10 months ago

Aero India takes off with dazzling flying display in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Feb 20: The 12th edition of the biennial Aero India 2019 air show took off on Wednesday with a dazzling flying display of aircraft at...
India10 months ago

Manohar Parrikar’s role must be investigated: N Ram

New Delhi, Feb 8: Reacting to Ministry of Defence’s dissent on Rafale negotiations, Chairman of The Hindu Group N Ram said “the story is complete in...
India10 months ago

Rahul provoking armed forces against government: Sitharaman

"The then Defence Minister (Manohar Parrikar) has seen that noting and also signed it. What was the response of then Defence Minister Parrikar? I said the...
Politics11 months ago

Is Defence Minister giving Pakistan clean chit on Uri, Pathankot attacks, asks Chidambaram

New Delhi, Jan 14: Attacking Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for claiming that no major terror attack took place since the BJP came to power at the...
India11 months ago

“Don’t Impose Your Sexism”: Rahul Gandhi on “Mahila defending PM Modi” Remark

Dubai, Jan 13: Congress president Rahul Gandhi stood by his controversial remarks targeting Prime Minister for asking Lady Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman to defend Narendra Modi...
Politics11 months ago

No major terror attack under Modi-Government: Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi, Jan 12 : Rallying the BJP workers ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday asked them to create...
India11 months ago

Doubts raised on my statement misleading, incorrect: Sitharaman

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday attacked Congress President Rahul Gandhi for raising “incorrect and misleading” doubts regarding her statement in...
Politics11 months ago

Defence Minister lied about HAL contracts in Parliament: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Jan 7: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of lying even in her clarification that the government has given...
India11 months ago

Winter Session: Four more MPs suspended by Lok Sabha Speaker

New Delhi, Jan 7: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday suspended three AIADMK MPs- P Venugopal, KN Ramchandran, K Gopal and TDP MP N Shivaprasad...
India11 months ago

Prove order given to HAL or resign, Rahul tells Sitharaman

New Delhi, Jan 6 : Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday demanded that Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman place documents before Parliament to prove her claim that...
Politics11 months ago

Defence Minister spoke for 2 hours, didn’t answer my 2 questions Rafale: Rahul

New Delhi, Jan 5: A day after Parliament witnessed a stormy discussion on the Rafale deal, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a fresh attack...
India11 months ago

Can’t comment on offset partners in Rafale deal on basis of media reports: Sitharaman

Her response came after Congress President Rahul Gandhi sought a clarification from the Defence Minister in the House as to why the Rs 30,000 crore worth...
India11 months ago

Rafale Debate: Sitharaman dismisses allegation of corruption in Deal

New Delhi, Jan 4: The Parliament on Friday witnessed a heated debate over the Rafale fighter jet deal. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman dismissed all allegations of...
India1 year ago

Defence Minister to celebrate Diwali with troops in Arunachal

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will celebrate Diwali with troops in forward areas of Dibang Valley in Arunanchal Pradesh, said a defence official on Saturday. There are...
Business1 year ago

Offset venture with Reliance will deliver 10% of obligations: Dassault Aviation CEO

New Delhi, Oct 12 : Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier has said that the companys joint venture with Reliance in Nagpur represents only about 10 per...
Politics1 year ago

PM is corrupt, must go: Rahul on further Rafale revelations

New Delhi, Oct 11 : Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “corrupt” following fresh revelations by French website Mediapart that inclusion...
India1 year ago

Modi is the Prime Minister of Anil Ambani ” says Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Oct 11 : Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi corrupt following a French media report that said Reliance Defence...
India1 year ago

Sitharaman leaves for France, to visit Dassault plant

Meanwhile, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, whose party has been levelling allegations of crony capitalism and compromising national interest in the Rs 59,000-crore Rafale deal against Narendra...
India1 year ago

To cover Modi’s dilemma BJP claims international conspiracy in questioning Rafale deal, says Kapil Sibal

New Delhi, Sep 25 : Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in a dilemma what to disclose about Rafale deal and...
Uncategorized1 year ago

Phase-II of Coastal Surveillance Network to be completed on time: Sitharaman

New Delhi, Sep 24 : The second phase of the Coastal Surveillance Network (CSN) – that was conceived to ensure attacks like Mumbai 26/11 does not...
Politics1 year ago

Defence Minister should resign for “misleading” on Rafale deal: Congress

New Delhi, Sep 20: The Congress on Thursday sought Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s resignation accusing her of “misleading” the people of India after former HAL chief T.S. Raju...
Politics1 year ago

Rafale Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ‘Must Resign’, says Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Sep 20: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government over the Rafale deal and said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...
India1 year ago

Some JNU forces anti-India, waging war against it: Sitharaman

New Delhi, Sep 18 : Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday alleged that some forces in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) are openly waging a...
Politics1 year ago

Defence Minister damaged HAL’s reputation: Congress

New Delhi, Sep 18: In a veiled attack, the Congress on Tuesday said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has damaged the reputation of India’s prestigious HAL nationally...
Politics1 year ago

Congress will dig deep into Rafale deal to expose Modi govt : Sibal

Udaipur : Congress leader and former union minister Kapil Sibal said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should change his slogan ‘Na Khaaunga Na Khaane Dunga’ to an updated...
India1 year ago

Buying Rafale jets at higher price is not national interest: Kapil Sibal

Indore, MP, Sept 2 : Placing the Centre in the cross-hairs over the contentious Rafale fighter jet deal, senior Congress leader and former Union minister Kapil...
Cities1 year ago

Kumaraswamy regrets tiff over Nirmala visit to Kodagu

Bengaluru, Aug 26 (IANS) Terming the controversy over Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s visit to Karnataka’s flood-hit Kodagu district on Friday as unfortunate, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy...
Politics1 year ago

Jaitley attacks Yashwant Sinha, Shourie on Rafale deal ‘falsehood’

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday dubbed as “falsehood” and “fabricated facts” former BJP Ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie’s claims...
India1 year ago

Rafale charges by Shourie, Sinha fabricated, says Sitharaman

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday night dismissed as “fabricated” the allegations by former BJP ministers Arun Shourie and Yashwant Sinha...
India1 year ago

PM should make statement in Parl on Dokalam: Congress

The Congress today demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement in Parliament on the Chinese presence in Dokalam and also take the nation into...
India1 year ago

Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi, says Tax payers will pay Rs 1 lakh Crore to ‘Mr 56’s friend’ for Rafale deal

New Delhi, July 29 : Slamming Prime Minister, Congress President Rahul Gandhi reached out to people of India on Twitter, informing them about the extra financial burden...
India1 year ago

Sitharaman lied on Rafale deal, PM compromised national interest: Congress

New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Taking a sharp dig at the Narendra Modi government, the Congress party on Friday accused Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of “lying”...
India1 year ago

Rafale deal shows ‘Culture of Crony Capitalism’ of Modi Government, says Surjewala

New Delhi, July 27 : Congress on Friday alleged that shocking details in Rafale deal scam has revealed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s love for Crony Capitalism...
India1 year ago

19th Kargil Vijay Diwas: PM Modi hailed Vajpayee’s leadership

New Delhi, July 26 : On the 19th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, which is celebrated on July 26 every year to commemorate India’s victory in...
India1 year ago

Monsoon Session: Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018 passed in RS

New Delhi, July 25: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018. According to the Bill, a person can be declared as...
India1 year ago

Congress moves privilege motion against PM and Defence Minister

The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday engaged in a war of words over the price details of the Rafale fighter jet deal,...
India1 year ago

Parliament live:Black money in Swiss bank down 80% under Modi govt, says Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, July 24 :Parliament Monsoon Session 2018 LIVE updates:Piyush Goyal in Rajya Sabha:News reports quoting Swiss Bank’s annual statistics showed increase of 50% in its...
India1 year ago

Govt misleading nation on Rafale deal: Congress

New Delhi, Jul 23 : In a fresh offensive, the Congress today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of “lying” in Parliament...
India1 year ago

Government constitutionally bound to reveal defence contracts: Congress attacks Modi on Rafale deal secrecy

New Delhi, July 23 : Congress leader and former Defence Minister A.K. Anthony pin-pointedly attacked Narendra Modi government for not disclosing the details of Rafale deal...
India1 year ago

India-US 2+2 first strategic dialogue on September 6 in Delhi

Washington, July 20: The maiden ‘two-plus-two strategic dialogue’ between India and the US is scheduled to be held on September 6 in New Delhi, the State Department...
India1 year ago

Chidambaram taunts Nirmala, ask her to share ‘secret’ info with Home Minister

New Delhi, July 14 :In a sarcastic tweet,former Union Minister P Chidambaram advised BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman to pass on her “secret” information about plans to...
India1 year ago

India, US 2+2 dialogue to be held in September : Sitharaman

New Delhi, July 13: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the twice-deferred two-plus-two dialogue between the foreign and defence ministers of India and the...
India1 year ago

Yashwant Sinha attacks Modi government for Postponement of 2+2 dialogue

New Delhi, July 6 : In a satirical tweet, former union minister Yashwant Sinha on Friday launched an all-out attack at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...
India1 year ago

Did UK’s defence minister snub Nirmala Sitharaman?

New Delhi, July 2: Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman has trashed media report suggesting Britain’s defence minister Gavin Williamson has turned down her request for a bilateral...
India1 year ago

After 2+2 postponed, India declines US offer to host Sitharaman

New Delhi, June 30: After the United States postponed the inaugural ‘2+2’ dialogue due to “unavoidable reasons”, India declined the US offer to host to host...
America1 year ago

Amid Haley’s visit, US-India 2+2 Dialogue postponed

The news came even as US Permanent Representative to the UN Nikki Haley met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj here.
India2 years ago

Committed to Ramadan ceasefire, border truce with Pakistan: Defence Minister

New Delhi, June 5: Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir will honour the Ramadan ceasefire and the border truce with Pakistan but any “unprovoked” attack won’t...
Politics2 years ago

Rahul attacks Sitharaman over Rafale deal prices

New Delhi, March 16: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of allegedly lying on the price paid per Rafale aircraft, citing...
India2 years ago

Defence sector gets only Rs 1.17 crore FDI in 4 years, defence minister still hopeful

India in time phrase of last 4 years has attracted FDI of just Rs. 1.17 crore in the Defence sector under the Modi government’s much-hyped project...
India2 years ago

Pakistan will have to pay for Jammu ‘misadventure’, warns India

The operation was called off on Monday morning after the three attackers were killed. A fourth one, she said, may have been a guide and didn't...
Politics2 years ago

Modi Govt. compromising with national security, interest: Congress on Rafael deal

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Entertainment2 years ago

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World2 years ago

China angry over Sitharaman’s visit to Arunachal

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Cong attacks BJP over allegations against NSA Ajit Doval’s son

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Over 100 Army officers move SC claiming discrimination in promotion

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India Inc lauds union cabinet reshuffle

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Cabinet reshuffle done with eye to 2019 Lok Sabha polls

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Politics3 years ago

Only illegal slaughter houses shut in UP: Minister

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“Does She Eat Avocado?”: P Chidambaram on Sitharaman’s onion statement

Opposition-ruled states approach Sitharaman over delayed GST compensation

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“Government Dealing With India Inc At Arm’s Length”: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

GDP data not gospel truth, need not be taken seriously: BJP MP

Corporate Tax rate cut to deal with economic challenge: FM

Govt moves Taxation Bill in Parliament to lower tax rate option

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Important Bills to come up in Lok Sabha

Who used to mock Manmohan Singh have pushed the economy to recession: Ahmed Patel

Twitterati slams govt as GDP growth fell to its lowest in 6 years

CII, FICCI close ranks against Reliance Jio

Economic Growth down but it’s not recession yet: Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha

Growth may have slowed down, but there is no recession: FM in Rajya Sabha

Mega disinvestment: BPCL, SCI, CONCOR to be privatised

Cabinet approves strategic disinvestment of BPCL

Scrap deposit insurance: AIBEA tells FM Sitharaman

We dont want any telecom firm to shut operations: FM Sitharaman

Govt to induce Rs 10,000 cr in AIF to rescue stalled housing projects

Banks’ “Worst” Time Under Manmohan -Raghuram, says Sitharaman after criticism for economic slowdown

Govt could raise deposit guarantee limit from Rs 1 lakh: Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman’s husband hits out at Centre over slowdown, says govt in denial

Youth Congress protests against ‘vendetta politics’

Will make amendments if they help in better regulation: FM

Government capex plans on track, no payments overdue: FM

No liquidity crisis, demand to pick up: Nirmala Sitharaman

Hats off to Sitharaman for tax cut: Mazumdar-Shaw

Congress terms FM package an economic disaster

After tax cuts, GST Council reduces rates on various items

Hero MotoCorp, Maruti top gainers on ‘historic’ Friday

Nil GST rate on hotel room rent upto Rs 1k

Stock market makes history, Sensex up 2,200 points

Corporate Tax Rate Cut From 30% To 25.2% To Spur Growth

Sitharaman, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw in Twitter spat over e-cigarettes ban

Markets open in green

Weird statements of Nirmala, Piyush will not lead to betterment of economy: Yashwant Sinha

Nirmala clueless about how to lift economy, applying cosmetic measures: Congress

Need concrete plan to fix economy not Sitharaman’s “foolish theories” : Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi govt

India doesn’t need propaganda: Rahul hits out at Centre

Congress taunts Sitharaman’s ‘Ola, Uber’ comment

Bank staff to protest outside Parliament against mergers

Centre proposes to cut stake in select firms to under 51%

Reports claim Pak to submit dossier citing Rahul’s remark, Nirmala fumes

Inflation completely under control: FM

More measures to boost the economy: FM

Indian Economy is in deep crisis

FM announces slew of governance reforms for PSBs

Mega PSB merger: 10 banks amalgamated into 4-entities

Will announce more measures to boost economy in coming weeks: Sitharaman

Angel tax for startups removed, industry cheers

Authorities don’t have to overreach, tax targets achievable: FM

Corporate tax to be cut gradually: Sitharaman

Sectoral policy intervention in works, no fiscal stimulus

Sensex ends in green amid weak global cues

Goverment calls for FPI meet today

FPIs pull-out over Rs 20,500 Crore, even as govt adamant on super-rich surcharge

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill will create oligopoly, says Kapil Sibal

RS passes Bill to bring clarity to bankruptcy law

Sitharaman rebuts Chidambaram point-by-point, reiterates budget figures realistic

Parliament Live: Nirmala Sitharaman to reply to debate on Union Budget

Government needs to do much more to attract investments

Highlights of Union Budget 2019-20 – Infrastructure Sector

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Highlights of Union Budget 2019-20 – Transport Sector

Budget will boost country’s development in 21st century, says PM Modi

Budget hikes divestment target to Rs 1.05 lakh Crore

Budget 2019 LIVE : Now, use Aadhaar instead of PAN to file ITR, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Parliament Live: Real GDP Growth Projected At 7% For 2019-20 In Economic Survey

Budget discussion may start from July 8: Finance Ministry

Sitharaman may meet PSU bank chiefs on Friday

Developers want Budget to ease liquidity, make changes in GST

Cabinet Portfolios: Shah gets Home ministry, Sitharaman is new Finance Minister

Nirmala Sitharaman takes charge as Finance Minister

Modi 2.0: Old and new faces greet economic ministries

Nirmala Sitharaman visits injured Shashi Tharoor in hospital

Centre to review OROP: Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman meets Abhinandan Varthman

PM Modi welcomes Wing Commander Abhinandan, says nation is proud of his exemplary courage

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